Study it in the app“The king said to Ziba, “Look, yours is all that belonged to Mephibosheth.” Ziba said, “I bow down; may I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king.””
The kingהַמֶּלֶךְsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Ziba,לְצִבָא“Look,הִנֵּהyoursלְךָis allכֹּלthatאֲשֶׁרbelonged to Mephibosheth.”לִמְפִי בֹשֶׁתZibaצִיבָאsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“I bow down;הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתִיmay I findאֶמְצָאfavorחֵןin your eyes,בְּעֵינֶיךָmy lordאֲדֹנִיthe king.”הַמֶּלֶךְ
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsZiba
Ziba, a servant of the house of Saul whom David put in charge of Mephibosheth's lands (2 Samuel 9; 16; 19).
Where else “tsiva” appearsMephibosheth
Mephibosheth, the name of two men of the house of Saul: the son of Jonathan, lame in both feet, to whom David showed loyal love (2 Samuel 4:4; 9), and a son of Saul and Rizpah (2 Samuel 21:8). In 1 Chronicles 8:34 the son of Jonathan is called Merib-baal.
Where else “mefi” appearsbow down
To bow to the ground before someone in respect.
Where else “hishtachaveti” appearsfind favor
To find favor: to be well regarded by someone with power to give.
Where else “emtsa” appearsfavor
Someone's goodwill toward another: looking on them kindly.
Where else “chen” appearssight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appearslord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears3The king said, “And where is the son of your master?” Ziba said to the king, “Look, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will give back to me the kingdom of my father.’”
4 · This verse (above)
5When King David came to Bahurim, there from there a man came out of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei son of Gera; he came out, cursing as he came.
