He said,וַיֹּאמַר“My lordאֲדֹנִיthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְmy servantעַבְדִּיdeceived me;רִמָּנִיforכִּיyour servantעַבְדְּךָsaid,אָמַר‘Let me saddleאֶחְבְּשָׁהfor myselfלִּיthe donkey,הַחֲמוֹרand I will rideוְאֶרְכַּבon itעָלֶיהָand goוְאֵלֵךְwithאֶתthe king,’הַמֶּלֶךְforכִּיyour servantעַבְדֶּךָis lame.פִסֵּחַ
2 Samuel 19:26
Study it in the app“He said, “My lord the king, my servant deceived me; for your servant said, ‘Let me saddle for myself the donkey, and I will ride on it and go with the king,’ for your servant is lame.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 19:26, word by word
- He saidיֹּאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- “My lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- my servantעַבְדִּavdi
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avdi” appears- deceived meרִמָּrima
deceive
To deceive or betray someone.
Where else “rima” appears- ‘Let me saddleאֶחְבְּשָׁהechbsha
saddle
To fasten something firmly, or saddle an animal to ride it.
Where else “echbsha” appears- the donkeyחֲמוֹרchamor
donkey
Donkey, male donkey.
Where else “chamor” appears- and I will rideאֶרְכַּבerkav
ride
To ride an animal or a chariot.
Where else “erkav” appears- and goאֵלֵךְelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “elech” appears- is lameפִסֵּחַfiseach
lame
Lame.
Where else “fiseach” appears
The context
25When he came to Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him, “Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?”
26 · This verse (above)
27And he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like an angel of Elohim; so do what is good in your eyes.