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Davidדָּוִדsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Is thereהֲכִי יֶשׁstillעוֹדanyoneאֲשֶׁרwho is leftנוֹתַרof the houseלְבֵיתof Saul,שָׁאוּלthat I may doוְאֶעֱשֶׂהloyal loveחֶסֶדwith himעִמּוֹfor the sake ofבַּעֲבוּרJonathan?”יְהוֹנָתָן
2 Samuel 9:1
Study it in the app“David said, “Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may do loyal love with him for the sake of Jonathan?””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 9:1, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- who is leftנוֹתַרnotar
be left
For a part to stay when the rest has gone or been used.
Where else “notar” appears- of the houseבֵיתvet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “vet” appears- of Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- that I may doאֶעֱשֶׂהeese
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “eese” appears- loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed
faithfulness
Loyal love between people, faithfulness and kindness.
Where else “chesed” appears- Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyehonatan
Jonathan
Jonathan: the long form ("Jehonathan") of the same name as יוֹנָתָן; the Hebrew uses both for the same people, and this translation spells them alike. It means "YHWH has given".
Where else “yehonatan” appears
Translation note
Compare what David swore to Jonathan (1 Samuel 20:14-17).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Now the house of Saul had a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David. The king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” He said, “Your servant.”