2 Samuel 9:3

“The king said, “Is there no longer any man of the house of Saul, that I may do the loyal love of Elohim with him?” Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan, injured in the feet.””

2 Samuel 9:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 9:3, word by word

The kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Is thereאֶפֶסefes

nothing

Nothing, no one; without.

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any manאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

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of the houseבֵיתvet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

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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".

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that I may doאֶעֱשֶׂהeese

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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the loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed

loyal love

God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.

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of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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Zibaצִיבָאtsiva

Ziba

Ziba, a servant of the house of Saul whom David put in charge of Mephibosheth's lands (2 Samuel 9; 16; 19).

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a sonבֵּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Jonathanיהוֹנָתָןyhonatan

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".

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injuredנְכֵהneche

crippled

Struck; lame in the feet.

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in the feetרַגְלָיִםraglayim

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

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The context

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.”

3 · This verse (above)

4The king said to him, “Where is he?” Ziba said to the king, “Look, he is in the house of Machir son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.”

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