Davidדָוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Do notאַלbe afraid,תִּירָאforכִּיI will certainly doעָשֹׂה אֶעֱשֶׂהloyal loveחֶסֶדwith youעִמְּךָfor the sake ofבַּעֲבוּרJonathanיְהוֹנָתָןyour father;אָבִיךָI will restoreוַהֲשִׁבֹתִיto youלְךָallכָּלthe landשְׂדֵהof Saulשָׁאוּלyour father,אָבִיךָand youוְאַתָּהwill eatתֹּאכַלbreadלֶחֶםatעַלmy tableשֻׁלְחָנִיalways.”תָּמִיד
2 Samuel 9:7
Study it in the app“David said to him, “Do not be afraid, for I will certainly do loyal love with you for the sake of Jonathan your father; I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and you will eat bread at my table always.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 9:7, word by word
- Davidדָוִדdavid
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- be afraidתִּירָאtira
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “tira” appears- I will certainly doעָשֹׂהaso
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “aso” appears- loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
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- your fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- I will restoreהֲשִׁבֹתִיhashivoti
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “hashivoti” appears- the landשְׂדֵהsede
farmland
Land that is farmed.
Where else “sede” 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- will eatתֹּאכַלtochal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “tochal” appears- breadלֶחֶםlechem
food
Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.
Where else “lechem” appears- my tableשֻׁלְחָנִshulchani
meal
The meal: eating at someone's table.
Where else “shulchani” appears- alwaysתָּמִידtamid
continually
Continually, always; what is done regularly and without interruption. As a noun, the regular daily offering.
Where else “tamid” appears
Translation note
“Your father” is said here also of the grandfather, Saul.
The context
6Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came to David and fell on his face and bowed down. David said, “Mephibosheth.” He said, “Here is your servant.”
7 · This verse (above)
8He bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should turn to a dead dog such as I?”