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He bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּחוּand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whatמֶהisyour servant,עַבְדֶּךָthatכִּיyou should turnפָנִיתָtoאֶלa deadהַמֵּתdogהַכֶּלֶבsuchאֲשֶׁרas I?”כָּמוֹנִי
2 Samuel 9:8
Study it in the app“He bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should turn to a dead dog such as I?””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 9:8, word by word
- He bowed downיִּשְׁתַּחוּyishtachu
bow down
To bow to the ground before someone in respect.
Where else “yishtachu” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- your servantעַבְדֶּavde
your servant
"Your servant": a humble way to say "I".
Where else “avde” appears- you should turnפָנִיתָfanita
turn
To turn toward something, someone or God.
Where else “fanita” appears- a deadמֵּתmet
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “met” appears- dogכֶּלֶבkelev
despicable
An insult: someone despicable.
Where else “kelev” appears
The context
7David 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.”
8 · This verse (above)
9The king called to Ziba, Saul’s young man, and said to him, “All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your lord’s son.