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Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:4 word 1
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:4 word 2
לְצִבָ֔אle.tzi.Va'to Ziba
Lemma: צִיבָא (tsi.va) · Strong's: H6717
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ziba
Used 16 times. Also: 2 Samuel 9:2, 2 Samuel 9:3, 2 Samuel 9:4, 2 Samuel 9:9, 2 Samuel 9:10, 2 Samuel 9:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6717; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:4 word 3
הִנֵּ֣הhi.Nehhere!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:4 word 4
כֹּ֖לkolall
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:4 word 5
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherthat
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:4 word 6
לִמְפִי\־lim.fi-[belonged] to Mephi-
Lemma: מְפִיבֹשֶׁת (me.phi.vo.shet) · Strong's: H4648G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Mephibosheth
Used 17 times. Also: 2 Samuel 4:4, 2 Samuel 9:6, 2 Samuel 9:10, 2 Samuel 9:11, 2 Samuel 9:12, 2 Samuel 9:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4648G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:4 word 7
בֹ֑שֶׁתVo.shet-bosheth
Lemma: מְפִיבֹשֶׁת (me.phi.vo.shet) · Strong's: H4648G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Mephibosheth
Used 17 times. Also: 2 Samuel 4:4, 2 Samuel 9:6, 2 Samuel 9:10, 2 Samuel 9:11, 2 Samuel 9:12, 2 Samuel 9:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4648G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:4 word 8
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:4 word 9
צִיבָא֙tzi.Va'Ziba
Lemma: צִיבָא (tsi.va) · Strong's: H6717
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ziba
Used 16 times. Also: 2 Samuel 9:2, 2 Samuel 9:3, 2 Samuel 9:4, 2 Samuel 9:9, 2 Samuel 9:10, 2 Samuel 9:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6717; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:4 word 10
הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֔יתִיhish.ta.cha.Vei.tiI bow down
Lemma: שָׁחָה (sha.chah) · Strong's: H7812
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVtp1cs)
Meaning: to bow
Used 169 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:12, Genesis 24:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7812; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:4 word 11
אֶמְצָא\־'em.tza'-may I find
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to find
Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:4 word 12
חֵ֥ןchenfavor
Lemma: חֵן (chen) · Strong's: H2580
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: favor
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 6:8, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 30:27, Genesis 32:5, Genesis 33:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2580; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:4 word 13
בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khain view your
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye: seeing
Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 30:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:4 word 14
אֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiO lord my
Lemma: אָדוֹן (a.don) · Strong's: H0113
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lord
Used 332 times. Also: Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:12, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 23:6, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 23:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0113; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:4 word 15
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃ha.Me.lekhthe king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 16:4 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to Ziba | → | צִיבָא H6717 Ziba |
| All | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| that [belongs] | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| to Mephibosheth | → | מְפִיבֹשֶׁת H4648G Mephibosheth |
| is now yours | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| I humbly bow before you | → | שָׁחָה H7812 to bow |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Ziba | → | צִיבָא H6717 Ziba |
| May I find | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
| favor | → | חֵן H2580 favor |
| in your eyes | → | עַ֫יִן H5869H eye: seeing |
| my lord | → | אָדוֹן H0113 lord |
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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