Verse 10
2 Samuel 9:10
GOD'S WORD Translation
10
Till the land for him, you, your sons, and your servants. Bring in the harvest, that your master’s son may have bread to eat; but Mephibosheth your master’s son will always eat bread at my table.”
Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/עָבַ֣דְתָּ לּ֣/וֹ אֶֽת הָ/אֲדָמָ֡ה אַתָּה֩ וּ/בָנֶ֨י/ךָ וַ/עֲבָדֶ֜י/ךָ וְ/הֵבֵ֗אתָ וְ/הָיָ֨ה לְ/בֶן אֲדֹנֶ֤י/ךָ לֶּ֨חֶם֙ וַ/אֲכָל֔/וֹ וּ/מְפִיבֹ֨שֶׁת֙ בֶּן אֲדֹנֶ֔י/ךָ יֹאכַ֥ל תָּמִ֛יד לֶ֖חֶם עַל שֻׁלְחָנִ֑/י וּ/לְ/צִיבָ֗א חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר בָּנִ֖ים וְ/עֶשְׂרִ֥ים עֲבָדִֽים
English Translation
And you shall serve him, and the land you shall serve, you and your sons, and your servants, and you shall bring in, and it shall be for your lord's son as bread, and he shall eat, and Mephibosheth, the son of your lord, shall eat always bread at my table, and to Ziba, fifteen sons and twenty servants.
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Chapter 9 Context
1
David said, “Is there yet any who is left of Saul’s house, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan...
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2
There was of Saul’s house a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David; and the king...
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3
The king said, “Is there not yet any of Saul’s house, that I may show the kindness of God (Elohim) t...
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4
The king said to him, “Where is he?”
Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is in the house of Machir th...
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5
Then king David sent, and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo Debar.
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6
Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, and fell on his face, and showed...
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7
David said to him, “Don’t be afraid; for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s...
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8
He bowed down, and said, “What is your servant, that you should look at such a dead dog as I am?”
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9
Then the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, “All that belonged to Saul and to all...
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10
Till the land for him, you, your sons, and your servants. Bring in the harvest, that your master’s s...
11
Then Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so your se...
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12
Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. All that lived in Ziba’s house were servants to M...
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13
So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem; for he ate continually at the king’s table. He was lame in both...
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