2 Samuel 9:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 9:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וּלְבֵ֨ית
bayith
H1004
house
שָׁא֥וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
עֶ֨בֶד֙
ʻebed
H5650
servant
וּשְׁמ֣וֹ
shêm
H8034
name
צִיבָ֔א
Tsîybâʼ
H6717
Ziba
וַיִּקְרְאוּ
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
ל֖וֹ
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
דָּוִ֑ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֵלָ֛יו
ʼêl
H413
to
הַאַתָּ֥ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
צִיבָ֖א
Tsîybâʼ
H6717
Ziba
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
עַבְדֶּֽךָ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
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World English Bible Public Domain
There was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David; and the king said to him, Are you Ziba? He said, Your servant is he.
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King James Version Public Domain
And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now to the house of Saul a servant, and his name Ziba. And they called him to David. And the king said to him, “ you Ziba?” And he said, “Your servant.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).