Hebrew Interlinear

2 Samuel 16:2 Interlinear

said And the king What meanest thou by these And Ziba said What meanest thou by these And Ziba The asses household And the king to ride on and the bread and summer fruit to eat for the young men and the wine may drink that such as be faint in the wilderness

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
2הַמֶּ֜לֶךְH4428And the kinga king
3אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
4צִ֠יבָאH6717What meanest thou by these And Zibatsiba, an israelite
5מָהH4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
6אֵ֣לֶּהH428these or those
7לָּ֑ךְH0
8וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
9צִ֠יבָאH6717What meanest thou by these And Zibatsiba, an israelite
10הַֽחֲמוֹרִ֨יםH2543The assesa male ass (from its dun red)
11לְבֵיתH1004householda house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
12הַמֶּ֜לֶךְH4428And the kinga king
13לִרְכֹּ֗בH7392to ride onto ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
14וְלהַלֶּ֤חֶםH3899and the breadfood (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
15וְהַקַּ֙יִץ֙H7019and summer fruitharvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) season
16לֶֽאֱכ֣וֹלH398to eatto eat (literally or figuratively)
17הַנְּעָרִ֔יםH5288for the young men(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latit
18וְהַיַּ֕יִןH3196and the winewine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
19לִשְׁתּ֥וֹתH8354may drinkto imbibe (literally or figuratively)
20הַיָּעֵ֖ףH3287that such as be faintfatigued; figuratively, exhausted
21בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃H4057in the wildernessa pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert

Verse Context

2 Samuel 16:1And when David past was a little the top of the hill behold Ziba...
2 Samuel 16:2 (current)said And the king What meanest thou by these And Ziba said What meanest thou by these And Ziba The asses household And the king to ride on and the bread and summer fruit to eat for the young men and the wine may drink that such as be faint in the wilderness
2 Samuel 16:3for he said And the king son And where is thy master's for he said...

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