King James Version
2 Samuel 9:12 in the King James Version says “And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephi...” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.”
2 Samuel 9:12 · KJV
Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons.
And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.
So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“son”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“had a young”
H6996abbreviated, i.e., diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
“whose name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“And all that dwelt”
H4186a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode (the place or the time); by implication, population
“in the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
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