2nd Samuel Chapter 16 verse 2 Holy Bible
And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink.
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And David said to Ziba, What is your reason for this? And Ziba said, The asses are for the use of the king's people, and the bread and the fruit are food for the young men; and the wine is for drink for those who are overcome by weariness in the waste land.
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And the king said to Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruits for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink.
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And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.
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And the king said to Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink.
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The king said to Ziba, What do you mean by these? Ziba said, The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink.
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And the king saith unto Ziba, `What -- these to thee?' and Ziba saith, `The asses for the household of the king to ride on, and the bread and the summer-fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for the wearied to drink in the wilderness.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew“Whyמָה־ (māh-)InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whatdo you have these?”אֵ֣לֶּה (’êl·leh)Pronoun - common pluralStrong's 428: These, thosesaidוַיֹּ֧אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, saythe kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4428: A kingtoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toZiba.צִיבָ֖א (ṣî·ḇā)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 6717: Ziba -- a servant in Saul's houseZibaצִ֠יבָא (ṣî·ḇā)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 6717: Ziba -- a servant in Saul's housereplied,וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“The donkeysהַחֲמוֹרִ֨ים (ha·ḥă·mō·w·rîm)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 2543: A male assare for the king’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4428: A kinghouseholdלְבֵית־ (lə·ḇêṯ-)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1004: A houseto ride,לִרְכֹּ֗ב (lir·kōḇ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 7392: To ride, to place upon, to despatchthe breadוְהַלֶּ֤חֶם (wə·hal·le·ḥem)Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3899: Food, bread, grainand summer fruitוְהַקַּ֙יִץ֙ (wə·haq·qa·yiṣ)Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 7019: To awakeare for the young menהַנְּעָרִ֔ים (han·nə·‘ā·rîm)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainerto eat,לֶאֱכ֣וֹל (le·’ĕ·ḵō·wl)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 398: To eatand the wineוְהַיַּ֕יִן (wə·hay·ya·yin)Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3196: Wine, intoxicationis to refresh thoseלִשְׁתּ֥וֹת (liš·tō·wṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 8354: To imbibewho become exhaustedהַיָּעֵ֖ף (hay·yā·‘êp̄)Article | Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 3287: Fatigued, exhaustedin the wilderness.”בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ (bam·miḏ·bār)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speechJump to PreviousAsses Bread Donkeys Drink Eat Faint Fruit Household King's Mean Meanest Ride Summer Wilderness Wine Young Ziba
