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2 Samuel

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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.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Ziba Ziba Noun H6717 צִיבָא֙ tzi·va
Then said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai·yo·mer
unto the king king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ham·me·lech,
to all all manner Noun H3605 כְּכֹל֩ ke·chol
According to all that my lord lord Noun H113 אֲדֹנִ֤י a·do·ni
the king king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ ham·me·lech
hath commanded appoint Verb H6680 יְצַוֶּ֜ה ye·tzav·veh
his servant bondage Noun H5650 עַבְדֹּ֔ו av·dov,
so after that Adjective H3651 כֵּ֖ן ken
so shall thy servant bondage Noun H5650 עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ av·de·cha;
do accomplish Verb H6213 יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה ya·'a·seh
As for Mephibosheth Mephibosheth Noun H4648 וּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁת u·me·fi·vo·shet
Analysis:
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[said the king] he shall eat burn up Verb H398 אֹכֵל֙ o·chel
at my table table Noun H7979 שֻׁלְחָנִ֔י shul·cha·ni,
as one a Adjective H259 כְּאַחַ֖ד ke·'a·chad
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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of the king's king Noun H4428 הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ham·me·lech.
sons afflicted Noun H1121 מִבְּנֵ֥י mib·be·nei

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Mephibosheth

|dispeller of shame|

David

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Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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King James Bible 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.
Hebrew Greek English Then Ziba said Ziba unto to the king, According "According to all that my lord the king hath commanded commands his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat so your servant will do." So Mephibosheth ate at my table, David's table as one of the king's sons.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Then Ziba said Ziba unto to the king, According "According to all that my lord the king hath commanded commands his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat so your servant will do." So Mephibosheth ate at my table, David's table as one of the king's sons.