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2 Samuel 16:1

וְדָוִ֗ד
Dâvid
and — David, the youngest son of Jesse
עָבַ֤ר
ʻâbar
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
מְעַט֙
mᵉʻaṭ
a little or few (often adverbial or comparative)
מֵֽהָרֹ֔אשׁ
rôʼsh
from the — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
וְהִנֵּ֥ה
hinnêh
and — lo!
צִיבָ֛א
Tsîybâʼ
Tsiba, an Israelite
נַ֥עַר
naʻar
(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 latitude in age)
בֹ֖שֶׁת
Mᵉphîybôsheth
Mephibosheth, the name of two Israelites
לִקְרָאת֑וֹ
qârâʼ
to/for — to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner
וְצֶ֨מֶד
tsemed
and — a yoke or team (i.e. pair); hence, an acre (i.e. day's task for a yoke of cattle to plough)
חֲמֹרִ֜ים
chămôwr
a male ass (from its dun red)
חֲבֻשִׁ֗ים
châbash
to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rule
וַעֲלֵיהֶם֩
ʻal
and — above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
מָאתַ֨יִם
mêʼâh
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
לֶ֜חֶם
lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
וּמֵאָ֧ה
mêʼâh
and — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
צִמּוּקִ֛ים
tsammûwq
a cake of dried grapes
וּמֵ֥אָה
mêʼâh
and — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
קַ֖יִץ
qayits
harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) season
וְנֵ֥בֶל
nebel
and — a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form)
יָֽיִן
yayin
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
2 Samuel 16:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3
When David was a little past the summit [of the Mount of Olives], behold, Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth, met him with a team of saddled donkeys, and on them were two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a jug of wine.
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When David was a little past the summit [of the Mount of Olives], behold, Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth, met him with a team of saddled donkeys, and on them were two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a jug of wine.
2 Samuel 16:1
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