2 Samuel 9:4

2 Samuel 9:4

And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.

a. NLT: “Where is he?” the king asked. “In Lo-debar,” Ziba told him, “at the home of Makir son of Ammiel.”

b. NIV: “Where is he?” the king asked. Ziba answered, “He is at the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.”

c. YLT: And the king saith to him, 'Where is he?' and Ziba saith unto the king, 'Lo, he is in the house of Machir, son of Ammiel, in Lo-Debar.'

d. Amplified Bible Classic: And the king said, Where is he? Ziba replied, He is in the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.

e. Septuagint: And the king said, Where [is] he? and Siba said to the king, Behold, [he is] in the house of Machir the son of Amiel of Lodabar.

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: The king said, “Where is he?” and Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is in the house of Machir son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.”

1. “And the king said unto him, Where is he?...”

a. And the king [4428 * melek] [Strong: from 4427; a king:--king, royal.]

b. said [559 * ‘amar] [Strong: a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):--answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.]

c. unto him [No Hebrew]

d. Where is he [375 * 'eyphoh] [Strong: from 335 and 6311; what place?; also (of time) when?; or (of means) how?; --what manner, where.]

2. “…And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.”

a. And Ziba [6717 * Tsiyba'] [Strong: from the same as 6678; station; Tsiba, an Israelite:--Ziba.]

b. said [559 * ‘amar] [Strong: a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude):--answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.]

c. unto the king [4428 * melek] [Strong: from 4427; a king:--king, royal.]

d. Behold he is [No Hebrew]

e. in the house [1004 * bayith] [Strong: probably from 1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.):--court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).]

f. of Machir [4353 * Makiyr] [Strong: from 4376; salesman; Makir, an Israelite:--Machir.]

g. the son [1121 * ben] [Strong: from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.]

h. of Ammiel [5988 * `Ammiy'el] [Strong: from 5988 and 410; people of God; Ammiel, the name of three or four Israelites:--Ammiel.]

i. Lodebar [3810 * Lo' Dbar; or Low Dbar; or Lidbir; (probably rather Lodbar] [Strong: from 3808 and 1699; pastureless; Lo-Debar, a place in Palestine:--Debir, Lo-debar.]