2 Samuel 9:6-8
Konteks9:6 When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed low with his face toward the ground. 1 David said, “Mephibosheth?” He replied, “Yes, at your service.” 2
9:7 David said to him, “Don’t be afraid, because I will certainly extend kindness to you for the sake of Jonathan your father. You will be a regular guest at my table.” 3 9:8 Then Mephibosheth 4 bowed and said, “Of what importance am I, your servant, that you show regard for a dead dog like me?” 5
[9:6] 1 tn Heb “he fell on his face and bowed down.”
[9:6] 2 tn Heb “Look, your servant.”
[9:7] 3 tn Heb “and you will eat food over my table continually.”
[9:8] 4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Mephibosheth) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[9:8] 5 tn Heb “What is your servant, that you turn to a dead dog which is like me?”