## Targum Jonathan on II Samuel Chapter 9

###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 9:1
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וַאֲמַר דָוִד הֲאִית בָּא עוֹד דִי אִשְׁתָּאֵר לְבֵית שָׁאוּל וְאַעְבֵיד עִמֵיהּ טִיבוּ בְּדִיל יְהוֹנָתָן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David said, “Is there still any one left of the house of Saul, that I may show him goodness for Jonathan’s sake?”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 9:2
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וּלְבֵית שָׁאוּל עַבְדָא וּשְׁמֵיהּ צִיבָא וּקְרוֹ לֵיהּ לְוַת דָוִד וַאֲמַר מַלְכָּא לֵיהּ הַאַתְּ צִיבָא וַאֲמַר עַבְדָךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Now the house of Saul had had a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David. And the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” And he said, “Your servant.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 9:3
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וַאֲמַר מַלְכָּא הֲאִית עוֹד גַבְרָא לְבֵית שָׁאוּל וְאַעְבֵּיד עִמֵיהּ טִיבוּ מִן קֳדָם יְיָ וַאֲמַר צִיבָא לְמַלְכָּא עוֹד בְּרָא לִיהוֹנָתָן לָקֵי בְּתַרְתֵּין רַגְלוֹהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the king said, “Is there still someone of the house of Saul, that I may show goodness to him from before the LORD?” Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan, suffering in both his feet.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 9:4
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וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ מַלְכָּא הֵיכָא הוּא וַאֲמַר צִיבָא לְמַלְכָּא הָא הוּא בֵּית מָכִיר בַּר עַמִיאֵל בְּלוֹ דְבָר:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
The king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “He is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, at Lo debar.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 9:5
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וּשְׁלַח מַלְכָּא דָוִד וְדַבְרֵיהּ מִבֵּית מְכִיר בַּר עַמִיאֵל מִלוֹ דְבָר:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then King David sent and brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo debar.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 9:6
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וַאֲתָא מְפִיבֹשֶׁת בַּר יְהוֹנָתָן בַּר שָׁאוּל לְוַת דָוִד וּנְפַל עַל אַפּוֹהִי וּסְגִיד וַאֲמַר דָוִד מְפִיבֹשֶׁת וַאֲמַר הָא עַבְדָךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came to David, and fell on his face and bowed down. And David said, “Mephibosheth?” And he said, “Behold, your servant.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 9:7
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וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ דָוִד לָא תִדְחַל אֲרֵי מֶעְבַד אַעְבִּיד עִמָךְ טִיבוּ בְּדִיל יְהוֹנָתָן אֲבוּךְ וְאָתֵיב לָךְ יַת כָּל אַחֲסָנַת שָׁאוּל אֲבוּךְ וְאַתְּ תֵּיכוּל לַחְמָא עַל פְּתוֹרִי תְּדִירָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will certainly show you goodness for the sake of Jonathan, your father, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul, your father; and you shall eat at my table always.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 9:8
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וּסְגִיד וַאֲמַר מָה עַבְדָךְ אֲרֵי אִתְפְּנִיתָא עַל גְבַר הֶדְיוֹט דִכְוָתִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And he thanked him and said, “What is your servant, that you should turn yourself to a common man such as I?”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 9:9
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וּקְרָא מַלְכָּא לְצִיבָא עוּלֵימָא דְשָׁאוּל וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ כָּל דַהֲוָה לְשָׁאוּל וּלְכָל בֵּיתֵיהּ יְהָבִית לְבַר רִבּוֹנָךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then the king called Ziba, Saul’s young man, and said to him, “All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to the son of your lord.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 9:10
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וְתִפְלַח לֵיהּ יַת אַרְעָא אַתְּ וּבְנָךְ וְעַבְדָיִךְ וְתֵיעוּל וִיהֵי לְבַר רִבּוֹנָךְ מָזוֹן וְיִתְפַּרְנֵס וּמְפִיבֹשֶׁת בַר רִבּוֹנָךְ אָכֵיל תְּדִירָא לַחְמָא עַל פְּתוֹרִי וּלְצִיבָא חַמְשַׁת עֲסַר בְּנִין וְעַסְרִין עַבְדִין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And you shall till the land for him, you and your sons and your servants, and you shall bring it in that it may be food for your lord’s son and that he may be provided for. And Mephibosheth the son of your lord shall always eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 9:11
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וַאֲמַר צִיבָא לְמַלְכָּא כְּכֹל דִי פַקֵיד רִבּוֹנִי מַלְכָּא יַת עַבְדֵיהּ כֵּן יַעְבֵּד עַבְדָךְ וּמְפִיבֹשֶׁת אָכַל עַל פְּתוֹרִי כְּחַד מִבְּנֵי מַלְכָּא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so will your servant do, and Mephibosheth is eating at my table, as one of the king’s sons.”


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 9:12
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וְלִמְפִיבֹשֶׁת בָּרָא זְעֵירָא וּשְׁמֵיהּ מִיכָה וְכֹל מוֹתַב בֵּית צִיבָא עַבְדִין לִמְפִיבֹשֶׁת:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Mephibosheth had a little son, whose name was Micah. And all who dwelt in Ziba’s house became Mephibosheth’s servants.


###### Targum Jonathan on II Samuel 9:13
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וּמְפִיבֹשֶׁת יְתִיב בִּירוּשְׁלֵם אֲרֵי עַל פְּתוֹרָא דְמַלְכָּא תְּדִירָא הוּא אָכֵל וְהוּא לָקֵי בְּתַרְתֵּין רִגְלוֹהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for he ate always at the king’s table. Now he was suffering in both his feet.