2 Samuel 9:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Again he prostratedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֕חוּ
(vai·yish·ta·chu)
7812: to bow downa prim. root
himself and said,וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Whatמֶ֣ה
(meh)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
is your servant,עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ
(av·de·cha;)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
that you should regardפָנִ֔יתָ
(fa·ni·ta,)
6437: to turna prim. root
a deadהַמֵּ֖ת
(ham·met)
4191: to diea prim. root
dogהַכֶּ֥לֶב
(hak·ke·lev)
3611: a dogof uncertain derivation
likeכָּמֹֽונִי׃
(ka·mo·v·ni.)
3644: like, as, whena pleonastic form of a preposition prefix
me?" 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And he bowed
shachah  (shaw-khaw')
to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
himself and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
What is thy servant
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
that thou shouldest look
panah  (paw-naw')
to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
upon such a dead
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
dog
keleb  (keh'-leb)
a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute -- dog.
as I am
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Again he prostrated himself and said, "What is your servant, that you should regard a dead dog like me?"

King James Bible
And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Mephibosheth bowed down and said, "What is your servant that you take an interest in a dead dog like me?"

International Standard Version
Mephibosheth bowed low again and asked, "Who am I, your servant, that you would pay attention to a dead dog like me?"

NET Bible
Then Mephibosheth bowed and said, "Of what importance am I, your servant, that you show regard for a dead dog like me?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Mephibosheth bowed down [again] and answered, "Who am I that you would look at a dead dog like me?"

King James 2000 Bible
And he bowed himself, and said, What is your servant, that you should look upon such a dead dog as I am?
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