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2_samuel_9:8

2 Samuel 9:8

Hebrew
ESV
And he paid homage and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog such as I?”
NIV
Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?”
NLT
Mephibosheth bowed respectfully and exclaimed, “Who is your servant, that you should show such kindness to a dead dog like me?”
LXX
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greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
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greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
εἶπεν τίς εἰμιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
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greek

The definite article
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greek

The definite article
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greek

The definite article
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greek

The definite article
ὅμοιον ἐμοί
KJV
And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?

2 Samuel 9:7 ← 2 Samuel 9:8 → 2 Samuel 9:9

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