2 Samuel 16:4 BSB — MannaFest

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17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
לְצִבָ֔א	le.tzi.Va'	to Ziba	H6717 →
הִנֵּ֣ה	hi.Neh	here!	H2009 →
לְךָ֔	le.Kha	[belongs] to <the> you
כֹּ֖ל	kol	all	H3605 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	that	H834 →
לִמְפִי־	lim.fi-	[belonged] to Mephi-	H4648 →
בֹ֑שֶׁת	Vo.shet	-bosheth	H4648 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
צִיבָא֙	tzi.Va'	Ziba	H6717 →
הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֔יתִי	hish.ta.cha.Vei.ti	I bow down	H7812 →
אֶמְצָא־	'em.tza'-	may I find	H4672 →
חֵ֥ן	chen	favor	H2580 →
בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ	be.'ei.Nei.kha	in view your	H5869 →
אֲדֹנִ֥י	'a.do.Ni	O lord my	H113 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 18:17
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
leads to
- Proverbs 18:13
  He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.
Through
Proverbs 18:13
He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.
leads to
- John 7:51
  “Does our law convict a man without first hearing from him to determine what he has done?”
Through
Proverbs 19:2
Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
leads to
- Proverbs 21:5
  The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
- Proverbs 29:20
  Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
- Philippians 1:9
  And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
Through
Deuteronomy 19:15
A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or…
leads to
- Numbers 35:30
  If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death on the testimony of the witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of a…
- Deuteronomy 17:6
  On the testimony of two or three witnesses a man shall be put to death, but he shall not be executed on the testimony of a lone witness.
Through
Exodus 23:8
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 16:19
  Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Proverbs 18:13He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.Proverbs 18:17The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.2 Samuel 9:6And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence. Then David said, “Mephibosheth!” “I am your servant,” he replied.Ruth 2:13“My lord,” she said, “may I continue to find favor in your eyes, for you have comforted and spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your servant girls.”Exodus 23:8Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.Proverbs 19:2Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.Deuteronomy 19:15A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.Genesis 32:5I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, menservants, and maidservants. I have sent this message to inform my master, so that I may find favor in your sight.’”2 Samuel 9:9Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said to him, “I have given to your master’s grandson all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.2 Samuel 14:10–11“If anyone speaks to you,” said the king, “bring him to me, and he will not trouble you again!”2 Samuel 14:22Joab fell facedown in homage and blessed the king. “Today,” said Joab, “your servant knows that he has found favor with you, my lord the king, because the king has granted his request.”2 Samuel 14:4When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!”2 Samuel 14:8“Go home,” the king said to the woman, “and I will give orders on your behalf.”Genesis 33:15“Let me leave some of my people with you,” Esau said. But Jacob replied, “Why do that? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”2 Samuel 21:7Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.

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