Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the king said to Siba: What mean these things? And Siba answered: The asses are for the king's household to sit on: and the loaves and the figs for thy servants to eat, and the wine to drink if any man be faint in the desert. What meanest Genesis 21:29 And Abimelech said to him: What mean these seven ewelambs which thou hast set apart? Ezekiel 37:18 And when the children of thy people shall speak to thee, saying: Wilt thou not tell us what thou meanest by this? The asses. This is the eastern mode of speaking when presenting any thing to a great man: `This is for the slaves of the servants of your majesty;' when at the same time the presents are intended for the sovereign himself, and it is so understood. 2 Samuel 15:1 Now after these things Absalom made himself chariots, and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. 2 Samuel 19:26 And he answering, said: My lord, O king, my servant despised me: for I thy servant spoke to him to saddle me an ass, that I might get on and go with the king: for I thy servant am lame. Judges 5:10 Speak, you that ride upon fair asses, and you that sit in judgment, and walk in the way. Judges 10:4 Having thirty sons, that rode on thirty ass colts, and were princes of thirty cities, which from his name were called Havoth Jair, that is, the towns of Jair, until this present day, in the land of Galaad. for the young 1 Samuel 25:27 Wherefore receive this blessing, which thy handmaid hath brought to thee, my lord: and give it to the young men that follow thee, my lord. that such 2 Samuel 15:23 And they all wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself went over the brook Cedron, and all the people marched towards the way that looketh to the desert. 2 Samuel 17:29 And honey, and butter, and sheep, and fat calves, and they gave to David and the people that were with him, to eat: for they suspected that the people were faint with hunger and thirst in the wilderness. Judges 8:4,5 And when Gedeon was come to the Jordan, he passed over it with the three hundred men that were with him: who were so weary that they could not pursue after them that fled. . . . 1 Samuel 14:28 And one of the people answering, said: Thy father hath bound the people with an oath, saying: Cursed be the man that shall eat any food this day. (And the people were faint.) Proverbs 31:6,7 Give strong drink to them that are sad; and wine to them that are grieved in mind: . . . Context David and Ziba1And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold Siba the servant of Miphiboseth came to meet him with two asses, laden with two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred bunches of raisins, a hundred cakes of figs, and a vessel of wine. 2And the king said to Siba: What mean these things? And Siba answered: The asses are for the king's household to sit on: and the loaves and the figs for thy servants to eat, and the wine to drink if any man be faint in the desert.3And the king said: Where is thy master's son? And Siba answered the king: He remained in Jerusalem, saying: To day, will the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.… Cross References Judges 10:4 Having thirty sons, that rode on thirty ass colts, and were princes of thirty cities, which from his name were called Havoth Jair, that is, the towns of Jair, until this present day, in the land of Galaad. 2 Samuel 15:23 And they all wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself went over the brook Cedron, and all the people marched towards the way that looketh to the desert. 2 Samuel 17:29 And honey, and butter, and sheep, and fat calves, and they gave to David and the people that were with him, to eat: for they suspected that the people were faint with hunger and thirst in the wilderness. Lexicon “Whyמָה־ (māh-) Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what do you have these?” אֵ֣לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's Hebrew 428: These, those said וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say the king הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to Ziba. צִיבָ֖א (ṣî·ḇā) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6717: Ziba -- a servant in Saul's house Ziba צִ֠יבָא (ṣî·ḇā) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6717: Ziba -- a servant in Saul's house replied, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “The donkeys הַחֲמוֹרִ֨ים (ha·ḥă·mō·w·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2543: A male ass are for the king’s הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king household לְבֵית־ (lə·ḇêṯ-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house to ride, לִרְכֹּ֗ב (lir·kōḇ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 7392: To ride, to place upon, to despatch the bread וְהַלֶּ֤חֶם (wə·hal·le·ḥem) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3899: Food, bread, grain and summer fruit וְהַקַּ֙יִץ֙ (wə·haq·qa·yiṣ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7019: To awake are for the young men הַנְּעָרִ֔ים (han·nə·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer to eat, לֶאֱכ֣וֹל (le·’ĕ·ḵō·wl) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat and the wine וְהַיַּ֕יִן (wə·hay·ya·yin) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3196: Wine, intoxication is to refresh those לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת (liš·tō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 8354: To imbibe who become exhausted הַיָּעֵ֖ף (hay·yā·‘êp̄) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3287: Fatigued, exhausted in the wilderness.” בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ (bam·miḏ·bār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech Additional Translations “Why do you have these?” said the king to Ziba. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”And the king said to Ziba, What mean you by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink. And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink. And the king said to Siba, What meanest thou by these? and Siba, said, The asses are for the household of the king to sit upon, and the loaves and the dates are for the young men to eat, and the wine is for them that are faint in the wilderness to drink. And the king said to Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruits for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink. And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink. And the king said to Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink. The king said to Ziba, What do you mean by these? Ziba said, The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink. And the king saith unto Ziba, 'What -- these to thee?' and Ziba saith, 'The asses for the household of the king to ride on, and the bread and the summer-fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for the wearied to drink in the wilderness.' 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