2 Samuel 19:29
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Then the king said to him: Why speakest thou any more? what I have said is determined: thou and Siba divide the possessions.

Why speakest

Job 19:16,17 I called my servant, and he gave me no answer, I entreated him with my own mouth. . . .

Proverbs 18:13 He that answereth before he heareth, sheweth himself to be a fool, and worthy of confusion.

Acts 18:15 But if they be questions of word and names and of your law, look you to it. I will not be judge of such things.

thou

Deuteronomy 19:17-19 Both of them, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the Lord in the sight of the priests and the judges that shall be in those days. . . .

Psalm 82:2 How long will you judge unjustly: and accept the persons of the wicked?

Psalm 101:5 The man that in private detracted his neighbour, him did I persecute. With him that had a proud eye, and an unsatiable heart, I would not eat.

Context
Mephibosheth Excused
28For all of my father's house were no better than worthy of death before my lord the king; and thou hast set me thy servant among the guests of thy table: what just complaint therefore have I? or what right to cry any more to the king? 29Then the king said to him: Why speakest thou any more? what I have said is determined: thou and Siba divide the possessions.30And Miphiboseth answered the king: Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is returned peaceably into his house.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 9:2
Now there was of the house of Saul, a servant named Siba: and when the king had called him to him, he said to him: Art thou Siba? And he answered: I am Siba thy servant.

2 Samuel 9:9
Then the King called Siba the servant of Saul, and said to him: All that belonged to Saul, and all his house, I have given to thy master's son.

2 Samuel 19:28
For all of my father's house were no better than worthy of death before my lord the king; and thou hast set me thy servant among the guests of thy table: what just complaint therefore have I? or what right to cry any more to the king?

2 Samuel 19:30
And Miphiboseth answered the king: Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is returned peaceably into his house.

Lexicon
The king
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

replied,
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“Why
לָ֛מָּה (lām·māh)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

say
תְּדַבֵּ֥ר (tə·ḏab·bêr)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

any more?
ע֖וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

I hereby declare
אָמַ֕רְתִּי (’ā·mar·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

that you
אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

and Ziba
וְצִיבָ֔א (wə·ṣî·ḇā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6717: Ziba -- a servant in Saul's house

are to divide
תַּחְלְק֖וּ (taḥ·lə·qū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2505: To be smooth, to apportion, separate

the land.”
הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ (haś·śā·ḏeh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7704: Field, land


Additional Translations
The king replied, “Why say any more? I hereby declare that you and Ziba are to divide the land.”And the king said to him, Why speak you any more of your matters? I have said, You and Ziba divide the land.

And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I say, Thou and Ziba divide the land.

And the king said to him, Why speakest thou any longer of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Siba shall divide the land.

And the king said to him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.

And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I say, Thou and Ziba divide the land.

And the king said to him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.

The king said to him, "Why do you speak any more of your matters? I say, you and Ziba divide the land."

And the king saith to him, 'Why dost thou speak any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba -- share ye the field.'
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