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 kingª saidª° unto¹ Ziba,ª What¹ meanest thou by these?¹ And Zibaª said,ª° The assesª [be] for the king'sª householdª to ride on;ª° and the breadª and summer fruitª for the young menª to eat;ª° and the wine,ª that such as be faintª in the wildernessª may drink.ª°

And the Kingª saideª° vnto¹ Ziba,ª What¹ meanest thou by these?¹ And Zibaª saide,ª° The assesª bee for the kingsª housholdª to ride on,ª° and the breadª and summer fruitª for the yong menª to eate,ª° and the wine,ª that such as be faintª in the wildernesse,ª may drinke.ª°

And the king said to Ziba{gr.Siba}, What meanest thou by these? and Ziba{gr.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 kingª saidª° unto¹ Xîvä´ צִיבָא,ª What¹ meanest thou by these?¹ And Xîvä´ צִיבָאª said,ª° The assesª [be] for the king'sª householdª to ride on;ª° and the breadª and summer fruitª for the young menª to eat;ª° and the wine,ª that such as be faintª in the wildernessª may drink.ª°

waYomer haMelekh' el-tziyvä mäh-ëLeh Läkh' waYomer tziyvä hachámôriym l'vëyt-haMelekh' lir'Kov *ûl'haLechem [w'haLechem] w'haQayitz leékhôl haN'äriym w'haYayin lish'Tôt haYäëf BaMid'Bär