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Berean Standard Bible

“Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?””

2 Samuel 9:8

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Mephibosheth stands before David, bowing low. David has promised to restore Saul's land to him and to have him eat at the king's table always.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?”

World English Bible (WEB)

He bowed down, and said, “What is your servant, that you should look at such a dead dog as I am?”

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he did obeisance, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he went down on his face before the king, and said, What is your servant, for you to take note of a dead dog such as I am?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y él inclinándose, dijo: ¿Quién es tu siervo, para que mires á un perro muerto como yo?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Mefiboset entonces se inclinó de nuevo delante del rey, y dijo: ―¿Debe el rey mostrar tanta bondad con un perro muerto como yo?

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