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2 Samuel 12

1AndJehovahsentH7971Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416untoDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.AndhecameH935untohim,andsaidH559untohim,TherewereH1961twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147menH376inoneH259cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892;theoneH259richעָשִׁ֖יר'a.ShirH6223,andtheotherpoorרָֽאשׁ׃RashH7326.

2Therichלְעָשִׁ֗ירle.'a.ShirH6223manhadexceedingmanyהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235flocksצֹ֥אןtzonH6629andherdsוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241;

3butthepoorוְלָרָ֣שׁve.la.RashH7326manhadnothingH369, saveoneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259littleH6996ewelamb,whichhehadboughtH7069andnourishedup:anditgrewH1431uptogetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162withhim,andwithhischildren;itdideatH398ofhisownmorselמִפִּתּ֨וֹmi.pi.ToH6595,anddrankתִשְׁתֶּה֙tish.TehH8354ofhisowncupוּמִכֹּס֤וֹu.mi.ko.SoH3563,andlayH7901inhisbosomוּבְחֵיק֣וֹu.ve.chei.KoH2436,andwasuntohimasadaughterכְּבַֽת׃ke.VatH1323.

4AndtherecameH935atraveller untotherichהֶֽעָשִׁיר֒he.'a.ShirH6223manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376,andhesparedוַיַּחְמֹ֗לvai.yach.MolH2550totakeH3947ofhisownflockH6629andofhisownherdH1241,todressforthewayfaringmanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376thatwascomeH935untohim,buttookH3947thepoorהָרָ֔אשׁha.RashH7326man’sלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376lamb,anddresseditforthemanH376thatwascomeH935tohim.

5AndDavid’sangerאַ֥ף'afH639wasgreatlykindledagainstthemanבָּאִ֖ישׁba.'IshH376;andhesaidH559toNathanנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5416,AsJehovahliveth,themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376thathathdonethisisworthytodie:

6andheshallrestorethelambfourfold,becausehedidthisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,andbecausehehadnopityחָמָֽל׃cha.MalH2550.

7AndNathanנָתָ֛ןna.TanH5416saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, Thou artthemanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376.Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Ianointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֤יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886theekingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andIdeliveredהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָhi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337theeoutofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586;

8andIgaveH5414thee thymaster’sאֲדֹנֶ֗יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,andthymaster’sאֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙'a.do.Nei.khaH113wivesH802intothybosomבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436,andgaveH5414theethehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andofJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֑הvi.hu.DahH3063;andifthathadbeentoolittleמְעָ֔טme.'AtH4592,Iwouldhaveaddedוְאֹסִ֥פָהve.'o.Si.fahH3254unto theesuchandsuchthings.

9Wherefore hast thoudespisedH959thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofJehovah,todothatwhichisevilהָרַע֮ha.Ra'H7451inhissight? thou hastsmittenUriahאוּרִיָּ֤ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַֽחִתִּי֙ha.chi.TiH2850withtheswordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719,andhasttakenH3947hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802tobethywifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802,andhastslainH2026himwiththeswordבְּחֶ֖רֶבbe.Che.revH2719ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

10NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258theswordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719shallneverdepartתָס֥וּרta.SurH5493fromthyhouseמִבֵּיתְךָ֖mi.bei.te.KhaH1004,becausethou hastdespisedH959me,andhasttakenH3947thewifeאֵ֙שֶׁת֙'e.shetH802ofUriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֔יha.chi.TiH2850tobeH1961thywifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802.

11Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah,Behold,Iwillraiseמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965upevilH7451againsttheeoutofthineownH5869houseמִבֵּיתֶ֔ךָmi.bei.Te.khaH1004;andIwilltakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947thywivesH802beforethineeyesH5869,andgiveוְנָתַתִּ֖יve.na.ta.TiH5414themunto thyneighborלְרֵעֶ֑יךָle.re.'Ei.khaH7453,andheshalllieוְשָׁכַב֙ve.sha.KhavH7901withthywivesH802inthesightofthissunהַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121.

12Forthou didstitsecretly:butIwilldothisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697beforeallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andbeforethesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ סha.Sha.meshH8121.

13AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559untoNathanנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5416,IhavesinnedH2398againstJehovah.AndNathanנָתָ֜ןna.TanH5416saidH559untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Jehovahalsoגַּם־gam-H1571hathputH4191awayהֶעֱבִ֥ירhe.'e.VirH5674thysinH2398; thou shaltnotdieתָמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

14Howbeit,becausebythisdeedthou hastgivengreat occasiontotheenemiesאֹיְבֵ֣י'o.ye.VeiH341ofJehovahtoblaspheme,thechildalsoגַּ֗םGamH1571thatisbornunto theeshallsurelydieH4191.

15AndNathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416departed untohishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004.AndJehovahstruckH5062thechildהַיֶּ֜לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206thatUriah’swifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802bare untoDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732,anditwasverysick.

16Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732thereforebesoughtGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430forthechild;andDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732fastedוַיָּ֤צָםvai.Ya.tzomH6684,andwentH935in,andlayH7901allnightupontheearthH776.

17Andtheeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205ofhishouseבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004aroseH6965,andstoodH6965besidehim,toraiseH6965himupfromtheearthH776:buthewouldאָבָ֔ה'a.VahH14not,neitherdidheeatbreadH3899withthem.

18Anditcametopassontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,thatthechildהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206diedH4191.Andtheservantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732fearedH3372totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046himthatthechildהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206wasH1961deadH4191;fortheysaidH559,Behold,whilethechildהַיֶּ֜לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206wasH1961yetaliveחַ֗יChaiH2416,wespake untohim,andhehearkenednotuntoourvoiceבְּקוֹלֵ֔נוּbe.ko.Le.nuH6963:howוְאֵ֨יךְve.'EikhH349willhethenvexhimself,ifwetellH5046himthatthechildהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206isdeadH4191!

19ButwhenDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732sawH7200thathisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650werewhisperingtogether,Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732perceivedthatthechildהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206wasdeadH4191;andDavidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732saidH559untohisservantsעֲבָדָ֛יו'a.va.DavH5650,Isthechildהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206deadH4191?AndtheysaidH559,HeisdeadH4191.

20ThenDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965fromtheearthH776,andwashedH7364,andanointedhimself,andchangedH2498hisapparel;andhecameH935intothehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJehovah,andworshipped:thenhecameH935tohisownhouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004;andwhenherequired,theysetוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760breadH3899beforehim,andhedideatH398.

21ThensaidH559hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650untohim,Whatthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697isthisthatthou hastdone? thou didstfastצַ֣מְתָּTzam.taH6684andweepH1058forthechildהַיֶּ֤לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,whileitwasaliveחַי֙chaiH2416;butwhenH834thechildהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206wasdeadH4191, thou didstriseH6965andeatH398breadH3899.

22AndhesaidH559,Whilethechildהַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206wasyetH5750aliveחַ֔יChaiH2416,Ifastedצַ֖מְתִּיTzam.tiH6684andweptוָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑הva.'ev.KehH1058:forIsaidH559,Whoknoweth whetherJehovahwillnotbegracioustome,thatthechildהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206maylive?

23Butnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258heisdeadH4191, whereforeshouldIfastצָ֔םTzamH6684?canIbringלַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹla.ha.shi.VoH7725himbackH7725againע֑וֹדodH5750?IshallgoH1980tohim,buthewillnotreturnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725tome.

24AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732comfortedוַיְנַחֵ֣םvay.na.ChemH5162Bath-shebahiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802,andwentH935inuntoher,andlayH7901withher:andshebareasonבֵּ֗ןBenH1121,andhecalledוַתִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010.AndJehovahlovedH157him;

25andhesentH7971bythehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofNathanנָתָ֣ןna.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030;andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Jedidiah,forJehovah’ssakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668.

26NowJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097foughtH3898againstRabbahבְּרַבַּ֖תbe.ra.BatH7237ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,andtookH3920theroyalcityעִ֥יר'irH5892.

27AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,andsaidH559,IhavefoughtH3898againstRabbahבְרַבָּ֔הve.ra.BahH7237; yea,IhavetakenH3920thecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofwatersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.

28NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258gatherאֱסֹף֙'e.SofH622therestיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971together,andencampוַחֲנֵ֥הva.cha.NehH2583againstthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,andtakeit;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Itakethecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,anditbecalledוְנִקְרָ֥אve.nik.Ra'H7121aftermynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034.

29AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971together,andwenttoRabbahרַבָּ֑תָהra.Ba.tahH7237,andfoughtH3898againstit,andtookH3920it.

30AndhetookH3947thecrownעֲטֶֽרֶת־'a.te.ret-H5850oftheirkingמַלְכָּם֩mal.KamH4428fromoffhisheadרֹאשׁ֜וֹro.ShoH7218;andtheweightוּמִשְׁקָלָ֨הּu.mish.ka.LahH4948thereofwasH1961atalentכִּכַּ֤רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091,andinitwereH1961preciousיְקָרָ֔הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68;anditwasH1961setonDavid’sheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218.AndhebroughtH3318forthH3318thespoilH7998ofthecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892,exceedingmuchהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235.

31AndhebroughtH3318forthH3318thepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971thatweretherein,andputH7760themundersawsבַּ֠מְּגֵרָהBa.me.ge.rahH4050,andunderharrowsofironהַבַּרְזֶ֜לha.bar.ZelH1270,andunderaxesofironהַבַּרְזֶ֗לha.bar.ZelH1270,andmadeH6213thempassוְהֶעֱבִ֤ירve.he.'e.VirH5674throughthebrickkiln:andthusוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3651didheuntoallthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983.AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725untoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 12

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