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2 Samuel 12:16-19
16Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853pleadedוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.KeshH1245with Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430forבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157the boyהַנָּ֑עַרha.Na.'arH5288.Heדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732fastedוַיָּ֤צָם צ֔וֹםvai.Ya.tzom TzomH6684H6685and went into his houseוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935and spent the nightוְלָ֖ןve.LanH3885lyingוְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.KhavH7901in sackclothon the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.
17The eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of his householdבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004stoodוַיָּקֻ֜מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965beside himעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921to help him upלַהֲקִימ֖וֹla.ha.ki.MoH6965fromמִן־min-H4480the groundהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,but he was unwillingוְלֹ֣א אָבָ֔הve.Lo' 'a.VahH3808H14and would notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808eatבָרָ֥אva.Ra'H1254anything with themאִתָּ֖ם לָֽחֶם׃'i.Tam La.chemH854H3899.
18וַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961On the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117the childהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.But David’sדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732servantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650were afraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֩vai.yir.'UH3372to tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046himthatכִּי־ki-H3588the childהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,forכִּ֤יkiH3588they saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, “Lookהִנֵּה֩ בִהְי֨וֹתhi.Neh vih.YotH2009H1961,while the childהַיֶּ֜לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was aliveחַ֗יChaiH2416,we spokeדִּבַּ֤רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696to himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413,and he would notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808listen to usשָׁמַ֣ע בְּקוֹלֵ֔נוּsha.Ma' be.ko.Le.nuH8085H6963.So howוְאֵ֨יךְve.'EikhH349can we tellנֹאמַ֥רno.MarH559himאֵלָ֛יו'e.LavH413the childהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206is deadמֵ֥תmetH4191?He may even harm himselfוְעָשָׂ֥ה רָעָֽה׃ve.'a.Sah ra.'AhH6213H7451.”
19When Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּ֤יkiH3588his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650were whispering to one anotherמִֽתְלַחֲשִׁ֔יםmit.la.cha.ShimH3907,heדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732perceivedוַיָּ֥בֶןvai.Ya.venH995thatכִּ֣יkiH3588the childהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191.So heדָּוִ֧ד אֶל־da.Vid 'el-H1732H413askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559his servantsעֲבָדָ֛יו'a.va.DavH5650, “Is the childהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206deadהֲמֵ֥תha.MetH4191?” “He is deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191,”they repliedוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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