Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 12:21-23
21“Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100isהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have doneעָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213?”his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙ אֵלָ֔יו'a.va.Dav 'e.LavH5650H413askedוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559. “Whileבַּעֲב֞וּרba.'a.VurH5668the childהַיֶּ֤לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was aliveחַי֙chaiH2416,you fastedצַ֣מְתָּTzam.taH6684and weptוַתֵּ֔בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058,but whenוְכַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ve.kha.'a.SherH834heהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206diedמֵ֣תmetH4191,you got upקַ֖מְתָּKam.taH6965and ateוַתֹּ֥אכַל לָֽחֶם׃va.To.khal La.chemH398H3899.”
22Davidansweredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whileבְּעוֹד֙be.'OdH5750the childהַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was aliveחַ֔יChaiH2416,I fastedצַ֖מְתִּיTzam.tiH6684and weptוָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑הva.'ev.KehH1058,forכִּ֤יkiH3588I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Whoמִ֣יmiH4310knowsיוֹדֵ֔עַyo.De.a'H3045?The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068may be graciousוְחַנַּ֥נִיye.cha.na.niH2603to meהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206and let him liveוְחַ֥יve.ChaiH2421.’
23But nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258that he is deadמֵ֗תMetH4191,whyלָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙La.mah zehH4100H2088should Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589fastצָ֔םTzamH6684?Canהַאוּכַ֥לha.'u.KhalH3201I bring him backלַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹla.ha.shi.VoH7725againע֑וֹדodH5750?I willאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589goהֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980to himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413,but heוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808returnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725to meאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413.”
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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