Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 12:7-23
7Then Nathanנָתָ֛ןna.TanH5416saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, “Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859are that manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376!This is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559: ‘Iאָנֹכִ֞י'a.no.KhiH595anointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֤יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886you kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and Iוְאָנֹכִ֥יve.'a.no.KhiH595delivered youהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָhi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.
8I gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֨הva.'e.te.NahH5414אֶת־'et-H853your master’sאֲדֹנֶ֗יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853house to youבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004and your master’sאֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙'a.do.Nei.khaH113wivesנְשֵׁ֤יne.SheiH802into your armsבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436.I gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414youאֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֑הvi.hu.DahH3063,and ifוְאִ֨ם־ve.'Im-H518that was not enoughמְעָ֔טme.'AtH4592,I would have givenוְאֹסִ֥פָהve.'o.Si.fahH3254you even more.
9Whyמַדּ֜וּעַma.Du.a'H4069then have you despisedבָּזִ֣יתָ׀ba.Zi.taH959אֶת־'et-H853the commandדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068by doingלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַע֮ha.Ra'H7451in His sightבְּעֵינַי֒be.'ei.noH5869אֵ֣ת'etH853?You putהִכִּ֣יתָhi.Ki.taH5221Uriahאוּרִיָּ֤ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַֽחִתִּי֙ha.chi.TiH2850to the swordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719וְאֶ֨ת־ve.'EtH853and tookלָקַ֥חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802as your ownלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802וְאֹת֣וֹve.'o.ToH853.You have slain himהָרַ֔גְתָּha.Rag.taH2026with the swordבְּחֶ֖רֶבbe.Che.revH2719of the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃be.Nei a.MonH1121H5983.
10Now, thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,the swordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719will neverלֹא־ עַד־ עוֹלָ֑םlo'- 'ad- o.LamH3808H5704H5769departתָס֥וּרta.SurH5493from your houseמִבֵּיתְךָ֖mi.bei.te.KhaH1004,becauseעֵ֚קֶב כִּ֣י'E.kev kiH6118H3588you have despised Meבְזִתָ֔נִיve.zi.Ta.niH959and have takenוַתִּקַּ֗חva.ti.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the wifeאֵ֙שֶׁת֙'e.shetH802of Uriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֔יha.chi.TiH2850to beלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961yourownלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802.’
11This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗ה הִנְנִי֩Yah.weh hi.NiH3068H2005saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘I will raise upמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965adversityרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451against youעָלֶ֤יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921from your own houseמִבֵּיתֶ֔ךָmi.bei.Te.khaH1004.Before your very eyesלְעֵינֶ֔יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869I will takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947אֶת־'et-H853your wivesנָשֶׁ֙יךָ֙na.Shei.khaH802and give themוְנָתַתִּ֖יve.na.ta.TiH5414to anotherלְרֵעֶ֑יךָle.re.'Ei.khaH7453,and he will lieוְשָׁכַב֙ve.sha.KhavH7901with themעִם־'im-H5973in broad daylightנָשֶׁ֔יךָ לְעֵינֵ֖י הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ הַזֹּֽאת׃na.Shei.kha le.'ei.Nei ha.She.mesh ha.ZotH802H5869H8121H2063.
12כִּ֥יkiH3588Youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859have actedעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213in secretבַסָּ֑תֶרva.Sa.terH5643,but Iוַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589will doאֶעֱשֶׂה֙'e.'e.SehH6213אֶת־'et-H853הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697this thingהַזֶּ֔ה נֶ֥גֶדha.Zeh Ne.gedH2088H5048in broad daylightהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ סha.Sha.meshH8121beforeוְנֶ֥גֶדve.Ne.gedH5048allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.’”
13Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Nathanנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5416, “I have sinnedחָטָ֖אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑ה סla.Yah.wehH3068.” “The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has taken awayהֶעֱבִ֥ירhe.'e.VirH5674your sinחַטָּאתְךָ֖cha.ta.te.KhaH2403,”Nathanנָתָ֜ןna.TanH5416repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413דָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732גַּם־gam-H1571. “You will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808dieתָמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.
14Neverthelessאֶ֗פֶס'E.fesH657,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588byהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088גַּ֗םGamH1571this deedנִאֵ֤ץ בַּדָּבָ֖רni.'Etz ba.da.VarH1697H5006you have shown utter contemptנִאַ֙צְתָּ֙ni.'Atz.taH5006אֶת־'et-H853forאֹיְבֵ֣י'o.ye.VeiH341the wordof the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,the sonהַבֵּ֛ןha.BenH1121bornהַיִּלּ֥וֹדhai.yi.LodH3209to youwill surely dieH4191.”
15After Nathanנָתָ֖ן אֶל־na.Tan 'el-H5416H413had goneוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980homeבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853struckוַיִּגֹּ֣ףvai.yi.GofH5062the childהַיֶּ֜לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Uriah’sאוּרִיָּ֛ה'u.ri.YahH223wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802had borneיָלְדָ֧הYal.dahH3205to Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732,and he became illוַיֵּאָנַֽשׁ׃vai.ye.'a.NashH605.
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.
20Then Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732got upוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965from the groundמֵהָאָ֜רֶץme.ha.'A.retzH776,washedוַיִּרְחַ֣ץvai.yir.ChatzH7364and anointed himselfוַיָּ֗סֶךְvai.Ya.sekhH5480,changedוַיְחַלֵּף֙vay.cha.LefH2498his clothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֔יוsim.lo.toH8071,and went intoוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and worshipedוַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812.Then he wentוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413his own houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,and at his requestוַיִּשְׁאַ֕לvai.yish.'AlH7592they setוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760foodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899before him,and he ateוַיֹּאכַֽל׃vai.yo.KhalH398.
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
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- Darby Translation Notes
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