King James Version
2 Samuel 12:15-23
15And Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416departedH3212unto his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004.And the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068struckוַיִּגֹּ֣ףvai.yi.GofH5062the childהַיֶּ֜לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206that Uriah’sאוּרִיָּ֛ה'u.ri.YahH223wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802bareיָלְדָ֧הYal.dahH3205unto Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732,and it was very sickוַיֵּאָנַֽשׁ׃vai.ye.'a.NashH605.
16Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732therefore besoughtוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.KeshH1245Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430for the childהַנָּ֑עַרha.Na.'arH5288;and Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732fastedוַיָּ֤צָם צ֔וֹםvai.Ya.tzom TzomH6685H6684,and went inוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935,and layוְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.KhavH7901all nightוְלָ֖ןve.LanH3885upon the earthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.
18And it came to pass on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,that the childהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.And the servantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732fearedוַיִּֽרְאוּ֩vai.yir.'UH3372to tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046him that the childהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191:for they saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559,Behold, while the childהַיֶּ֜לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was yet aliveחַ֗יChaiH2416,we spakeדִּבַּ֤רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696unto him, and he would not hearkenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085unto our voiceבְּקוֹלֵ֔נוּbe.ko.Le.nuH6963:how will he thenH6213vexרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451himselfH6213,if we tellנֹאמַ֥רno.MarH559him that the childהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206is deadמֵ֥תmetH4191?
19But when Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650whisperedמִֽתְלַחֲשִׁ֔יםmit.la.cha.ShimH3907,Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732perceivedוַיָּ֥בֶןvai.Ya.venH995that the childהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191:therefore Davidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his servantsעֲבָדָ֛יו'a.va.DavH5650,Is the childהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206deadהֲמֵ֥תha.MetH4191?And they saidוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559,He is deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.
20Then Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965from the earthמֵהָאָ֜רֶץme.ha.'A.retzH776,and washedוַיִּרְחַ֣ץvai.yir.ChatzH7364,and anointedוַיָּ֗סֶךְvai.Ya.sekhH5480himself,and changedוַיְחַלֵּף֙vay.cha.LefH2498his apparelשִׂמְלֹתָ֔יוsim.lo.toH8071,and cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and worshippedוַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812:then he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to his own houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004;and when he requiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֕לvai.yish.'AlH7592,they setוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899before him, and he did eatוַיֹּאכַֽל׃vai.yo.KhalH398.
21Then saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650unto him, What thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697isthis that thou hast doneעָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213?thou didst fastצַ֣מְתָּTzam.taH6684and weepוַתֵּ֔בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058for the childהַיֶּ֤לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206, while it wasaliveחַי֙chaiH2416;but when the childהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,thou didst riseקַ֖מְתָּKam.taH6965and eatוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
22And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,While the childהַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was yet aliveH2416,I fastedצַ֖מְתִּיTzam.tiH6684and weptוָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑הva.'ev.KehH1058:for I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559,Who can tellיוֹדֵ֔עַyo.De.a'H3045whetherGodיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will be graciousוְחַנַּ֥נִיye.cha.na.niH2603to me, that the childהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206may liveH2416?
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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