New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 12:1-15
1Then the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416to Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732. Andhe cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to him andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “There were twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147menH376in oneאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892,the oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259richעָשִׁ֖יר'a.ShirH6223and the otherוְאֶחָ֥דve.'e.ChadH259poorרָֽאשׁ׃RashH7326.
3But the poorוְלָרָ֣שׁve.la.RashH7326man had nothingאֵֽין־ כֹּ֗ל'ein- KolH369H3605exceptכִּי֩ אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518oneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259littleקְטַנָּה֙ke.ta.NahH6996eweH3535lambH3535Whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he boughtקָנָ֔הka.NahH7069and nourishedוַיְחַיֶּ֕הָvay.chai.Ye.haH2421;And it grewוַתִּגְדַּ֥לva.tig.DalH1431up togetherH3164with him and his childrenבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121.It would eatתֹאכַ֜לto.KhalH398of hisbreadמִפִּתּ֨וֹmi.pi.ToH6595and drinkתִשְׁתֶּה֙tish.TehH8354of his cupוּמִכֹּס֤וֹu.mi.ko.SoH3563and lieתִשְׁכָּ֔בtish.KavH7901in his bosomוּבְחֵיק֣וֹu.ve.chei.KoH2436,And was like a daughterכְּבַֽת׃ke.VatH1323to him.
4Now a travelerהֵלֶךְ֮he.leKhH1982cameוַיָּ֣בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935to the richהֶֽעָשִׁיר֒he.'a.ShirH6223manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376, And hewas unwillingוַיַּחְמֹ֗לvai.yach.MolH2550to takeלָקַ֤חַתla.Ka.chatH3947from his own flockמִצֹּאנוֹ֙mi.tzo.NoH6629or his own herdוּמִבְּקָר֔וֹu.mi.be.ka.RoH1241,To prepareלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for the wayfarerלָאֹרֵ֖חַla.'o.Re.achH732who had comeהַבָּא־ha.ba'-H935to him;Rather he tookוַיִּקַּ֗חvai.yi.KachH3947the poorהָרָ֔אשׁha.RashH7326man’sהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376eweH3535lambH3535and preparedוַֽיַּעֲשֶׂ֔הָvai.ya.'a.Se.haH6213it for the manלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376who had comeהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935to him.”
5Then David’sדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732angerאַ֥ף'afH639burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966against the manבָּאִ֖ישׁba.'IshH376,and he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Nathanנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5416, “As the Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376who has doneהָעֹשֶׂ֥הha.'o.SehH6213thisH2088deservesבֶן־ven-H1121to dieמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194.
7Nathanנָתָ֛ןna.TanH5416then saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, “You are the manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376!Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘It is I who anointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֤יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886you kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and it is I who deliveredH4672you from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.
8I also gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֨הva.'e.te.NahH5414youyour master’sאֲדֹנֶ֗יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004and your master’sאֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙'a.do.Nei.khaH113wivesנְשֵׁ֤יne.SheiH802into yourcareבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436,and I gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414you the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֑הvi.hu.DahH3063;and ifוְאִ֨ם־ve.'Im-H518that had beentoo littleמְעָ֔טme.'AtH4592,I would have addedוְאֹסִ֥פָהve.'o.Si.fahH3254to you many more things like theseH2007!
9Whyמַדּ֜וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have you despisedבָּזִ֣יתָ׀ba.Zi.taH959the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068by doingלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַע֮ha.Ra'H7451in His sightבְּעֵינַי֒be.'ei.noH5869?You have struckH5221downהִכִּ֣יתָhi.Ki.taH5221Uriahאוּרִיָּ֤ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַֽחִתִּי֙ha.chi.TiH2850with the swordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719,have takenלָקַ֥חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802to be your wifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802,and have killedהָרַ֔גְתָּha.Rag.taH2026him with the swordבְּחֶ֖רֶבbe.Che.revH2719of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.
10Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore,the swordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719shall neverלֹא־ עַד־ עוֹלָ֑םlo'- 'ad- o.LamH3808H5704H5769departתָס֥וּרta.SurH5493from your houseמִבֵּיתְךָ֖mi.bei.te.KhaH1004,becauseעֵ֚קֶב כִּ֣י'E.kev kiH6118H3588you have despisedבְזִתָ֔נִיve.zi.Ta.niH959Me and have takenוַתִּקַּ֗חva.ti.KachH3947the wifeאֵ֙שֶׁת֙'e.shetH802of Uriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֔יha.chi.TiH2850to be your wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802.’
11Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, ‘BeholdH2009,I will raiseמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965up evilH7463againstעָלֶ֤יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you from your own householdמִבֵּיתֶ֔ךָmi.bei.Te.khaH1004;I will even takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947your wivesנָשֶׁ֙יךָ֙na.Shei.khaH802before your eyesלְעֵינֶ֔יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869and giveוְנָתַתִּ֖יve.na.ta.TiH5414themto your companionלְרֵעֶ֑יךָle.re.'Ei.khaH7453,and he will lieוְשָׁכַב֙ve.sha.KhavH7901with your wivesנָשֶׁ֔יךָna.Shei.khaH802inbroadלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869daylightהַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121H2088.
12Indeedכִּ֥יkiH3588you didעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213it secretlyבַסָּ֑תֶרva.Sa.terH5643, butI will doאֶעֱשֶׂה֙'e.'e.SehH6213thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andunderוְנֶ֥גֶדve.Ne.gedH5048the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ סha.Sha.meshH8121.’”
13Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Nathanנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5416, “I have sinnedחָטָ֖אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑ה סla.Yah.wehH3068.”And Nathanנָתָ֜ןna.TanH5416saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, “The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068alsoגַּם־gam-H1571hastakenH5674awayהֶעֱבִ֥ירhe.'e.VirH5674your sinחַטָּאתְךָ֖cha.ta.te.KhaH2403;you shall not dieתָמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.
14Howeverאֶ֗פֶס'E.fesH657,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588by thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088deedבַּדָּבָ֖רba.da.VarH1697you havegivenנִאֵ֤ץni.'EtzH5006occasion to the enemiesH340of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to blasphemeנִאַ֙צְתָּ֙ni.'Atz.taH5006,the childהַבֵּ֛ןha.BenH1121alsoגַּ֗םGamH1571that is bornהַיִּלּ֥וֹדhai.yi.LodH3209to you shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.”
15So Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004.Then the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068struckוַיִּגֹּ֣ףvai.yi.GofH5062the childהַיֶּ֜לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206that Uriah’sאוּרִיָּ֛ה'u.ri.YahH223widowאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802boreיָלְדָ֧הYal.dahH3205to Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732, so that he was verysickוַיֵּאָנַֽשׁ׃vai.ye.'a.NashH605.
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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