New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 12:7-23
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.
16Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732therefore inquiredוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.KeshH1245of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430for the childהַנָּ֑עַרha.Na.'arH5288;and Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732fastedוַיָּ֤צָם צ֔וֹםvai.Ya.tzom TzomH6684H6685and wentוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935andlayוְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.KhavH7901all nightוְלָ֖ןve.LanH3885on the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.
17The eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of his householdבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004stoodוַיָּקֻ֜מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965besideעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him in order to raiseלַהֲקִימ֖וֹla.ha.ki.MoH6965him up from the groundהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,but he was unwillingאָבָ֔ה'a.VahH3808H14and would not eatH1262foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899with them.
18Then it happenedH1961on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117that the childהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.And the servantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732were afraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֩vai.yir.'UH3372to tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046him that the childהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,for they saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009,while the childהַיֶּ֜לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was stillaliveחַ֗יChaiH2416,we spokeדִּבַּ֤רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696to him and he did not listenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085to our voiceבְּקוֹלֵ֔נוּbe.ko.Le.nuH6963.Howוְאֵ֨יךְve.'EikhH349then can we tellנֹאמַ֥רno.MarH559him that the childהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206is deadמֵ֥תmetH4191,since he might doוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213himselfharmH7463!”
19But when Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650were whisperingמִֽתְלַחֲשִׁ֔יםmit.la.cha.ShimH3907together, Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732perceivedוַיָּ֥בֶןvai.Ya.venH995that the childהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191;so Davidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantsעֲבָדָ֛יו'a.va.DavH5650, “Is the childהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206deadהֲמֵ֥תha.MetH4191?”And they saidוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559, “He is deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.”
20So Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965from the groundמֵהָאָ֜רֶץme.ha.'A.retzH776,washedוַיִּרְחַ֣ץvai.yir.ChatzH7364,anointedוַיָּ֗סֶךְvai.Ya.sekhH5480himself,and changedוַיְחַלֵּף֙vay.cha.LefH2498his clothesשִׂמְלֹתָ֔יוsim.lo.toH8071;and he cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068andworshipedוַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812.Then he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to his own houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,and when he requestedוַיִּשְׁאַ֕לvai.yish.'AlH7592,they setוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760foodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899before him and he ateוַיֹּאכַֽל׃vai.yo.KhalH398.
21Then his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100is thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697that you have doneעָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213?Whileבַּעֲב֞וּרba.'a.VurH5668the childהַיֶּ֤לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was aliveחַי֙chaiH2416,you fastedצַ֣מְתָּTzam.taH6684and weptוַתֵּ֔בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058;but whenH3512the childהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206diedמֵ֣תmetH4191,you aroseקַ֖מְתָּKam.taH6965and ateוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.”
22He saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “While the childהַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was stillaliveחַ֔יChaiH2416,I fastedצַ֖מְתִּיTzam.tiH6684and weptוָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑הva.'ev.KehH1058;for I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Whoמִ֣יmiH4310knowsיוֹדֵ֔עַyo.De.a'H3045,the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068may 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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