Revised Version 1895
2 Samuel 12:18-23
18And itcameH1961topassH1961on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117, that thechildהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191. And theservantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732fearedוַיִּֽרְאוּ֩vai.yir.'UH3372totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046him that thechildהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191: for theysaidH559,Beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009,whileH1961thechildהַיֶּ֜לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was yetaliveחַ֗יChaiH2416,weH3588spake unto him, and he hearkenednotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808unto ourvoiceבְּקוֹלֵ֔נוּbe.ko.Le.nuH6963:howוְאֵ֨יךְve.'EikhH349will he then vexhimselfH3117,ifH3588weH3588tellH5046him that thechildהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206isdeadמֵ֥תmetH4191?
19But whenDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732sawH7200that hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650whispered together,Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732perceivedH7200that thechildהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191: andDavidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisservantsעֲבָדָ֛יו'a.va.DavH5650, Is thechildהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206deadהֲמֵ֥תha.MetH4191? And theysaidוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559, He isdeadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.
20ThenDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965from theearthמֵהָאָ֜רֶץme.ha.'A.retzH776, andwashedוַיִּרְחַ֣ץvai.yir.ChatzH7364, and anointedhimselfH7812, andchangedוַיְחַלֵּף֙vay.cha.LefH2498his apparel; and hecameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935intoH413thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and worshipped: then hecameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to his ownhouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004; and when herequiredH7760theysetוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899beforeH413him, and hedidH7812eatוַיֹּאכַֽל׃vai.yo.KhalH398.
21Thensaidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650unto him,Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697is this that thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213? thou didstfastצַ֣מְתָּTzam.taH6684andweepוַתֵּ֔בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058for thechildהַיֶּ֤לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,whileH834it wasaliveחַי֙chaiH2416; but when thechildהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191, thou didstriseקַ֖מְתָּKam.taH6965andeatוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
22And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whileבְּעוֹד֙be.'OdH5750thechildהַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was yetaliveחַ֔יChaiH2416, Ifastedצַ֖מְתִּיTzam.tiH6684andweptוָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑הva.'ev.KehH1058: for Isaidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, Who knoweth whether theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068willnotכִּ֤יkiH3588be gracious tomeוְחַנַּ֥נִיye.cha.na.niH2603, that thechildהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206mayliveH2416?
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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