Revised Webster's Bible
2 Samuel 12
1And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416toDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732. And hecameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to him, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, There weretwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147menאֲנָשִׁ֗ים'a.na.ShimH582inoneאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892; theoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259richעָשִׁ֖יר'a.ShirH6223, and theotherוְאֶחָ֥דve.'e.ChadH259poorרָֽאשׁ׃RashH7326.
3But thepoorוְלָרָ֣שׁve.la.RashH7326man had nothing, exceptoneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259littleקְטַנָּה֙ke.ta.NahH6996ewelambכִּבְשָׂ֨הkiv.SahH3535, which he hadboughtקָנָ֔הka.NahH7069andnourishedוַיְחַיֶּ֕הָvay.chai.Ye.haH2421: and it grewupוַתִּגְדַּ֥לva.tig.DalH1431togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162with him, and with hischildrenבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121; itfedתֹאכַ֜לto.KhalH398of his ownfoodמִפִּתּ֨וֹmi.pi.ToH6595, anddrankתִשְׁתֶּה֙tish.TehH8354of his owncupוּמִכֹּס֤וֹu.mi.ko.SoH3563, andlayתִשְׁכָּ֔בtish.KavH7901in hisbosomוּבְחֵיק֣וֹu.ve.chei.KoH2436, and was to him as adaughterכְּבַֽת׃ke.VatH1323.
4And therecameוַיָּ֣בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935atravellerהֵלֶךְ֮he.leKhH1982to therichהֶֽעָשִׁיר֒he.'a.ShirH6223manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376, and he was notwillingוַיַּחְמֹ֗לvai.yach.MolH2550totakeלָקַ֤חַתla.Ka.chatH3947of his ownflockמִצֹּאנוֹ֙mi.tzo.NoH6629and of his ownherdוּמִבְּקָר֔וֹu.mi.be.ka.RoH1241, toprepareלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for the wayfaringmanלָאֹרֵ֖חַla.'o.Re.achH732that hadcomeהַבָּא־ha.ba'-H935to him; buttookוַיִּקַּ֗חvai.yi.KachH3947thepoorהָרָ֔אשׁha.RashH7326man’sהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376lambכִּבְשַׂת֙kiv.SatH3535, andpreparedוַֽיַּעֲשֶׂ֔הָvai.ya.'a.Se.haH6213it for themanלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376that hadcomeהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935to him.
5AndDavid’sדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732angerאַ֥ף'afH639wasgreatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against themanבָּאִ֖ישׁba.'IshH376; and hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toNathanנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5416, As theLORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376that hathdoneהָעֹשֶׂ֥הha.'o.SehH6213this thing shallsurelyבֶן־ven-H1121dieמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194:
7AndNathanנָתָ֛ןna.TanH5416saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, Thou art themanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376. Thussaithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Ianointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֤יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886theekingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and Ideliveredהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָhi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337thee from thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586;
8And Igaveוָאֶתְּנָ֨הva.'e.te.NahH5414thee thymaster’sאֲדֹנֶ֗יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, and thymaster’sאֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙'a.do.Nei.khaH113wivesנְשֵׁ֤יne.SheiH802into thybosomבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436, andgaveוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414thee thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and ofJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֑הvi.hu.DahH3063; and if that had been toolittleמְעָ֔טme.'AtH4592, I would moreover havegivenוְאֹסִ֥פָהve.'o.Si.fahH3254to theesuchH2007and suchthingsH2007.
9Why hast thoudespisedבָּזִ֣יתָ׀ba.Zi.taH959thecommandmentדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, todoלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַע֮ha.Ra'H7451in hissightבְּעֵינַי֒be.'ei.noH5869? thou hastkilledהִכִּ֣יתָhi.Ki.taH5221Uriahאוּרִיָּ֤ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַֽחִתִּי֙ha.chi.TiH2850with theswordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719, and hasttakenלָקַ֥חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802to be thywifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802, and hastslainהָרַ֔גְתָּha.Rag.taH2026him with theswordבְּחֶ֖רֶבbe.Che.revH2719of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.
10Now therefore theswordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719shallneverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704H5769departתָס֥וּרta.SurH5493from thyhouseמִבֵּיתְךָ֖mi.bei.te.KhaH1004;becauseעֵ֚קֶב'E.kevH6118thou hastdespisedבְזִתָ֔נִיve.zi.Ta.niH959me, and hasttakenוַתִּקַּ֗חva.ti.KachH3947thewifeאֵ֙שֶׁת֙'e.shetH802ofUriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֔יha.chi.TiH2850to be thywifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802.
11Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Behold, I will raiseupמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965evilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451against thee out of thy ownhouseמִבֵּיתֶ֔ךָmi.bei.Te.khaH1004, and I willtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947thywivesנָשֶׁ֙יךָ֙na.Shei.khaH802before thyeyesלְעֵינֶ֔יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, andgiveוְנָתַתִּ֖יve.na.ta.TiH5414them to thyneighbourלְרֵעֶ֑יךָle.re.'Ei.khaH7453, and he shalllieוְשָׁכַב֙ve.sha.KhavH7901with thywivesנָשֶׁ֔יךָna.Shei.khaH802in thesightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thissunהַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121.
13AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toNathanנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5416, I havesinnedחָטָ֖אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑ה סla.Yah.wehH3068. AndNathanנָתָ֜ןna.TanH5416saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, TheLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068also hath putawayהֶעֱבִ֥ירhe.'e.VirH5674thysinחַטָּאתְךָ֖cha.ta.te.KhaH2403; thou shalt notdieתָמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.
14Butאֶ֗פֶס'E.fesH657, because by thisdeedבַּדָּבָ֖רba.da.VarH1697thou hastgivenH5006greatoccasionH5006to theenemiesאֹיְבֵ֣י'o.ye.VeiH341of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068toblasphemeH5006, thechildהַבֵּ֛ןha.BenH1121also that isbornהַיִּלּ֥וֹדhai.yi.LodH3209to thee shallsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.
15AndNathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416departedH3212to hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004. And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068struckוַיִּגֹּ֣ףvai.yi.GofH5062thechildהַיֶּ֜לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206thatUriah’sאוּרִיָּ֛ה'u.ri.YahH223wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802boreיָלְדָ֧הYal.dahH3205toDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732, and he was verysickוַיֵּאָנַֽשׁ׃vai.ye.'a.NashH605.
16Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732thereforebesoughtוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.KeshH1245Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430for thechildהַנָּ֑עַרha.Na.'arH5288; andDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732fastedוַיָּ֤צָם צ֔וֹםvai.Ya.tzom TzomH6684H6685, and wentinוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935, andlayוְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.KhavH7901allnightוְלָ֖ןve.LanH3885upon theearthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.
18And it came to pass on 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 theysaidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, Behold, while thechildהַיֶּ֜לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was yetaliveחַ֗יChaiH2416, wespokeדִּבַּ֤רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696to him, and he would nothearkenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085to ourvoiceבְּקוֹלֵ֔נוּbe.ko.Le.nuH6963: how will hethenH6213begrievedרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451H6213, if wetellנֹאמַ֥רno.MarH559him that thechildהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206isdeadמֵ֥תmetH4191?
19But whenDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650whisperedמִֽתְלַחֲשִׁ֔יםmit.la.cha.ShimH3907,Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732perceivedוַיָּ֥בֶןvai.Ya.venH995that thechildהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191: thereforeDavidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to 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, andanointedוַיָּ֗סֶךְvai.Ya.sekhH5480himself, andchangedוַיְחַלֵּף֙vay.cha.LefH2498hisapparelשִׂמְלֹתָ֔יוsim.lo.toH8071, andcameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andworshippedוַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812: then hecameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to his ownhouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004; and when herequiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֕לvai.yish.'AlH7592, theysetוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760foodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899before him, and heateוַיֹּאכַֽל׃vai.yo.KhalH398.
21Thensaidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650to him, Whatthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697is this that thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213? thou didstfastצַ֣מְתָּTzam.taH6684andweepוַתֵּ֔בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058for thechildהַיֶּ֤לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206, while he wasaliveחַי֙chaiH2416; but after thechildהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191, thou didstriseקַ֖מְתָּKam.taH6965andeatוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
22And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, While thechildהַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was yetaliveחַ֔יChaiH2416, Ifastedצַ֖מְתִּיTzam.tiH6684andweptוָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑הva.'ev.KehH1058: for Isaidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, Who cantellיוֹדֵ֔עַyo.De.a'H3045whetherGODיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will begraciousוְחַנַּ֥נִיye.cha.na.niH2603to me, that thechildהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206mayliveH2416?
24AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732comfortedוַיְנַחֵ֣םvay.na.ChemH5162BathshebaH1339hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802, and wentinוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to her, andlayוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901with her: and sheboreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205asonבֵּ֗ןBenH1121, and hecalledוַתִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010: and theLORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068lovedאֲהֵבֽוֹ׃'a.he.VoH157him.
27AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, I havefoughtנִלְחַ֣מְתִּיnil.Cham.tiH3898againstRabbahבְרַבָּ֔הve.ra.BahH7237, and havetakenלָכַ֖דְתִּיla.Khad.tiH3920thecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofwatersהַמָּֽיִם׃ha.Ma.yimH4325.
28Now thereforegatherאֱסֹף֙'e.SofH622therestיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971togetherH622, andencampוַחֲנֵ֥הva.cha.NehH2583against thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892, andtakeוְלָכְדָ֑הּve.la.khe.DahH3920it: lest Itakeאֶלְכֹּ֤ד'el.KodH3920thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, and it becalledוְנִקְרָ֥אve.nik.Ra'H7121after mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034.
30And hetookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947theirking’sמַלְכָּם֩mal.KamH4428crownעֲטֶֽרֶת־'a.te.ret-H5850from off hisheadרֹאשׁ֜וֹro.ShoH7218, theweightוּמִשְׁקָלָ֨הּu.mish.ka.LahH4948of which was atalentכִּכַּ֤רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091with thepreciousיְקָרָ֔הye.ka.RahH3368stonesוְאֶ֣בֶןve.'E.venH68: and it was set onDavid’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218. And he broughtforthהוֹצִ֖יאho.Tzi'H3318thespoilוּשְׁלַ֥לu.she.LalH7998of thecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892ingreatמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966abundanceהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235.
31And he broughtforthהוֹצִ֗יאho.Tzi'H3318thepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971that were in it, andputוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760them undersawsבַּ֠מְּגֵרָהBa.me.ge.rahH4050, and underharrowsוּבַחֲרִצֵ֨יu.va.cha.ri.TzeiH2757ofironהַבַּרְזֶ֜לha.bar.ZelH1270, and underaxesוּֽבְמַגְזְרֹ֣תu.ve.mag.ze.RotH4037ofironהַבַּרְזֶ֗לha.bar.ZelH1270, and made thempassוְהֶעֱבִ֤ירve.he.'e.VirH5674through thebrickkilnבַּמַּלְבֵּ֔ןba.mal.kenH4404: and thus hedidיַעֲשֶׂ֔הya.'a.SehH6213to all thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983. SoDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732and all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971returnedוַיָּ֧שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
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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