Revised Webster's Bible
2 Samuel 12:15-23
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?
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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