19 {
"verseID": "2Samuel.12.19",
"source": "וַיַּ֣רְא דָּוִ֗ד כִּ֤י עֲבָדָיו֙ מִֽתְלַחֲשִׁ֔ים וַיָּ֥בֶן דָּוִ֖ד כִּ֣י מֵ֣ת הַיָּ֑לֶד וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֧ד אֶל־עֲבָדָ֛יו הֲמֵ֥ת הַיֶּ֖לֶד וַיֹּ֥אמְרוּ מֵֽת׃",
"text": "And *wə-yarəʾ* *Dāwid* that *kî ʿăbādāyw* *mitlaḥăšîm* and *wə-yāben* *Dāwid* that *kî mēt* the *yāled*. And *wə-yōʾmer* *Dāwid* to *ʿăbādāyw*, *hă-mēt* the *yeled*? And *wə-yōʾmərû*, *mēt*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yarəʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he saw",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*kî ʿăbādāyw*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - that his servants",
"*mitlaḥăšîm*": "Hithpael participle masculine plural - whispering among themselves",
"*wə-yāben*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he understood",
"*kî mēt*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - that died",
"*yāled*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the child",
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʿăbādāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his servants",
"*hă-mēt*": "interrogative particle + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - is dead",
"*wə-yōʾmərû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they said",
"*mēt*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he is dead"
},
"variants": {
"*mitlaḥăšîm*": "whispering/muttering/speaking quietly among themselves",
"*mēt*": "dead/died/is dead"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "2Samuel.12.20",
"source": "וַיָּקָם֩ דָּוִ֨ד מֵהָאָ֜רֶץ וַיִּרְחַ֣ץ וַיָּ֗סֶךְ וַיְחַלֵּף֙ שִׂמְלֹתָ֔יו וַיָּבֹ֥א בֵית־יְהוָ֖ה וַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־בֵּית֔וֹ וַיִּשְׁאַ֕ל וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ ל֛וֹ לֶ֖חֶם וַיֹּאכַֽל׃",
"text": "And *wə-yāqom* *Dāwid* from the *ʾāreṣ* and *wə-yirḥaṣ* and *wə-yāsek* and *wə-yəḥallēp* *śimlōtāw* and *wə-yābōʾ* *bêt-YHWH* and *wə-yištāḥû*. And *wə-yābōʾ* to *bêtô* and *wə-yišʾal* and *wə-yāśîmû* for him *leḥem* and *wə-yōʾkal*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yāqom*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he arose",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the ground/earth",
"*wə-yirḥaṣ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he washed",
"*wə-yāsek*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he anointed",
"*wə-yəḥallēp*": "waw consecutive + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he changed",
"*śimlōtāw*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his garments/clothes",
"*wə-yābōʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he came/entered",
"*bêt-YHWH*": "noun construct + divine name - house of YHWH",
"*wə-yištāḥû*": "waw consecutive + Hishtaphel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he worshipped/bowed down",
"*bêtô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his house",
"*wə-yišʾal*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he asked",
"*wə-yāśîmû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they set/placed",
"*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread/food",
"*wə-yōʾkal*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he ate"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yāsek*": "anointed himself/applied oil/put on oil",
"*śimlōtāw*": "garments/clothes/raiment",
"*wə-yištāḥû*": "worshipped/bowed down/prostrated himself",
"*leḥem*": "bread/food/meal"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "2Samuel.12.21",
"source": "וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ עֲבָדָיו֙ אֵלָ֔יו מָֽה־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֑יתָה בַּעֲב֞וּר הַיֶּ֤לֶד חַי֙ צַ֣מְתָּ וַתֵּ֔בְךְּ וְכַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ מֵ֣ת הַיֶּ֔לֶד קַ֖מְתָּ וַתֹּ֥אכַל לָֽחֶם׃",
"text": "And *wə-yōʾmərû* *ʿăbādāyw* to him, what is this *dābār* which *ʿāśîtā*? For sake of the *yeled* *ḥay* *ṣamtā* and *wə-tēbək*, and as *wə-kaʾăšer* *mēt* the *yeled*, *qamtā* and *wə-tōʾkal* *lāḥem*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmərû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they said",
"*ʿăbādāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his servants",
"*dābār*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the thing/matter/word",
"*ʿāśîtā*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have done",
"*yeled*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the child",
"*ḥay*": "adjective, masculine singular - living/alive",
"*ṣamtā*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you fasted",
"*wə-tēbək*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - and you wept",
"*wə-kaʾăšer*": "waw conjunction + preposition + relative pronoun - and when/as",
"*mēt*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - died",
"*qamtā*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you arose",
"*wə-tōʾkal*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - and you ate",
"*lāḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread/food"
},
"variants": {
"*dābār*": "thing/matter/word/action",
"*ʿāśîtā*": "you have done/performed/accomplished",
"*ḥay*": "living/alive/life"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "2Samuel.12.22",
"source": "וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בְּעוֹד֙ הַיֶּ֣לֶד חַ֔י צַ֖מְתִּי וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑ה כִּ֤י אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ מִ֣י יוֹדֵ֔עַ וְחַנַּ֥נִי יְהוָ֖ה וְחַ֥י הַיָּֽלֶד׃",
"text": "And *wə-yōʾmer*, while *bəʿôd* the *yeled* *ḥay*, *ṣamtî* and *wā-ʾebkeh* because *kî ʾāmartî*, who *mî yôdēaʿ* and *wə-ḥannanî* *YHWH* and will live *wə-ḥay* the *yāled*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*bəʿôd*": "preposition + adverb - while yet/still",
"*yeled*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the child",
"*ḥay*": "adjective, masculine singular - living/alive",
"*ṣamtî*": "Qal perfect 1st common singular - I fasted",
"*wā-ʾebkeh*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 1st common singular - and I wept",
"*kî ʾāmartî*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 1st common singular - because I said",
"*mî yôdēaʿ*": "interrogative pronoun + Qal participle masculine singular - who knows",
"*wə-ḥannanî*": "waw consecutive + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - and he will be gracious to me",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD",
"*wə-ḥay*": "waw consecutive + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and will live",
"*yāled*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the child"
},
"variants": {
"*bəʿôd*": "while/yet/still",
"*wə-ḥannanî*": "be gracious to me/show favor to me/have mercy on me",
"*wə-ḥay*": "and will live/and may live/and let live"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "2Samuel.12.23",
"source": "וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ מֵ֗ת לָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙ אֲנִ֣י צָ֔ם הַאוּכַ֥ל לַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹ ע֑וֹד אֲנִי֙ הֹלֵ֣ךְ אֵלָ֔יו וְה֖וּא לֹֽא־יָשׁ֥וּב אֵלָֽי׃",
"text": "And now *wə-ʿattâ* he is *mēt*, why *lāmmâ zeh* I *ʾănî* *ṣām*? Am I able *ha-ʾûkal* to bring him back *lə-hăšîbô* again *ʿôd*? I *ʾănî* am *hōlēk* to him, but he *wə-hûʾ* will not *lōʾ-yāšûb* to me.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʿattâ*": "waw conjunction + adverb - and now",
"*mēt*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he is dead",
"*lāmmâ zeh*": "interrogative + demonstrative pronoun - why this",
"*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st common singular - I",
"*ṣām*": "Qal participle masculine singular - fasting",
"*ha-ʾûkal*": "interrogative particle + Qal imperfect 1st common singular - can I/am I able",
"*lə-hăšîbô*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to bring him back/return him",
"*ʿôd*": "adverb - again/still/yet",
"*hōlēk*": "Qal participle masculine singular - going",
"*wə-hûʾ*": "waw conjunction + pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - and he",
"*lōʾ-yāšûb*": "negative particle + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will not return"
},
"variants": {
"*mēt*": "dead/died/is dead",
"*ṣām*": "fasting/abstaining from food",
"*hōlēk*": "going/walking/departing",
"*yāšûb*": "return/come back/turn back"
}
}