2 Sam 12:7-9 : 7 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.12.7",
"source": "וַיֹּ֧אמֶר נָתָ֛ן אֶל־דָּוִ֖ד אַתָּ֣ה הָאִ֑ישׁ כֹּה־אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אָנֹכִ֞י מְשַׁחְתִּ֤יךָֽ לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאָנֹכִ֥י הִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָ מִיַּ֥ד שָׁאֽוּל",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer nātān ʾel-dāwid ʾattāh hā-ʾîš kōh-ʾāmar YHWH ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl ʾānōkî məšaḥtîkā lə-melek ʿal-yiśrāʾēl wə-ʾānōkî hiṣṣaltîkā mi-yad šāʾûl*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said",
"*nātān*": "proper noun - Nathan",
"*ʾel-dāwid*": "preposition + proper noun - to David",
"*ʾattāh*": "personal pronoun 2nd masculine singular - you",
"*hā-ʾîš*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the man",
"*kōh*": "adverb - thus",
"*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - has said",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - YHWH/the LORD",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ʾānōkî*": "personal pronoun 1st common singular - I",
"*məšaḥtîkā*": "Qal perfect 1st common singular + suffix 2nd masculine singular - I anointed you",
"*lə-melek*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - as king",
"*ʿal-yiśrāʾēl*": "preposition + proper noun - over Israel",
"*wə-ʾānōkî*": "conjunction + personal pronoun 1st common singular - and I",
"*hiṣṣaltîkā*": "Hiphil perfect 1st common singular + suffix 2nd masculine singular - I delivered you",
"*mi-yad*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - from the hand of",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul"
},
"variants": {
"*kōh-ʾāmar*": "thus says/this is what says (prophetic formula)",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "God of/deity of",
"*ʾānōkî*": "emphatic form of 'I'",
"*məšaḥtîkā*": "anointed you/consecrated you",
"*hiṣṣaltîkā*": "delivered you/rescued you/saved you",
"*mi-yad*": "from the hand of/from the power of"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.12.8",
"source": "וָאֶתְּנָ֨ה לְךָ֜ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית אֲדֹנֶ֗יךָ וְאֶת־נְשֵׁ֤י אֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙ בְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָ וָאֶתְּנָ֣ה לְךָ֔ אֶת־בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וִֽיהוּדָ֑ה וְאִ֨ם־מְעָ֔ט וְאֹסִ֥פָה לְּךָ֖ כָּהֵ֥נָּה וְכָהֵֽנָּה",
"text": "*wā-ʾettənāh ləkā ʾet-bêt ʾădōneykā wə-ʾet-nəšê ʾădōneykā bə-ḥêqekā wā-ʾettənāh ləkā ʾet-bêt yiśrāʾēl wî-hûdāh wə-ʾim-məʿāṭ wə-ʾōsipāh ləkā kāhēnnāh wə-kāhēnnāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wā-ʾettənāh*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 1st common singular consecutive - and I gave",
"*ləkā*": "preposition + suffix 2nd masculine singular - to you",
"*ʾet-bêt*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct - the house of",
"*ʾădōneykā*": "noun, masculine plural construct + suffix 2nd masculine singular - your master",
"*wə-ʾet-nəšê*": "conjunction + direct object marker + noun, feminine plural construct - and the wives of",
"*ʾădōneykā*": "noun, masculine plural construct + suffix 2nd masculine singular - your master",
"*bə-ḥêqekā*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + suffix 2nd masculine singular - into your bosom",
"*wā-ʾettənāh*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 1st common singular consecutive - and I gave",
"*ləkā*": "preposition + suffix 2nd masculine singular - to you",
"*ʾet-bêt*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct - the house of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*wî-hûdāh*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Judah",
"*wə-ʾim*": "conjunction + conditional particle - and if",
"*məʿāṭ*": "adjective, masculine singular - little/few",
"*wə-ʾōsipāh*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 1st common singular cohortative - I would have added",
"*ləkā*": "preposition + suffix 2nd masculine singular - for you",
"*kāhēnnāh*": "adverbial expression - such and such",
"*wə-kāhēnnāh*": "conjunction + adverbial expression - and such and such"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾădōneykā*": "your master/your lord (referring to Saul)",
"*bə-ḥêqekā*": "into your bosom/into your possession/for your use",
"*bêt yiśrāʾēl*": "house of Israel/kingdom of Israel",
"*məʿāṭ*": "too little/not enough",
"*kāhēnnāh wə-kāhēnnāh*": "much more/many more like these/yet more"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.12.9",
"source": "מַדּ֜וּעַ בָּזִ֣יתָ ׀ אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת הָרַע֮ *בעינו **בְּעֵינַי֒ אֵ֣ת אוּרִיָּ֤ה הַֽחִתִּי֙ הִכִּ֣יתָ בַחֶ֔רֶב וְאֶ֨ת־אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ לָקַ֥חְתָּ לְּךָ֖ לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וְאֹת֣וֹ הָרַ֔גְתָּ בְּחֶ֖רֶב בְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן",
"text": "*maddûaʿ bāzîtā ʾet-dəbar YHWH la-ʿăśôt hā-raʿ bə-ʿênay ʾēt ʾûrîyāh ha-ḥittî hikkîtā ba-ḥereb wə-ʾet-ʾištô lāqaḥtā ləkā lə-ʾiššāh wə-ʾōtô hāragtā bə-ḥereb bənê ʿammôn*",
"grammar": {
"*maddûaʿ*": "interrogative adverb - why",
"*bāzîtā*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have despised",
"*ʾet-dəbar*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular construct - the word of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - YHWH/the LORD",
"*la-ʿăśôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to do",
"*hā-raʿ*": "definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the evil",
"*bə-ʿênay*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct + suffix 1st common singular - in my eyes",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾûrîyāh*": "proper noun - Uriah",
"*ha-ḥittî*": "definite article + gentilic adjective, masculine singular - the Hittite",
"*hikkîtā*": "Hiphil perfect 2nd masculine singular - you struck",
"*ba-ḥereb*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - with the sword",
"*wə-ʾet-ʾištô*": "conjunction + direct object marker + noun, feminine singular construct + suffix 3rd masculine singular - and his wife",
"*lāqaḥtā*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you took",
"*ləkā*": "preposition + suffix 2nd masculine singular - for yourself",
"*lə-ʾiššāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - as a wife",
"*wə-ʾōtô*": "conjunction + direct object marker + suffix 3rd masculine singular - and him",
"*hāragtā*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you killed",
"*bə-ḥereb*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - by the sword of",
"*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of",
"*ʿammôn*": "proper noun - Ammon"
},
"variants": {
"*bāzîtā*": "despised/rejected/held in contempt",
"*dəbar YHWH*": "word of YHWH/command of YHWH",
"*bə-ʿênay*": "in my eyes/in my sight (alternative variant in text: *bə-ʿênô* - 'in his eyes')",
"*hikkîtā*": "struck down/killed/caused to be killed",
"*hāragtā*": "killed/murdered/slew",
"*bə-ḥereb bənê ʿammôn*": "by the sword of the sons of Ammon/by the Ammonite sword"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.12.10",
"source": "וְעַתָּ֗ה לֹא־תָס֥וּר חֶ֛רֶב מִבֵּיתְךָ֖ עַד־עוֹלָ֑ם עֵ֚קֶב כִּ֣י בְזִתָ֔נִי וַתִּקַּ֗ח אֶת־אֵ֙שֶׁת֙ אוּרִיָּ֣ה הַחִתִּ֔י לִהְי֥וֹת לְךָ֖ לְאִשָּֽׁה",
"text": "*wə-ʿattāh lōʾ-tāsûr ḥereb mi-bêtəkā ʿad-ʿôlām ʿēqeb kî bəzitānî wə-tiqqaḥ ʾet-ʾēšet ʾûrîyāh ha-ḥittî li-hyôt ləkā lə-ʾiššāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʿattāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and now",
"*lōʾ-tāsûr*": "negation + Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - not will depart",
"*ḥereb*": "noun, feminine singular - sword",
"*mi-bêtəkā*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + suffix 2nd masculine singular - from your house",
"*ʿad-ʿôlām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - until forever/eternally",
"*ʿēqeb*": "conjunction - because",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that",
"*bəzitānî*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular + suffix 1st common singular - you despised me",
"*wə-tiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular consecutive - and you took",
"*ʾet-ʾēšet*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine singular construct - the wife of",
"*ʾûrîyāh*": "proper noun - Uriah",
"*ha-ḥittî*": "definite article + gentilic adjective, masculine singular - the Hittite",
"*li-hyôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to be",
"*ləkā*": "preposition + suffix 2nd masculine singular - for you",
"*lə-ʾiššāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - as a wife"
},
"variants": {
"*lōʾ-tāsûr ḥereb*": "the sword shall not depart/violence shall not cease",
"*ʿad-ʿôlām*": "forever/perpetually/for all time",
"*ʿēqeb kî*": "as a consequence of/because",
"*bəzitānî*": "despised me/rejected me/held me in contempt"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.12.11",
"source": "כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה הִנְנִי֩ מֵקִ֨ים עָלֶ֤יךָ רָעָה֙ מִבֵּיתֶ֔ךָ וְלָקַחְתִּ֤י אֶת־נָשֶׁ֙יךָ֙ לְעֵינֶ֔יךָ וְנָתַתִּ֖י לְרֵעֶ֑יךָ וְשָׁכַב֙ עִם־נָשֶׁ֔יךָ לְעֵינֵ֖י הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ הַזֹּֽאת",
"text": "*kōh ʾāmar YHWH hinənî mēqîm ʿāleykā rāʿāh mi-bêtekā wə-lāqaḥtî ʾet-nāšeykā lə-ʿêneykā wə-nātattî lə-rēʿeykā wə-šākab ʿim-nāšeykā lə-ʿênê ha-šemeš ha-zōʾt*",
"grammar": {
"*kōh*": "adverb - thus",
"*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - says",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - YHWH/the LORD",
"*hinənî*": "interjection + suffix 1st common singular - behold me/here I am",
"*mēqîm*": "Hiphil participle masculine singular - raising up",
"*ʿāleykā*": "preposition + suffix 2nd masculine singular - against you",
"*rāʿāh*": "noun, feminine singular - evil/disaster",
"*mi-bêtekā*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + suffix 2nd masculine singular - from your house",
"*wə-lāqaḥtî*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 1st common singular - and I will take",
"*ʾet-nāšeykā*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine plural construct + suffix 2nd masculine singular - your wives",
"*lə-ʿêneykā*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct + suffix 2nd masculine singular - before your eyes",
"*wə-nātattî*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 1st common singular - and I will give",
"*lə-rēʿeykā*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + suffix 2nd masculine singular - to your neighbor",
"*wə-šākab*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and he will lie",
"*ʿim-nāšeykā*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural construct + suffix 2nd masculine singular - with your wives",
"*lə-ʿênê*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct - before the eyes of",
"*ha-šemeš*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the sun",
"*ha-zōʾt*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this"
},
"variants": {
"*hinənî*": "behold I am/here I am (immediacy formula)",
"*mēqîm*": "raising up/bringing/causing to arise",
"*rāʿāh*": "evil/disaster/calamity/trouble",
"*rēʿeykā*": "your neighbor/your friend/your companion (euphemism for rival)",
"*lə-ʿênê ha-šemeš ha-zōʾt*": "in the sight of this sun/in broad daylight/publicly"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.12.12",
"source": "כִּ֥י אַתָּ֖ה עָשִׂ֣יתָ בַסָּ֑תֶר וַאֲנִ֗י אֶעֱשֶׂה֙ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה נֶ֥גֶד כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְנֶ֥גֶד הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ",
"text": "*kî ʾattāh ʿāśîtā ba-ssāter wa-ʾănî ʾeʿĕśeh ʾet-ha-dābār ha-zeh neged kol-yiśrāʾēl wə-neged ha-ššāmeš*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ʾattāh*": "personal pronoun 2nd masculine singular - you",
"*ʿāśîtā*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you did",
"*ba-ssāter*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in secret",
"*wa-ʾănî*": "conjunction + personal pronoun 1st common singular - but I",
"*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "Qal imperfect 1st common singular - I will do",
"*ʾet-ha-dābār*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun, masculine singular - the thing",
"*ha-zeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*neged*": "preposition - before/in front of",
"*kol-yiśrāʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - all Israel",
"*wə-neged*": "conjunction + preposition - and before",
"*ha-ššāmeš*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the sun"
},
"variants": {
"*ba-ssāter*": "in secret/in private/hidden",
"*neged kol-yiśrāʾēl*": "before all Israel/in the sight of all Israel/publicly",
"*neged ha-ššāmeš*": "before the sun/in broad daylight/openly"
}
}