2 Sam 12:1-9 : 1 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.12.1",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־נָתָ֖ן אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד וַיָּבֹ֣א אֵלָ֗יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ שְׁנֵ֣י אֲנָשִׁ֗ים הָיוּ֙ בְּעִ֣יר אֶחָ֔ת אֶחָ֥ד עָשִׁ֖יר וְאֶחָ֥ד רָֽאשׁ",
"text": "*wə-yišlaḥ YHWH* *ʾet-nātān* *ʾel-dāwid* *wə-yābōʾ* to-him *wə-yōʾmer* to-him, *šənê ʾănāšîm hāyû* in-*ʿîr* one, one *ʿāšîr* *wə-ʾeḥād rāʾš*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yišlaḥ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he sent",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh, the LORD",
"*ʾet-nātān*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Nathan (literally: 'the one who gives')",
"*ʾel-dāwid*": "preposition + proper noun - to David",
"*wə-yābōʾ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he came",
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*šənê*": "cardinal number, construct state - two of",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "common noun, masculine plural - men",
"*hāyû*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they were",
"*ʿîr*": "common noun, feminine singular - city",
"*ʿāšîr*": "adjective, masculine singular - rich",
"*wə-ʾeḥād*": "conjunction + cardinal number - and one",
"*rāʾš*": "adjective, masculine singular - poor"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾet-nātān*": "Nathan (lit: 'gift', 'the one who gives')",
"*rāʾš*": "poor/impoverished/destitute"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.12.2",
"source": "לְעָשִׁ֗יר הָיָ֛ה צֹ֥אן וּבָקָ֖ר הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד",
"text": "To-*ʿāšîr hāyāh ṣōʾn û-bāqār harbēh məʾōd*",
"grammar": {
"*lə-ʿāšîr*": "preposition + adjective, masculine singular - to/for the rich man",
"*hāyāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was/had",
"*ṣōʾn*": "common noun, collective singular - flock/sheep",
"*û-bāqār*": "conjunction + common noun, collective singular - and cattle/herd",
"*harbēh*": "adverb - much/many",
"*məʾōd*": "adverb - very/exceedingly"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣōʾn*": "sheep/flock/small livestock",
"*bāqār*": "cattle/oxen/herd",
"*harbēh məʾōd*": "very many/exceedingly numerous"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.12.3",
"source": "וְלָרָ֣שׁ אֵֽין־כֹּ֗ל כִּי֩ אִם־כִּבְשָׂ֨ה אַחַ֤ת קְטַנָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָנָ֔ה וַיְחַיֶּ֕הָ וַתִּגְדַּ֥ל עִמּ֛וֹ וְעִם־בָּנָ֖יו יַחְדָּ֑ו מִפִּתּ֨וֹ תֹאכַ֜ל וּמִכֹּס֤וֹ תִשְׁתֶּה֙ וּבְחֵיק֣וֹ תִשְׁכָּ֔ב וַתְּהִי־ל֖וֹ כְּבַֽת",
"text": "*wə-lārāš ʾên-kōl kî ʾim-kibśāh ʾaḥat qəṭannāh ʾăšer qānāh wə-yəḥayyehā wə-tigdal ʿimmô wə-ʿim-bānāyw yaḥdāw; mi-pittô tōʾkal û-mi-kōsô tišteh û-bə-ḥêqô tiškāb wə-təhî-lô kə-bat*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-lārāš*": "conjunction + preposition + adjective, masculine singular - and to the poor man",
"*ʾên-kōl*": "particle of negation + noun - there was nothing at all",
"*kî ʾim*": "conjunction phrase - except",
"*kibśāh*": "common noun, feminine singular - ewe lamb",
"*ʾaḥat*": "cardinal number, feminine singular - one",
"*qəṭannāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - small/little",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*qānāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he had bought/acquired",
"*wə-yəḥayyehā*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular + suffix 3rd feminine singular - and he nourished/kept her alive",
"*wə-tigdal*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she grew up",
"*ʿimmô*": "preposition + suffix 3rd masculine singular - with him",
"*wə-ʿim-bānāyw*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + suffix 3rd masculine singular - and with his sons/children",
"*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together",
"*mi-pittô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct + suffix 3rd masculine singular - from his morsel/piece",
"*tōʾkal*": "Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - she would eat",
"*û-mi-kōsô*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + suffix 3rd masculine singular - and from his cup",
"*tišteh*": "Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - she would drink",
"*û-bə-ḥêqô*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + suffix 3rd masculine singular - and in his bosom/lap",
"*tiškāb*": "Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - she would lie down",
"*wə-təhî-lô*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular + preposition + suffix 3rd masculine singular - and she was to him",
"*kə-bat*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - like a daughter"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾên-kōl*": "nothing at all/nothing whatsoever",
"*kibśāh*": "ewe lamb/female lamb",
"*yəḥayyehā*": "nourished her/kept her alive/raised her",
"*ḥêqô*": "bosom/lap/embrace",
"*kə-bat*": "like a daughter/as a daughter"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.12.4",
"source": "וַיָּ֣בֹא הֵלֶךְ֮ לְאִ֣ישׁ הֽ͏ֶעָשִׁיר֒ וַיַּחְמֹ֗ל לָקַ֤חַת מִצֹּאנוֹ֙ וּמִבְּקָר֔וֹ לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת לָאֹרֵ֖חַ הַבָּא־ל֑וֹ וַיִּקַּ֗ח אֶת־כִּבְשַׂת֙ הָאִ֣ישׁ הָרָ֔אשׁ וַֽיַּעֲשֶׂ֔הָ לָאִ֖ישׁ הַבָּ֥א אֵלָֽיו",
"text": "*wə-yābōʾ hēlek lə-ʾîš he-ʿāšîr wə-yaḥmōl lāqaḥat mi-ṣṣōʾnô û-mi-bbəqārô la-ʿăśôt lā-ʾōrēaḥ ha-bāʾ-lô wə-yiqqaḥ ʾet-kibśat hā-ʾîš hā-rāʾš wə-yaʿăśehā lā-ʾîš ha-bāʾ ʾēlāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yābōʾ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and came",
"*hēlek*": "noun, masculine singular - traveler/guest",
"*lə-ʾîš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to/for man of",
"*he-ʿāšîr*": "definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the rich",
"*wə-yaḥmōl*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he spared/refrained",
"*lāqaḥat*": "Qal infinitive construct - to take",
"*mi-ṣṣōʾnô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct + suffix 3rd masculine singular - from his flock",
"*û-mi-bbəqārô*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + suffix 3rd masculine singular - and from his herd",
"*la-ʿăśôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to prepare/make",
"*lā-ʾōrēaḥ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for the traveler",
"*ha-bāʾ-lô*": "definite article + Qal participle masculine singular + preposition + suffix 3rd masculine singular - the one coming to him",
"*wə-yiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he took",
"*ʾet-kibśat*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine singular construct - the ewe lamb of",
"*hā-ʾîš*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the man",
"*hā-rāʾš*": "definite article + adjective, masculine singular - the poor",
"*wə-yaʿăśehā*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + suffix 3rd feminine singular - and he prepared it",
"*lā-ʾîš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for the man",
"*ha-bāʾ*": "definite article + Qal participle masculine singular - the one coming",
"*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition + suffix 3rd masculine singular - to him"
},
"variants": {
"*hēlek*": "traveler/wanderer/visitor/guest",
"*yaḥmōl*": "spared/refrained/was unwilling",
"*la-ʿăśôt*": "to prepare/to make ready/to cook",
"*ʾōrēaḥ*": "traveler/guest/visitor",
"*yaʿăśehā*": "prepared it/cooked it/made it ready"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.12.5",
"source": "וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֥ף דָּוִ֛ד בָּאִ֖ישׁ מְאֹ֑ד וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־נָתָ֔ן חַי־יְהוָ֕ה כִּ֣י בֶן־מָ֔וֶת הָאִ֖ישׁ הָעֹשֶׂ֥ה זֹֽאת",
"text": "*wə-yiḥar-ʾap dāwid bā-ʾîš məʾōd wə-yōʾmer ʾel-nātān ḥay-YHWH kî ben-māwet hā-ʾîš hā-ʿōśeh zōʾt*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yiḥar-ʾap*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + noun, masculine singular construct - and burned the anger of",
"*dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*bā-ʾîš*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - against the man",
"*məʾōd*": "adverb - very/exceedingly",
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʾel-nātān*": "preposition + proper noun - to Nathan",
"*ḥay-YHWH*": "adjective, masculine singular construct + divine name - as YHWH lives",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that/surely",
"*ben-māwet*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular - son of death/deserving death",
"*hā-ʾîš*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the man",
"*hā-ʿōśeh*": "definite article + Qal participle masculine singular - the one doing",
"*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this"
},
"variants": {
"*yiḥar-ʾap*": "his anger burned/he became very angry",
"*ḥay-YHWH*": "as YHWH lives/by the life of YHWH (oath formula)",
"*ben-māwet*": "deserving death/worthy of death/condemned to die"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.12.6",
"source": "וְאֶת־הַכִּבְשָׂ֖ה יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם אַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם עֵ֗קֶב אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה וְעַ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־חָמָֽל",
"text": "*wə-ʾet-ha-kibśāh yəšallēm ʾarbaʿtāyim ʿēqeb ʾăšer ʿāśāh ʾet-ha-dābār ha-zeh wə-ʿal ʾăšer lōʾ-ḥāmāl*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʾet-ha-kibśāh*": "conjunction + direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and the ewe lamb",
"*yəšallēm*": "Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he shall repay/restore",
"*ʾarbaʿtāyim*": "adverb - fourfold",
"*ʿēqeb*": "conjunction/preposition - because",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that",
"*ʿāśāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he did",
"*ʾet-ha-dābār*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun, masculine singular - the thing/deed",
"*ha-zeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*wə-ʿal*": "conjunction + preposition - and because",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that",
"*lōʾ-ḥāmāl*": "negative particle + Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he did not spare/pity"
},
"variants": {
"*yəšallēm*": "shall repay/restore/compensate",
"*ʾarbaʿtāyim*": "fourfold/four times as much",
"*ʿēqeb*": "because/as a consequence of",
"*dābār*": "thing/deed/matter/word",
"*ḥāmāl*": "spare/pity/have compassion"
}
}
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"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.12.13",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל־נָתָ֔ן חָטָ֖אתִי לַֽיהוָ֑ה ס וַיֹּ֨אמֶר נָתָ֜ן אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד גַּם־יְהוָ֛ה הֶעֱבִ֥יר חַטָּאתְךָ֖ לֹ֥א תָמֽוּת",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer dāwid ʾel-nātān ḥāṭāʾtî la-YHWH wə-yōʾmer nātān ʾel-dāwid gam-YHWH heʿĕbîr ḥaṭṭāʾtəkā lōʾ tāmût*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said",
"*dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*ʾel-nātān*": "preposition + proper noun - to Nathan",
"*ḥāṭāʾtî*": "Qal perfect 1st common singular - I have sinned",
"*la-YHWH*": "preposition + proper noun - against YHWH",
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said",
"*nātān*": "proper noun - Nathan",
"*ʾel-dāwid*": "preposition + proper noun - to David",
"*gam*": "conjunction/particle - also",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - YHWH/the LORD",
"*heʿĕbîr*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - has taken away",
"*ḥaṭṭāʾtəkā*": "noun, feminine singular construct + suffix 2nd masculine singular - your sin",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*tāmût*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will die"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥāṭāʾtî*": "I have sinned/I am guilty",
"*heʿĕbîr*": "has taken away/has removed/has transferred",
"*lōʾ tāmût*": "you will not die/you shall not be put to death"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.12.14",
"source": "אֶ֗פֶס כִּֽי־נִאֵ֤ץ נִאַ֙צְתָּ֙ אֶת־אֹיְבֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה בַּדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּ֑ה גַּ֗ם הַבֵּ֛ן הַיִּלּ֥וֹד לְךָ֖ מ֥וֹת יָמֽוּת",
"text": "*ʾepes kî-niʾēṣ niʾaṣtā ʾet-ʾōyəbê YHWH ba-ddābār ha-zzeh gam ha-bēn ha-yillôd ləkā môt yāmût*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾepes*": "noun/conjunction - nevertheless/however",
"*kî*": "conjunction - because",
"*niʾēṣ niʾaṣtā*": "Piel infinitive absolute + Piel perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have utterly scorned",
"*ʾet-ʾōyəbê*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine plural construct - the enemies of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - YHWH/the LORD",
"*ba-ddābār*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - by this thing",
"*ha-zzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*gam*": "conjunction/particle - also",
"*ha-bēn*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the son",
"*ha-yillôd*": "definite article + Niphal participle masculine singular - the one born",
"*ləkā*": "preposition + suffix 2nd masculine singular - to you",
"*môt yāmût*": "Qal infinitive absolute + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will surely die"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾepes*": "nevertheless/however/notwithstanding",
"*niʾēṣ niʾaṣtā*": "you have utterly scorned/despised/blasphemed",
"*ʾet-ʾōyəbê YHWH*": "the enemies of YHWH (there may be a textual issue here; some read 'you have given great occasion to the enemies of YHWH to blaspheme' or 'you have utterly despised YHWH')",
"*môt yāmût*": "he will surely die/he must certainly die"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "2Samuel.12.15",
"source": "וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ נָתָ֖ן אֶל־בֵּית֑וֹ וַיִּגֹּ֣ף יְהוָ֗ה אֶת־הַיֶּ֜לֶד אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָלְדָ֧ה אֵֽשֶׁת־אוּרִיָּ֛ה לְדָוִ֖ד וַיֵּאָנַֽשׁ׃",
"text": "And *wə-yēlek* *Nātān* unto *bêtô* and *wə-yiggōp* *YHWH* the *yeled* which *yāldâ* *ʾēšet-ʾÛriyyâ* to *Dāwid* and *wə-yēʾānāš*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yēlek*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he went",
"*Nātān*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Nathan",
"*bêtô*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his house",
"*wə-yiggōp*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he struck",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD",
"*yeled*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the child",
"*yāldâ*": "Qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - she had borne",
"*ʾēšet-ʾÛriyyâ*": "noun construct - wife of Uriah",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*wə-yēʾānāš*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he became sick"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-yiggōp*": "struck/afflicted/plagued",
"*wə-yēʾānāš*": "became sick/grew ill/became mortal ill"
}
}