2 Samuel 12

Nathan confronts David with a parable about a stolen lamb, declaring 'You are the man,' leading to David's repentance; YHWH forgives him but decrees the death of their child and ongoing sword over his house as consequences.[1][2][3]

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Verse 1
and sent and he dispatched the LORD Yahweh Yahweh direct object marker object-marker Nathan he gave Natan to toward David David David and he came and he came to him toward him and said and he said to him — two two of men men were they were in a city in a guarded settlement of one one one one rich wealthy man and one and one poor Become impoverished
וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֧ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and sent and he dispatched HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker HTo נָתָ֖ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan Nathan he gave Natan HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR דָּוִ֑ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp וַ/יָּבֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and he came and he came HC/Vqw3ms אֵלָ֗י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms ל/וֹ֙ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms שְׁנֵ֣י 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney two two of HAcmdc אֲנָשִׁ֗ים 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 anashim men men HNcmpa הָיוּ֙ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu were they were HVqp3cp בְּ/עִ֣יר 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓 beir in a city in a guarded settlement of HR/Ncfsa אֶחָ֔ת 𐤀𐤇𐤕 echat Eka (Bemba) one one HAcfsa אֶחָ֥ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa עָשִׁ֖יר 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓 ashir rich wealthy man HAamsa וְ/אֶחָ֥ד 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤃 veechad Eka (Bemba) and one and one HC/Acmsa רָֽאשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rash poor Become impoverished HVqrmsa
Verse 3
but to-the-poor impoverished one there-was-not there is not all the whole of for for/because except if / whether ewe-lamb female lamb one one little small which that-which he-bought he acquired and-he-nourished-it he gave her life and-it-grew-up and she grew great with-him with him and-with and if his-children his sons together as one together from-his-morsel from his broken-off morsel it-eats you will eat and-from-his-cup and from his cup it-drinks she drinks and-in-his-bosom and in his enclosing-bosom it-lies she will lie down and-it-was and she became to-him — like-a-daughter like a daughter
וְ/לָ/רָ֣שׁ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤓𐤔 velarash but to-the-poor impoverished one HC/Rd/Vqrmsa אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there-was-not there is not HTn כֹּ֗ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all the whole of HNcmsa כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im except if / whether HC כִּבְשָׂ֨ה 𐤊𐤁𐤔𐤄 kivesah ewe-lamb female lamb HNcfsa אַחַ֤ת 𐤀𐤇𐤕 achat Eka (Bemba) one one HAcfsa קְטַנָּה֙ 𐤒𐤈𐤍𐤄 qetanah little small HAafsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr קָנָ֔ה 𐤒𐤍𐤄 qanah he-bought he acquired HVqp3ms וַ/יְחַיֶּ֕/הָ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤉/𐤄 vayechayeha and-he-nourished-it he gave her life HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3fs וַ/תִּגְדַּ֥ל 𐤅/𐤕𐤂𐤃𐤋 vatigedal and-it-grew-up and she grew great HC/Vqw3fs עִמּ֛/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo with-him with him HR/Sp3ms וְ/עִם 𐤅/𐤏𐤌 veim and-with and if HC/R בָּנָ֖י/ו 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 banayv Bene (Bemba) his-children his sons HNcmpc/Sp3ms יַחְדָּ֑ו 𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅 yachedav together as one together HD מִ/פִּתּ֨/וֹ 𐤌/𐤐𐤕/𐤅 mipito from-his-morsel from his broken-off morsel HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms תֹאכַ֜ל 𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 tokhal it-eats you will eat HVqi3fs וּ/מִ/כֹּס֤/וֹ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤊𐤎/𐤅 umikoso and-from-his-cup and from his cup HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp3ms תִשְׁתֶּה֙ 𐤕𐤔𐤕𐤄 tisheteh it-drinks she drinks HVqi3fs וּ/בְ/חֵיק֣/וֹ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤒/𐤅 uvecheyqo and-in-his-bosom and in his enclosing-bosom HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3ms תִשְׁכָּ֔ב 𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤁 tishekav it-lies she will lie down HVqi3fs וַ/תְּהִי 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 vatehi and-it-was and she became HC/Vqw3fs ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to-him HR/Sp3ms כְּ/בַֽת 𐤊/𐤁𐤕 kevat like-a-daughter like a daughter HR/Ncfsa
Verse 4
and came and he came traveler journey to a man to a man the rich the wealthy man and he spared and he spared to take to take from his flock from his flock and from his herd and from his cattle to prepare to do or make for the guest to a traveling one who had come the coming one to him — but he took and he took the object-marker ewe lamb female lamb of of the man the man the poor impoverished one and prepared it and he made her for the man to a man who had come the coming one to him toward him
וַ/יָּ֣בֹא 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and came and he came HC/Vqw3ms הֵלֶךְ֮ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 helekhe traveler journey HNcmsa לְ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤔 leish to a man to a man HR/Ncmsc הֶֽ/עָשִׁיר֒ 𐤄/𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓 heashir the rich the wealthy man HTd/Aamsa וַ/יַּחְמֹ֗ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤌𐤋 vayachemol and he spared and he spared HC/Vqw3ms לָ/קַ֤חַת 𐤋/𐤒𐤇𐤕 laqachat to take to take HR/Vqc מִ/צֹּאנ/וֹ֙ 𐤌/𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤅 mitsono from his flock from his flock HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms וּ/מִ/בְּקָר֔/וֹ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤁𐤒𐤓/𐤅 umibeqaro and from his herd and from his cattle HC/R/Ncbsc/Sp3ms לַ/עֲשׂ֕וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to prepare to do or make HR/Vqc לָ/אֹרֵ֖חַ 𐤋/𐤀𐤓𐤇 laorecha for the guest to a traveling one HRd/Vqrmsa הַ/בָּא 𐤄/𐤁𐤀 haba who had come the coming one HTd/Vqrmsa ל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms וַ/יִּקַּ֗ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach but he took and he took HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo כִּבְשַׂת֙ 𐤊𐤁𐤔𐤕 kivesat ewe lamb female lamb of HNcfsc הָ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish of the man the man HTd/Ncmsa הָ/רָ֔אשׁ 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔 harash the poor impoverished one HTd/Vqrmsa וַֽ/יַּעֲשֶׂ֔/הָ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔/𐤄 vayaaseha and prepared it and he made her HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3fs לָ/אִ֖ישׁ 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤔 laish for the man to a man HRd/Ncmsa הַ/בָּ֥א 𐤄/𐤁𐤀 haba-2 who had come the coming one HTd/Vqrmsa אֵלָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms
Verse 7
And he said and he said Nathan he gave Natan to toward David David David You you are the man the man Thus in this manner says he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh God mighty ones of of Israel El-Contends Yiserael I I myself anointed you I have anointed you as king to a king over upon Israel El-Contends Yiserael and I and I delivered you I pulled you away from the hand from hand of of Saul Shaul Shaul
וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms נָתָ֛ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan Nathan he gave Natan HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR דָּוִ֖ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אַתָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah You you HPp2ms הָ/אִ֑ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish are the man the man HTd/Ncmsa כֹּה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner HD אָמַ֨ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אָנֹכִ֞י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs מְשַׁחְתִּ֤י/ךָֽ 𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤊 meshachetikha anointed you I have anointed you HVqp1cs/Sp2ms לְ/מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lemelekhe as king to a king HR/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/אָנֹכִ֥י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 veanokhi and I and I HC/Pp1cs הִצַּלְתִּ֖י/ךָ 𐤄𐤑𐤋𐤕𐤉/𐤊 hitsaletikha delivered you I pulled you away HVhp1cs/Sp2ms מִ/יַּ֥ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from the hand from hand of HR/Ncbsc שָׁאֽוּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul of Saul Shaul Shaul HNp
Verse 8
and-I-gave-it and I gave to-you — [direct object marker] object-marker house house-of your master your lords and-[direct object marker] and object-marker wives women of your master your lords in-your-bosom in your bosom and-I-gave-it and I gave to-you — [direct object marker] object-marker house house-of Israel El-Contends Yiserael and-Judah And Yehudah and Yehudah and-if and if little a small amount of and-I-would-have-added and let me cause to add to-you — like-these this one here and-like-these and like these
וָ/אֶתְּנָ֨/ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤍/𐤄 vaetenah and-I-gave-it and I gave HC/Vqw1cs/Sh לְ/ךָ֜ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to-you HR/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc אֲדֹנֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤊 adoneykha your master your lords HNcmpc/Sp2ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To נְשֵׁ֤י 𐤍𐤔𐤉 neshey wives women of HNcfpc אֲדֹנֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤊 adoneykha-2 your master your lords HNcmpc/Sp2ms בְּ/חֵיקֶ֔/ךָ 𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤒/𐤊 becheyqekha in-your-bosom in your bosom HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וָ/אֶתְּנָ֣/ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤍/𐤄 vaetenah-2 and-I-gave-it and I gave HC/Vqw1cs/Sh לְ/ךָ֔ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha-2 to-you HR/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt-2 house house-of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וִֽ/יהוּדָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 vihudah and-Judah And Yehudah and Yehudah HC/Np וְ/אִ֨ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim and-if and if HC/C מְעָ֔ט 𐤌𐤏𐤈 meat little a small amount of HNcmsa וְ/אֹסִ֥פָה 𐤅/𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤄 veosifah and-I-would-have-added and let me cause to add HC/Vhh1cs לְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha-3 to-you HR/Sp2ms כָּ/הֵ֥נָּה 𐤊/𐤄𐤍𐤄 kahenah like-these this one here HR/Pp3fs וְ/כָ/הֵֽנָּה 𐤅/𐤊/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vekhahenah and-like-these and like these HC/R/Pp3fp
Verse 9
Why why? have you despised you despised the object-marker word word of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to do to do or make what is evil the bad in his sight in his eye in my sight in my eyes - object-marker Uriah Yahweh is my light Uriyah the Hittite the Hittite man the Chiti you have struck you struck with the sword with the destroying blade and- and object-marker his wife his woman you have taken you took for yourself — as a wife to a woman and him and him (object-marked) you have killed you killed with the sword by the destroying blade of the sons of sons of Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon
מַדּ֜וּעַ 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤏 madua Why why? HTi בָּזִ֣יתָ 𐤁𐤆𐤉𐤕 bazita have you despised you despised HVqp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo דְּבַ֣ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar word word of HNcmsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לַ/עֲשׂ֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to do to do or make HR/Vqc הָ/רַע֮ 𐤄/𐤓𐤏 hara what is evil the bad HTd/Aamsa ב/עינ/ו 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤅 vynv in his sight in his eye HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms בְּ/עֵינַ/י֒ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 beeynay in my sight in my eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp1cs אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 - object-marker HTo אוּרִיָּ֤ה 𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤄 uriyah Uriah Yahweh is my light Uriyah HNp הַֽ/חִתִּי֙ 𐤄/𐤇𐤕𐤉 hachiti the Hittite the Hittite man the Chiti HTd/Ngmsa הִכִּ֣יתָ 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤕 hikita you have struck you struck HVhp2ms בַ/חֶ֔רֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 vacherev with the sword with the destroying blade HRd/Ncfsa וְ/אֶ֨ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and- and object-marker HC/To אִשְׁתּ֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤅 isheto his wife his woman HNcfsc/Sp3ms לָקַ֥חְתָּ 𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕 laqacheta you have taken you took HVqp2ms לְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha for yourself HR/Sp2ms לְ/אִשָּׁ֑ה 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤄 leishah as a wife to a woman HR/Ncfsa וְ/אֹת֣/וֹ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕/𐤅 veoto and him and him (object-marked) HC/To/Sp3ms הָרַ֔גְתָּ 𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤕 harageta you have killed you killed HVqp2ms בְּ/חֶ֖רֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 becherev with the sword by the destroying blade HR/Ncfsc בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of the sons of sons of HNcmpc עַמּֽוֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp
Verse 10
now therefore and now not not shall depart you turn aside the sword blade of destruction from your house from your built-house until up to forever hidden age because consequence that for/because you have despised me you despised me and have taken and she took [direct object marker] object-marker wife of woman of Uriah Yahweh is my light Uriyah the Hittite the Hittite man the Chiti to be to be, to become to you — a wife to a woman
וְ/עַתָּ֗ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah now therefore and now HC/D לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תָס֥וּר 𐤕𐤎𐤅𐤓 tasur shall depart you turn aside HVqi3fs חֶ֛רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev the sword blade of destruction HNcfsa מִ/בֵּיתְ/ךָ֖ 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤊 mibeytekha from your house from your built-house HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR עוֹלָ֑ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam forever hidden age HNcmsa עֵ֚קֶב 𐤏𐤒𐤁 eqev because consequence HNcmsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC בְזִתָ֔/נִי 𐤁𐤆𐤕/𐤍𐤉 vezitani you have despised me you despised me HVqp2ms/Sp1cs וַ/תִּקַּ֗ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤇 vatiqach and have taken and she took HC/Vqw2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo אֵ֨שֶׁת֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet wife of woman of HNcfsc אוּרִיָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤄 uriyah Uriah Yahweh is my light Uriyah HNp הַ/חִתִּ֔י 𐤄/𐤇𐤕𐤉 hachiti the Hittite the Hittite man the Chiti HTd/Ngmsa לִ/הְי֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 liheyot to be to be, to become HR/Vqc לְ/ךָ֖ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms לְ/אִשָּֽׁה 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤄 leishah a wife to a woman HR/Ncfsa
Verse 11
Thus in this manner says he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh Behold I look—here I am am raising up one who raises up against you upon you evil evil from your house from your built-house and I will take and I will take [direct object marker] object-marker your wives your women before your eyes to your eyes and I will give and I will give to your neighbor to your associates and he shall lie and he lay down with if / whether your wives your women before the eyes of to the eyes of the sun the sun this this one
כֹּ֣ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp הִנְ/נִי֩ 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni Behold I look—here I am HTm/Sp1cs מֵקִ֨ים 𐤌𐤒𐤉𐤌 meqim am raising up one who raises up HVhrmsa עָלֶ֤י/ךָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha against you upon you HR/Sp2ms רָעָה֙ 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah evil evil HNcfsa מִ/בֵּיתֶ֔/ךָ 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤊 mibeytekha from your house from your built-house HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וְ/לָקַחְתִּ֤י 𐤅/𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕𐤉 velaqacheti and I will take and I will take HC/Vqq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo נָשֶׁ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤊 nasheykha your wives your women HNcfpc/Sp2ms לְ/עֵינֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 leeyneykha before your eyes to your eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp2ms וְ/נָתַתִּ֖י 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 venatati and I will give and I will give HC/Vqq1cs לְ/רֵעֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤓𐤏𐤉/𐤊 lereeykha to your neighbor to your associates HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms וְ/שָׁכַב֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤊𐤁 veshakhav and he shall lie and he lay down HC/Vqq3ms עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR נָשֶׁ֔י/ךָ 𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤊 nasheykha-2 your wives your women HNcfpc/Sp2ms לְ/עֵינֵ֖י 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 leeyney before the eyes of to the eyes of HR/Ncbdc הַ/שֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashemesh the sun the sun HTd/Ncbsa הַ/זֹּֽאת 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one HTd/Pdxfs
Verse 18
and it happened and he became on the day in the day the seventh the seventh and died and he died the child the boy and they feared and they feared servants of servants of David David David to tell to make known to him — that for/because he is dead the dying one the child the boy behold for/because they said they said behold Look! in being in being the child the boy alive living we spoke we declared to him toward him and not and not he listened he heard to our voice in our voice how and how? shall we say we will say to him toward him is dead the dying one the child the boy and he will do and he did harm evil
וַ/יְהִ֛י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it happened and he became HC/Vqw3ms בַּ/יּ֥וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֖י 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉 hashevii the seventh the seventh HTd/Aomsa וַ/יָּ֣מָת 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤕 vayamat and died and he died HC/Vqw3ms הַ/יָּ֑לֶד 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃 hayaled the child the boy HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּֽרְאוּ֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 vayireu tina (Bemba) and they feared and they feared HC/Vqw3mp עַבְדֵ֨י 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 avedey servants of servants of HNcmpc דָוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp לְ/הַגִּ֥יד 𐤋/𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤃 lehagid to tell to make known HR/Vhc ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC מֵ֣ת 𐤌𐤕 met he is dead the dying one HVqp3ms הַ/יֶּ֗לֶד 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃 hayeled the child the boy HTd/Ncmsa כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 behold for/because HC אָֽמְרוּ֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 ameru they said they said HVqp3cp הִנֵּה֩ 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh behold Look! HTm בִ/הְי֨וֹת 𐤁/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 viheyot in being in being HR/Vqc הַ/יֶּ֜לֶד 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃 hayeled-2 the child the boy HTd/Ncmsa חַ֗י 𐤇𐤉 chay alive living HAamsa דִּבַּ֤רְנוּ 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤍𐤅 dibarenu we spoke we declared HVpp1cp אֵלָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn שָׁמַ֣ע 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shama he listened he heard HVqp3ms בְּ/קוֹלֵ֔/נוּ 𐤁/𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤍𐤅 beqolenu to our voice in our voice HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cp וְ/אֵ֨יךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤊 veeykhe how and how? HC/Ti נֹאמַ֥ר 𐤍𐤀𐤌𐤓 nomar shall we say we will say HVqi1cp אֵלָ֛י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv-2 to him toward him HR/Sp3ms מֵ֥ת 𐤌𐤕 met-2 is dead the dying one HVqp3ms הַ/יֶּ֖לֶד 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃 hayeled-3 the child the boy HTd/Ncmsa וְ/עָשָׂ֥ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤄 veasah and he will do and he did HC/Vqq3ms רָעָֽה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah harm evil HNcfsa
Verse 19
and he saw and he saw David David David that for/because his servants his servants were whispering those whispering among themselves and he understood he discerned David David David that for/because was dead the dying one the child the boy and he said and he said David David David to toward his servants his servants is dead? the dead one the child the boy and they said and they said dead the dying one
וַ/יַּ֣רְא 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayare and he saw and he saw HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC עֲבָדָי/ו֙ 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv his servants his servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms מִֽתְלַחֲשִׁ֔ים 𐤌𐤕𐤋𐤇𐤔𐤉𐤌 mitelachashim were whispering those whispering among themselves HVtrmpa וַ/יָּ֥בֶן 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤍 vayaven and he understood he discerned HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֖ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for/because HC מֵ֣ת 𐤌𐤕 met was dead the dying one HVqp3ms הַ/יָּ֑לֶד 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃 hayaled the child the boy HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֧ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-3 David David David HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR עֲבָדָ֛י/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv-2 his servants his servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms הֲ/מֵ֥ת 𐤄/𐤌𐤕 hamet is dead? the dead one HTi/Vqp3ms הַ/יֶּ֖לֶד 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃 hayeled the child the boy HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יֹּ֥אמְרוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp מֵֽת 𐤌𐤕 met-2 dead the dying one HVqp3ms
Verse 20
Then David arose and he rose up David David David from the ground from the land and washed and he washed and anointed and he applied oil and changed and he exchanged his clothes his outer garment his garments his outer garments and came and he came to the house house-of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and worshiped and he bowed himself down and came and he came to toward his house his built-house and asked and he asked and they set and they set before him — bread bread and he ate and he consumed
וַ/יָּקָם֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤌 vayaqam Then David arose and he rose up HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֨ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp מֵ/הָ/אָ֜רֶץ 𐤌/𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 mehaarets from the ground from the land HR/Td/Ncbsa וַ/יִּרְחַ֣ץ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤑 vayirechats and washed and he washed HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יָּ֗סֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤊 vayasekhe and anointed and he applied oil HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יְחַלֵּף֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤋𐤐 vayechalef and changed and he exchanged HC/Vpw3ms שמלת/ו 𐤔𐤌𐤋𐤕/𐤅 shmltv his clothes his outer garment HNcfsc/Sp3ms שִׂמְלֹתָ֔י/ו 𐤔𐤌𐤋𐤕𐤉/𐤅 simelotayv his garments his outer garments HNcfpc/Sp3ms וַ/יָּבֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and came and he came HC/Vqw3ms בֵית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 veyt to the house house-of HNcmsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַ/יִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅 vayishetachu and worshiped and he bowed himself down HC/Vtw3ms וַ/יָּבֹא֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo-2 and came and he came HC/Vqw3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR בֵּית֔/וֹ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 beyto his house his built-house HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּשְׁאַ֕ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤋 vayisheal and asked and he asked HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יָּשִׂ֥ימוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 vayasimu and they set and they set HC/Vqw3mp ל֛/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo before him HR/Sp3ms לֶ֖חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread bread HNcbsa וַ/יֹּאכַֽל 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋 vayokhal and he ate and he consumed HC/Vqw3ms
Verse 21
Then said and they said his servants his servants to him toward him What what? thing the spoken-matter is this this one that that-which you have done you have done for for the sake of the child the boy while alive living you fasted you fasted and wept and she wept but when and as/that which died the dying one the child the boy you arose you rose up and ate and she consumed bread bread
וַ/יֹּאמְר֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru Then said and they said HC/Vqw3mp עֲבָדָי/ו֙ 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv his servants his servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms אֵלָ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms מָֽה 𐤌𐤄 mah What what? HTi הַ/דָּבָ֥ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar thing the spoken-matter HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֖ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh is this this one HTd/Pdxms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr עָשִׂ֑יתָה 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤄 asitah you have done you have done HVqp2ms בַּ/עֲב֞וּר 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓 baavur for for the sake of HR/Ncmsc הַ/יֶּ֤לֶד 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃 hayeled the child the boy HTd/Ncmsa חַי֙ 𐤇𐤉 chay while alive living HAamsa צַ֣מְתָּ 𐤑𐤌𐤕 tsameta you fasted you fasted HVqp2ms וַ/תֵּ֔בְךְּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤊 vatevekhe and wept and she wept HC/Vqw2ms וְ/כַֽ/אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤅/𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 vekhaasher but when and as/that which HC/R/Tr מֵ֣ת 𐤌𐤕 met died the dying one HVqp3ms הַ/יֶּ֔לֶד 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃 hayeled-2 the child the boy HTd/Ncmsa קַ֖מְתָּ 𐤒𐤌𐤕 qameta you arose you rose up HVqp2ms וַ/תֹּ֥אכַל 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 vatokhal and ate and she consumed HC/Vqw2ms לָֽחֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lachem bread bread HNcbsa
Verse 24
and comforted and he comforted David David David [direct object marker] object-marker daughter-of daughter of Bat Sheva seven seven his wife his woman and he went and he came to her to her and he lay and he lay down with her with her and she bore and she bore a son son and he called and he called and she called and she called out [direct object marker] object-marker his name his name Solomon Peaceful-one Shelomoh and-the LORD and Yahweh and Yahweh loved him he loved him
וַ/יְנַחֵ֣ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤌 vayenachem and comforted and he comforted HC/Vpw3ms דָּוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֵ֚ת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter-of daughter of Bat Sheva HNp שֶׁ֣בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 sheva seven seven HAcfsa אִשְׁתּ֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤅 isheto his wife his woman HNcfsc/Sp3ms וַ/יָּבֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and he went and he came HC/Vqw3ms אֵלֶ֖י/הָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄 eleyha to her to her HR/Sp3fs וַ/יִּשְׁכַּ֣ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤁 vayishekav and he lay and he lay down HC/Vqw3ms עִמָּ֑/הּ 𐤏𐤌/𐤄 imah with her with her HR/Sp3fs וַ/תֵּ֣לֶד 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤃 vateled and she bore and she bore HC/Vqw3fs בֵּ֗ן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) a son son HNcmsa ו/יקרא 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 vyqr and he called and he called HC/Vqw3ms וַ/תִּקְרָ֤א 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤀 vatiqera and she called and she called out HC/Vqw3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo שְׁמ/וֹ֙ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo his name his name HNcmsc/Sp3ms שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 shelomoh Solomon Peaceful-one Shelomoh HNp וַ/יהוָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 vayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) and-the LORD and Yahweh and Yahweh HC/Np אֲהֵבֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤄𐤁/𐤅 ahevo loved him he loved him HVqp3ms/Sp3ms
Verse 28
now therefore and now gather Gather! [direct object marker] object-marker the rest remainder of of the people the gathered people and encamp and set up camp against upon the city the watchful settlement and capture it and capture her lest lest I take I will capture I I [direct object marker] object-marker the city the watchful settlement it be called and he shall be called my name my name after me upon her
וְ/עַתָּ֗ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah now therefore and now HC/D אֱסֹף֙ 𐤀𐤎𐤐 esof gather Gather! HVqv2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo יֶ֣תֶר 𐤉𐤕𐤓 yeter the rest remainder of HNcmsc הָ/עָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam of the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa וַ/חֲנֵ֥ה 𐤅/𐤇𐤍𐤄 vachaneh and encamp and set up camp HC/Vqv2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon HR הָ/עִ֖יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa וְ/לָכְדָ֑/הּ 𐤅/𐤋𐤊𐤃/𐤄 velakhedah and capture it and capture her HC/Vqv2ms/Sp3fs פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest HC אֶלְכֹּ֤ד 𐤀𐤋𐤊𐤃 elekod I take I will capture HVqi1cs אֲנִי֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הָ/עִ֔יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair-2 the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa וְ/נִקְרָ֥א 𐤅/𐤍𐤒𐤓𐤀 veniqera it be called and he shall be called HC/VNq3ms שְׁמִ֖/י 𐤔𐤌/𐤉 shemi my name my name HNcmsc/Sp1cs עָלֶֽי/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha after me upon her HR/Sp3fs
Verse 30
and he took and he took the object-marker crown crown of their king their king from off from upon his head his head and its weight and her weight a talent round-circuit of of gold gold and stone and building-stone of precious precious and it was and she became on upon head head of David David David and spoil and plunder-of of the city the watchful settlement he brought out he caused to go out much cause to multiply very with great force
וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and he took and he took HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo עֲטֶֽרֶת 𐤏𐤈𐤓𐤕 ateret crown crown HNcfsc מַלְכָּ/ם֩ 𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤌 malekam of their king their king HNcmsc/Sp3mp מֵ/עַ֨ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from off from upon HR/R רֹאשׁ֜/וֹ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho his head his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms וּ/מִשְׁקָלָ֨/הּ 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤒𐤋/𐤄 umisheqalah and its weight and her weight HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs כִּכַּ֤ר 𐤊𐤊𐤓 kikar a talent round-circuit of HNcbsc זָהָב֙ 𐤆𐤄𐤁 zahav of gold gold HNcmsa וְ/אֶ֣בֶן 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤍 veeven and stone and building-stone of HC/Ncfsa יְקָרָ֔ה 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤄 yeqarah precious precious HAafsa וַ/תְּהִ֖י 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 vatehi and it was and she became HC/Vqw3fs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR רֹ֣אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh head head HNcmsc דָּוִ֑ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david of David David David HNp וּ/שְׁלַ֥ל 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤋 ushelal and spoil and plunder-of HC/Ncmsc הָ/עִ֛יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair of the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa הוֹצִ֖יא 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 hotsi he brought out he caused to go out HVhp3ms הַרְבֵּ֥ה 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 harebeh much cause to multiply HVha מְאֹֽד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very with great force HD
Verse 31
and the and object-marker people the gathered people who that-which in it — he brought out he caused to go out and he put and he placed under saws with the saw and under threshing sledges cutting-sledges of of iron the iron and under axes and in cutting-instruments of of iron the iron and he made pass and he caused to pass over them them through the brickkiln brick-firing kiln through the brickkiln in the brick-kiln and so and thus he did he will do to all to the entirety of cities settlements of of sons sons of of Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon and returned and he turned back David David David and all and whole of the people the gathered people to Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam
וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and the and object-marker HC/To הָ/עָ֨ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr בָּ֜/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah in it HR/Sp3fs הוֹצִ֗יא 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 hotsi he brought out he caused to go out HVhp3ms וַ/יָּ֣שֶׂם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌 vayasem and he put and he placed HC/Vqw3ms בַּ֠/מְּגֵרָה 𐤁/𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤄 bamegerah under saws with the saw HRd/Ncfsa וּ/בַ/חֲרִצֵ֨י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤑𐤉 uvacharitsey and under threshing sledges cutting-sledges of HC/R/Ncmpc הַ/בַּרְזֶ֜ל 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 habarezel of iron the iron HTd/Ncmsa וּֽ/בְ/מַגְזְרֹ֣ת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤌𐤂𐤆𐤓𐤕 uvemagezerot and under axes and in cutting-instruments of HC/R/Ncfpc הַ/בַּרְזֶ֗ל 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 habarezel-2 of iron the iron HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הֶעֱבִ֤יר 𐤅/𐤄𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤓 veheevir and he made pass and he caused to pass over HC/Vhp3ms אוֹתָ/ם֙ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp ב/מלכן 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤍 vmlkhn through the brickkiln brick-firing kiln HRd/Ncmsa בַּ/מַּלְבֵּ֔ן 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤁𐤍 bamaleben through the brickkiln in the brick-kiln HRd/Ncmsa וְ/כֵ֣ן 𐤅/𐤊𐤍 vekhen and so and thus HC/Tm יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh he did he will do HVqi3ms לְ/כֹ֖ל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhol to all to the entirety of HR/Ncmsc עָרֵ֣י 𐤏𐤓𐤉 arey cities settlements of HNcfpc בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) of sons sons of HNcmpc עַמּ֑וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon of Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp וַ/יָּ֧שָׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayashav and returned and he turned back HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֛ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc הָ/עָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam-2 the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim to Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp
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