2 Samuel

2 Samuel 12:1

¹Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
Nathan	נָתָ֖ן	nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5416 Nathan
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
David	דָּוִ֑ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
and when he arrived	וַיָּבֹ֣א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
he said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
There were	הָיוּ֙	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
two	שְׁנֵ֣י	šə·nê	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
men	אֲנָשִׁ֗ים	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
in a certain	אֶחָ֔ת	’e·ḥāṯ	Number - feminine singular	H259 one
city	בְּעִ֣יר	bə·‘îr	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
one	אֶחָ֥ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
rich	עָשִׁ֖יר	‘ā·šîr	Adjective - masculine singular	H6223 rich
and the other	וְאֶחָ֥ד	wə·’e·ḥāḏ	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
poor	רָֽאשׁ׃	rāš	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7326 be in want, poor

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1 Kings 20:35–41 · Psalm 51:1–19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.