2 Samuel

2 Samuel 12:11–12

¹¹This is what the LORD says: ‘I will raise up adversity against you from your own house. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to another, and he will lie with them in broad daylight. ¹²You have acted in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.’”

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2 Samuel 12:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּ֣ה׀	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I will raise up	מֵקִ֨ים	mê·qîm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
adversity	רָעָה֙	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
against you	עָלֶ֤יךָ	‘ā·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5921 height
from your own house	מִבֵּיתֶ֔ךָ	mib·bê·ṯe·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1004 house
Before your very eyes	לְעֵינֶ֔יךָ	lə·‘ê·ne·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
I will take	וְלָקַחְתִּ֤י	wə·lā·qaḥ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H3947 take
your wives	נָשֶׁ֙יךָ֙	nā·še·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
and give them	וְנָתַתִּ֖י	wə·nā·ṯat·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
to another	לְרֵעֶ֑יךָ	lə·rê·‘e·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
and he will lie	וְשָׁכַב֙	wə·šā·ḵaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
with them	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
in broad daylight	נָשֶׁ֔יךָ	nā·še·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female

2 Samuel 12:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	אַתָּ֖ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
have acted	עָשִׂ֣יתָ	‘ā·śî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
in secret	בַסָּ֑תֶר	ḇas·sā·ṯer	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy
but I	וַאֲנִ֗י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will do	אֶעֱשֶׂה֙	’e·‘ĕ·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
this thing	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
in broad daylight	הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ס	haš·šā·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
before	נֶ֥גֶד	ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

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2 Samuel 12:11 2 Samuel 16:21–22 · Deuteronomy 28:30 · 2 Samuel 15:6 · 2 Samuel 13:1–14 · 2 Samuel 15:10 · 2 Samuel 13:28–29 · Ezekiel 20:25–26 · Hosea 4:13–14 · Ezekiel 14:9

2 Samuel 12:12 Luke 12:1–2 · 1 Corinthians 4:5 · Ecclesiastes 12:14 · 2 Samuel 16:22 · 2 Samuel 11:4–15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.