2 Samuel

2 Samuel 12:15–16

¹⁵After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill. ¹⁶David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth^c on the ground.

Footnotes

c 12:16 DSS and LXX; MT does not include in sackcloth.

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2 Samuel 12:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After Nathan	נָתָ֖ן	nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5416 Nathan
had gone	וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
home	בֵּית֑וֹ	bê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
struck	וַיִּגֹּ֣ף	way·yig·gōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5062 strike, smite
the child	הַיֶּ֜לֶד	hay·ye·leḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Uriah’s	אוּרִיָּ֛ה	’ū·rî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H223 Urijah
wife	אֵֽשֶׁת־	’ê·šeṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
had borne	יָלְדָ֧ה	yā·lə·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to David	לְדָוִ֖ד	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
and he became ill	וַיֵּאָנַֽשׁ׃	way·yê·’ā·naš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H605 be weak, sick

2 Samuel 12:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
David	דָּוִ֛ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
pleaded	וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ	way·ḇaq·qêš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1245 seek
with God	הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
for	בְּעַ֣ד	bə·‘aḏ	Preposition	H1157 separation
the boy	הַנָּ֑עַר	han·nā·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
He	דָּוִד֙	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
fasted	וַיָּ֤צָם	way·yā·ṣām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6684 abstain from food, fast
and went into his house	וּבָ֥א	ū·ḇā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and spent the night	וְלָ֖ן	wə·lān	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3885 lodge, pass the night
lying	וְשָׁכַ֥ב	wə·šā·ḵaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
on the ground	אָֽרְצָה׃	’ā·rə·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land

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2 Samuel 12:15 1 Samuel 25:38 · Psalm 104:29

2 Samuel 12:16 2 Samuel 13:31 · Isaiah 22:12 · Psalm 69:10 · Psalm 50:15 · Jonah 3:9 · 2 Samuel 12:22 · 1 Kings 21:27 · Esther 4:16 · Acts 9:9 · Job 20:12–14 · Isaiah 26:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.