2 Samuel

2 Samuel 12:16–17

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. ¹⁷The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them.

Footnotes

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

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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

2 Samuel 12:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The elders	זִקְנֵ֤י	ziq·nê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2205 old
of his household	בֵיתוֹ֙	ḇê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
stood	וַיָּקֻ֜מוּ	way·yā·qu·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
beside him	עָלָ֔יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
to help him up	לַהֲקִימ֖וֹ	la·hă·qî·mōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the ground	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
but he was unwilling	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
and would not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
eat	בָרָ֥א	ḇā·rā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1254 shape, create
anything with them	אִתָּ֖ם	’it·tām	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H854 with

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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

2 Samuel 12:17 2 Samuel 3:35 · 1 Samuel 28:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.