2 Samuel

2 Samuel 12:16

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.

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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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.