2 Samuel

2 Samuel 12:18

¹⁸On the seventh day the child died. But David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Look, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not listen to us. So how can we tell him the child is dead? He may even harm himself.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On the seventh	הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י	haš·šə·ḇî·‘î	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H7637 seventh
day	בַּיּ֥וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
the child	הַיָּ֑לֶד	hay·yā·leḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
died	וַיָּ֣מָת	way·yā·māṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
But David’s	דָוִ֜ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
servants	עַבְדֵ֨י	‘aḇ·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5650 slave, servant
were afraid	וַיִּֽרְאוּ֩	way·yir·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3372 fear
to tell	לְהַגִּ֥יד	lə·hag·gîḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5046 be conspicuous
him	ל֣וֹ׀	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
that	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the child	הַיֶּ֗לֶד	hay·ye·leḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
was dead	מֵ֣ת	mêṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they said	אָֽמְרוּ֙	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
Look	הִנֵּה֩	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
while the child	הַיֶּ֜לֶד	hay·ye·leḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
was alive	חַ֗י	ḥay	Adjective - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
we spoke	דִּבַּ֤רְנוּ	dib·bar·nū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common plural	H1696 speak
to him	אֵלָיו֙	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
and he would not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
listen to us	שָׁמַ֣ע	šā·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
So how	וְאֵ֨יךְ	wə·’êḵ	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H349 How?
can we tell	נֹאמַ֥ר	nō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H559 utter, say
him	אֵלָ֛יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
the child	הַיֶּ֖לֶד	hay·ye·leḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
is dead	מֵ֥ת	mêṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
He may even harm himself	וְעָשָׂ֥ה	wə·‘ā·śāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.