2 Samuel

2 Samuel 12:20

²⁰Then David got up from the ground, washed and anointed himself, changed his clothes, and went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they set food before him, and he ate.

Read all of 2 Samuel 12

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then David	דָּוִ֨ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
got up	וַיָּקָם֩	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
from the ground	מֵהָאָ֜רֶץ	mê·hā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
washed	וַיִּרְחַ֣ץ	way·yir·ḥaṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
and anointed himself	וַיָּ֗סֶךְ	way·yā·seḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5480 pour in anointing, anoint
changed	וַיְחַלֵּף֙	way·ḥal·lêp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2498 pass on or away, pass through
his clothes	שִׂמְלָתוֹ	śim·lå̄·ṯō	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H8071 wrapper, mantle
and went into	וַיָּבֹ֥א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the house	בֵית־	ḇêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and worshiped	וַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ	way·yiš·tā·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7812 bow down
Then he went	וַיָּבֹא֙	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his own house	בֵּית֔וֹ	bê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
and at his request	וַיִּשְׁאַ֕ל	way·yiš·’al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7592 ask, inquire
they set	וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ	way·yā·śî·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
food	לֶ֖חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
before him	ל֛וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and he ate	וַיֹּאכַֽל׃	way·yō·ḵal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 1:20 · Ruth 3:3 · Lamentations 3:39–41 · 2 Samuel 7:18 · Matthew 6:17 · Job 2:10 · Ecclesiastes 9:8

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.