2 Samuel

2 Samuel 12:22

22David answered, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.’

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
answeredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Whileבְּעוֹד֙bə·‘ō·wḏPreposition-b; AdverbH5750 a going round, continuance
the childהַיֶּ֣לֶדhay·ye·leḏArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3206 child, son, boy, youth
was aliveחַ֔יḥayAdjective - masculine singularH2416 alive, living
I fastedצַ֖מְתִּיṣam·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH6684 abstain from food, fast
and weptוָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑הwā·’eḇ·kehConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH1058 weep, bewail
forכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙’ā·mar·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
Whoמִ֣יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
knowsיוֹדֵ֔עַyō·w·ḏê·a‘Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3045 know
The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
may be graciousיְחָנַּנִיyə·ḥå̄n·na·nīConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singularH2603 shew favour, be gracious
to meהַיָּֽלֶד׃hay·yā·leḏArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3206 child, son, boy, youth
and let him liveוְחַ֥יwə·ḥayConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH2421 live

Cross-references

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Isaiah 38:1–3 · Isaiah 38:5 · Jonah 3:9–10 · Joel 1:14 · Jonah 1:6 · Joel 2:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.