2 Samuel

2 Samuel 12:6

⁶Because he has done this thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Because	עֵ֗קֶב	‘ê·qeḇ	Conjunction	H6118 consequence
he has done	עָשָׂה֙	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
thing	הַדָּבָ֣ר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
and has shown no	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
pity	חָמָֽל׃	ḥā·māl	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2550 spare
he must pay	יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם	yə·šal·lêm	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7999 be complete, sound
for the lamb	הַכִּבְשָׂ֖ה	hak·kiḇ·śāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3535 ewe-lamb
four times over	אַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם	’ar·ba‘·tā·yim	Number - fd	H706 fourfold

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.