2 Samuel 12

Nathan confronts David with a parable about a stolen lamb, declaring 'You are the man,' leading to David's repentance; YHWH forgives him but decrees the death of their child and ongoing sword over his house as consequences.[1][2][3]

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Verse 3 וְ/לָ/רָ֣שׁ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤓𐤔 velarash but to-the-poor and to the impoverished man HC/Rd/Vqrmsa אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there-was-not there-is-no HTn כֹּ֗ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all whole-of HNcmsa כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im except if HC כִּבְשָׂ֨ה 𐤊𐤁𐤔𐤄 kivesah ewe-lamb a ewe-lamb HNcfsa אַחַ֤ת 𐤀𐤇𐤕 achat Eka (Bemba) one one (feminine singular) HAcfsa קְטַנָּה֙ 𐤒𐤈𐤍𐤄 qetanah little small (feminine singular) HAafsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr קָנָ֔ה 𐤒𐤍𐤄 qanah he-bought he acquired HVqp3ms וַ/יְחַיֶּ֕/הָ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤉/𐤄 vayechayeha and-he-nourished-it and he made her live HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3fs וַ/תִּגְדַּ֥ל 𐤅/𐤕𐤂𐤃𐤋 vatigedal and-it-grew-up and she grew great HC/Vqw3fs עִמּ֛/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo with-him in company with him HR/Sp3ms וְ/עִם 𐤅/𐤏𐤌 veim and-with and if HC/R בָּנָ֖י/ו 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 banayv Bene (Bemba) his-children his family-builders HNcmpc/Sp3ms יַחְדָּ֑ו 𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅 yachedav together as one HD מִ/פִּתּ֨/וֹ 𐤌/𐤐𐤕/𐤅 mipito from-his-morsel from his broken-morsel HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms תֹאכַ֜ל 𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 tokhal it-eats you (masculine) shall consume HVqi3fs וּ/מִ/כֹּס֤/וֹ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤊𐤎/𐤅 umikoso and-from-his-cup and from his cup HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp3ms תִשְׁתֶּה֙ 𐤕𐤔𐤕𐤄 tisheteh it-drinks you (masculine singular) will drink HVqi3fs וּ/בְ/חֵיק֣/וֹ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤒/𐤅 uvecheyqo and-in-his-bosom and in his enclosing bosom HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3ms תִשְׁכָּ֔ב 𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤁 tishekav it-lies she lies down HVqi3fs וַ/תְּהִי 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 vatehi and-it-was and she became HC/Vqw3fs ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to-him HR/Sp3ms כְּ/בַֽת 𐤊/𐤁𐤕 kevat like-a-daughter like a daughter HR/Ncfsa
Verse 4 וַ/יָּ֣בֹא 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and came and he came HC/Vqw3ms הֵלֶךְ֮ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 helekhe traveler a walking-course HNcmsa לְ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤔 leish to a man to a man HR/Ncmsc הֶֽ/עָשִׁיר֒ 𐤄/𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓 heashir the rich the enriched man HTd/Aamsa וַ/יַּחְמֹ֗ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤌𐤋 vayachemol and he spared and he had-compassion and spared HC/Vqw3ms לָ/קַ֤חַת 𐤋/𐤒𐤇𐤕 laqachat to take to take HR/Vqc מִ/צֹּאנ/וֹ֙ 𐤌/𐤑𐤀𐤍/𐤅 mitsono from his flock from his migrating flock HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms וּ/מִ/בְּקָר֔/וֹ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤁𐤒𐤓/𐤅 umibeqaro and from his herd and from his herd-cattle HC/R/Ncbsc/Sp3ms לַ/עֲשׂ֕וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to prepare to do-make HR/Vqc לָ/אֹרֵ֖חַ 𐤋/𐤀𐤓𐤇 laorecha for the guest for the wayfaring-man HRd/Vqrmsa הַ/בָּא 𐤄/𐤁𐤀 haba who had come the one coming HTd/Vqrmsa ל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms וַ/יִּקַּ֗ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach but he took and he took HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the (definite object-marker) HTo כִּבְשַׂת֙ 𐤊𐤁𐤔𐤕 kivesat ewe lamb ewe-lamb of HNcfsc הָ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish of the man the manly one HTd/Ncmsa הָ/רָ֔אשׁ 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔 harash the poor the destitute man HTd/Vqrmsa וַֽ/יַּעֲשֶׂ֔/הָ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔/𐤄 vayaaseha and prepared it and made her HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3fs לָ/אִ֖ישׁ 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤔 laish for the man the man HRd/Ncmsa הַ/בָּ֥א 𐤄/𐤁𐤀 haba-2 who had come the one coming HTd/Vqrmsa אֵלָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him unto him HR/Sp3ms
Verse 8 וָ/אֶתְּנָ֨/ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤍/𐤄 vaetenah and-I-gave-it and I gave HC/Vqw1cs/Sh לְ/ךָ֜ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to-you HR/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house HNcmsc אֲדֹנֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤊 adoneykha your master your lords HNcmpc/Sp2ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and (the very) HC/To נְשֵׁ֤י 𐤍𐤔𐤉 neshey wives women of HNcfpc אֲדֹנֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤊 adoneykha-2 your master your lords HNcmpc/Sp2ms בְּ/חֵיקֶ֔/ךָ 𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤒/𐤊 becheyqekha in-your-bosom within your enclosed bosom HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וָ/אֶתְּנָ֣/ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤍/𐤄 vaetenah-2 and-I-gave-it and I gave HC/Vqw1cs/Sh לְ/ךָ֔ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha-2 to-you HR/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt-2 house house HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp וִֽ/יהוּדָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 vihudah and-Judah and Judah (Praise) HC/Np וְ/אִ֨ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim and-if and if HC/C מְעָ֔ט 𐤌𐤏𐤈 meat little a smallness of HNcmsa וְ/אֹסִ֥פָה 𐤅/𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤄 veosifah and-I-would-have-added and let me add further HC/Vhh1cs לְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha-3 to-you HR/Sp2ms כָּ/הֵ֥נָּה 𐤊/𐤄𐤍𐤄 kahenah like-these she herself (there) HR/Pp3fs וְ/כָ/הֵֽנָּה 𐤅/𐤊/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vekhahenah and-like-these and like these (feminine ones) HC/R/Pp3fp
Verse 9 מַדּ֜וּעַ 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤏 madua Why for-what-is-known? HTi בָּזִ֣יתָ 𐤁𐤆𐤉𐤕 bazita have you despised you have held in contempt HVqp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the (definite object-marker) HTo דְּבַ֣ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar word word-of HNcmsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp לַ/עֲשׂ֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to do to do-make HR/Vqc הָ/רַע֮ 𐤄/𐤓𐤏 hara what is evil the harmful one HTd/Aamsa ב/עינ/ו 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤅 vynv in his sight in his eye HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms בְּ/עֵינַ/י֒ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 beeynay in my sight in my eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp1cs אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 - (definite object-marker) HTo אוּרִיָּ֤ה 𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤄 uriyah Uriah Flame-of-Yah HNp הַֽ/חִתִּי֙ 𐤄/𐤇𐤕𐤉 hachiti the Hittite the Ḥethite man HTd/Ngmsa הִכִּ֣יתָ 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤕 hikita you have struck you (masculine) struck down HVhp2ms בַ/חֶ֔רֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 vacherev with the sword with the desolating sword HRd/Ncfsa וְ/אֶ֨ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and- and (the very) HC/To אִשְׁתּ֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤅 isheto his wife his woman HNcfsc/Sp3ms לָקַ֥חְתָּ 𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕 laqacheta you have taken you have taken HVqp2ms לְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha for yourself HR/Sp2ms לְ/אִשָּׁ֑ה 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤄 leishah as a wife to a woman HR/Ncfsa וְ/אֹת֣/וֹ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕/𐤅 veoto and him and him HC/To/Sp3ms הָרַ֔גְתָּ 𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤕 harageta you have killed you have slain HVqp2ms בְּ/חֶ֖רֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 becherev with the sword by the desolating sword HR/Ncfsc בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of the sons of builder-sons HNcmpc עַמּֽוֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon Kinsfolk-Nation (Ammon) HNp
Verse 11 כֹּ֣ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus like-this HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he has caused-to-say HVqp3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp הִנְ/נִי֩ 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni Behold I Look—here I am! HTm/Sp1cs מֵקִ֨ים 𐤌𐤒𐤉𐤌 meqim am raising up one causing to rise up HVhrmsa עָלֶ֤י/ךָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha against you upon you HR/Sp2ms רָעָה֙ 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah evil calamity HNcfsa מִ/בֵּיתֶ֔/ךָ 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤊 mibeytekha from your house from your house HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וְ/לָקַחְתִּ֤י 𐤅/𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕𐤉 velaqacheti and I will take and I took HC/Vqq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo נָשֶׁ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤊 nasheykha your wives your women HNcfpc/Sp2ms לְ/עֵינֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 leeyneykha before your eyes before your eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp2ms וְ/נָתַתִּ֖י 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 venatati and I will give and I will give HC/Vqq1cs לְ/רֵעֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤋/𐤓𐤏𐤉/𐤊 lereeykha to your neighbor to your companions HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms וְ/שָׁכַב֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤊𐤁 veshakhav and he shall lie and he lay down HC/Vqq3ms עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR נָשֶׁ֔י/ךָ 𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤊 nasheykha-2 your wives your women HNcfpc/Sp2ms לְ/עֵינֵ֖י 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 leeyney before the eyes of to the eyes of HR/Ncbdc הַ/שֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashemesh the sun the Brilliant Sun HTd/Ncbsa הַ/זֹּֽאת 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this (feminine singular) HTd/Pdxfs
Verse 18 וַ/יְהִ֛י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it happened And he became HC/Vqw3ms בַּ/יּ֥וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on the day on the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֖י 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉 hashevii the seventh the seventh (one) HTd/Aomsa וַ/יָּ֣מָת 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤕 vayamat and died and he died HC/Vqw3ms הַ/יָּ֑לֶד 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃 hayaled the child the born-boy HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּֽרְאוּ֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 vayireu tina (Bemba) and they feared and they feared HC/Vqw3mp עַבְדֵ֨י 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 avedey servants of servants of HNcmpc דָוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David Beloved-one (David) HNp לְ/הַגִּ֥יד 𐤋/𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤃 lehagid to tell to make known openly HR/Vhc ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for (as reason or ground) HC מֵ֣ת 𐤌𐤕 met he is dead dead man HVqp3ms הַ/יֶּ֗לֶד 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃 hayeled the child the born-boy HTd/Ncmsa כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 behold for (as reason or ground) HC אָֽמְרוּ֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 ameru they said they caused-to-say HVqp3cp הִנֵּה֩ 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh behold Look! HTm בִ/הְי֨וֹת 𐤁/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 viheyot in being in their being HR/Vqc הַ/יֶּ֜לֶד 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃 hayeled-2 the child the born-boy HTd/Ncmsa חַ֗י 𐤇𐤉 chay alive living (masculine singular) / he lived HAamsa דִּבַּ֤רְנוּ 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤍𐤅 dibarenu we spoke we have declared HVpp1cp אֵלָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him unto him HR/Sp3ms וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn שָׁמַ֣ע 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shama he listened he has heeded HVqp3ms בְּ/קוֹלֵ֔/נוּ 𐤁/𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤍𐤅 beqolenu to our voice in our voice HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cp וְ/אֵ֨יךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤊 veeykhe how and how? HC/Ti נֹאמַ֥ר 𐤍𐤀𐤌𐤓 nomar shall we say we shall say HVqi1cp אֵלָ֛י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv-2 to him unto him HR/Sp3ms מֵ֥ת 𐤌𐤕 met-2 is dead dead man HVqp3ms הַ/יֶּ֖לֶד 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃 hayeled-3 the child the born-boy HTd/Ncmsa וְ/עָשָׂ֥ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤄 veasah and he will do and makes HC/Vqq3ms רָעָֽה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah harm calamity HNcfsa
Verse 20 וַ/יָּקָם֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤌 vayaqam Then David arose and he rose up HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֨ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David Beloved-one (David) HNp מֵ/הָ/אָ֜רֶץ 𐤌/𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 mehaarets from the ground from the firm land HR/Td/Ncbsa וַ/יִּרְחַ֣ץ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤑 vayirechats and washed and he washed HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יָּ֗סֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤊 vayasekhe and anointed and he smeared-with-oil HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יְחַלֵּף֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤋𐤐 vayechalef and changed and he caused to change HC/Vpw3ms שמלת/ו 𐤔𐤌𐤋𐤕/𐤅 shmltv his clothes his mantle-garment HNcfsc/Sp3ms שִׂמְלֹתָ֔י/ו 𐤔𐤌𐤋𐤕𐤉/𐤅 simelotayv his garments his mantle-coverings HNcfpc/Sp3ms וַ/יָּבֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and came and he came HC/Vqw3ms בֵית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 veyt to the house house HNcmsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp וַ/יִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅 vayishetachu and worshiped and he prostrated himself HC/Vtw3ms וַ/יָּבֹא֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo-2 and came and he came HC/Vqw3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR בֵּית֔/וֹ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 beyto his house his house HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּשְׁאַ֕ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤋 vayisheal and asked and he inquired HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יָּשִׂ֥ימוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 vayasimu and they set and they set in place HC/Vqw3mp ל֛/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo before him HR/Sp3ms לֶ֖חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread bread-food HNcbsa וַ/יֹּאכַֽל 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋 vayokhal and he ate and he consumed HC/Vqw3ms
Verse 31 וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and the and (the very) HC/To הָ/עָ֨ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr בָּ֜/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah in it HR/Sp3fs הוֹצִ֗יא 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 hotsi he brought out he caused to go out HVhp3ms וַ/יָּ֣שֶׂם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌 vayasem and he put and he placed HC/Vqw3ms בַּ֠/מְּגֵרָה 𐤁/𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤄 bamegerah under saws with the dragging-saw HRd/Ncfsa וּ/בַ/חֲרִצֵ֨י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤑𐤉 uvacharitsey and under threshing sledges and in the cutting-sledges of HC/R/Ncmpc הַ/בַּרְזֶ֜ל 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 habarezel of iron the iron HTd/Ncmsa וּֽ/בְ/מַגְזְרֹ֣ת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤌𐤂𐤆𐤓𐤕 uvemagezerot and under axes and with cutting-blades of HC/R/Ncfpc הַ/בַּרְזֶ֗ל 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 habarezel-2 of iron the iron HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הֶעֱבִ֤יר 𐤅/𐤄𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤓 veheevir and he made pass and he caused to cross over HC/Vhp3ms אוֹתָ/ם֙ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them these same ones (m.p.) HTo/Sp3mp ב/מלכן 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤍 vmlkhn through the brickkiln in the brick-whitening kiln HRd/Ncmsa בַּ/מַּלְבֵּ֔ן 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤁𐤍 bamaleben through the brickkiln in the whitening-kiln HRd/Ncmsa וְ/כֵ֣ן 𐤅/𐤊𐤍 vekhen and so and thus HC/Tm יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh he did causes-him-to-do HVqi3ms לְ/כֹ֖ל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhol to all to all HR/Ncmsc עָרֵ֣י 𐤏𐤓𐤉 arey cities watch-cities of HNcfpc בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) of sons builder-sons HNcmpc עַמּ֑וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon of Ammon Kinsfolk-Nation (Ammon) HNp וַ/יָּ֧שָׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayashav and returned and he turned back HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֛ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David Beloved-one (David) HNp וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and the whole of HC/Ncmsc הָ/עָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam-2 the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim to Jerusalem Founded-in-Peace (Dual City) HNp