2 SAMUEL 12:18

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“And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?”

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2 Samuel 12:18 Translation & Meaning

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And it came to pass וַיְהִ֛י To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) came pass
on the seventh הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י Seventh seventh
day, בַּיּ֥וֹם A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) day
that the child הַיָּ֑לֶד Something born, i.e., a lad or offspring child
died. וַיָּ֣מָת To die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill died
And the servants עַבְדֵ֨י A servant servants
of David דָוִ֜ד David, the youngest son of Jesse David
feared וַיִּֽרְאוּ֩ To fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten feared
to tell לְהַגִּ֥יד Properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise tell
him that כִּי (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed him that
the child הַיֶּ֗לֶד Something born, i.e., a lad or offspring child
was dead: מֵ֣ת To die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill dead
for כִּ֤י (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed for
they said, אָֽמְרוּ֙ To say (used with great latitude) said
Behold, הִנֵּה֩ Lo! Behold
while the child הַיֶּ֜לֶד Something born, i.e., a lad or offspring while child
was בִֽהְי֨וֹת To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) was
yet alive, חַ֗י Alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively alive
we spake דִּבַּ֤רְנוּ Perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue spake
unto אֵלָיו֙ Near, with or among; often in general, to unto
him, and he would not וְלֹֽא Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles would not
hearken שָׁמַ֣ע To hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) hearken
unto our voice: בְּקוֹלֵ֔נוּ A voice or sound voice
how וְאֵ֨יךְ How? or how!; also where how
will he then himself, וְעָשָׂ֥ה To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application then himself
vex רָעָֽה׃ Bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) vex
if we tell נֹאמַ֥ר To say (used with great latitude) if tell
him that the child הַיֶּ֖לֶד Something born, i.e., a lad or offspring child
is dead? מֵ֥ת To die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill dead

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  • 16  David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

  • 17  And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

  • 18  And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?

  • 19  But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.

  • 20  Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the Lord, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.




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