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?On the seventh day the child died. But David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Look, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not listen to us. So how can we tell him the child is dead? He may even harm himself.”
In other translations
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?On the seventh day the child died. But David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Look, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not listen to us. So how can we tell him the child is dead? He may even harm himself.”
Hebrew words
וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961בַּיּוֹםbaiyomon the dayH3117הַשְּׁבִיעִיhashevi'i<the> seventhH7637וַיָּמָתvaiyamotand he diedH4191הַיָּלֶדhaiyaledthe childH3206וַיִּרְאוּvaiyir'uand they were afraidH3372עַבְדֵי'avdei[the] servants ofH5650דָוִדdavidDavidH1732לְהַגִּידlehagidto tellH5046לוֹ׀loto <the> himכִּי־ki-thatH3588מֵתmethe had diedH4191הַיֶּלֶדhaiyeledthe childH3206כִּיkiforH3588אָמְרוּ'ameruthey saidH559הִנֵּהhinehhere!H2009בִהְיוֹתvihyotwhen wasH1961הַיֶּלֶדhaiyeledthe childH3206חַיchaialiveH2416דִּבַּרְנוּdibarnuwe spokeH1696אֵלָיו'elavto himH413וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808שָׁמַעshama'he listenedH8085בְּקוֹלֵנוּbekolenuto voice ourH6963וְאֵיךְve'eikhand how?H349נֹאמַרnomarwill we sayH559אֵלָיו'elavto himH413מֵתmethe has diedH4191הַיֶּלֶדhaiyeledthe childH3206וְעָשָׂהve'asahand he will doH6213רָעָה׃ra'ahharmH7451
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Related verses
- Numbers 20:15How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers,
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People and places
People: David