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2 Samuel 12 KJV

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  1. 1And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח יְהוָ֛ה אֶת נָתָ֖ן אֶל דָּוִ֑ד וַיָּבֹ֣א אֵלָ֗יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁנֵ֣י אֲנָשִׁ֗ים הָיוּ֙ בְּעִ֣יר אֶחָ֔ת אֶחָ֥ד עָשִׁ֖יר וְאֶחָ֥ד רָֽאשׁ
  2. 2The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:לְעָשִׁ֗יר הָיָ֛ה צֹ֥אן וּבָקָ֖ר הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד
  3. 3But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.וְלָרָ֣שׁ אֵֽין כֹּ֗ל כִּי֩ אִם כִּבְשָׂ֨ה אַחַ֤ת קְטַנָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָנָ֔ה וַיְחַיֶּ֕הָ וַתִּגְדַּ֥ל עִמּ֛וֹ וְעִם בָּנָ֖יו יַחְדָּ֑ו מִפִּתּ֨וֹ תֹאכַ֜ל וּמִכֹּס֤וֹ תִשְׁתֶּה֙ וּבְחֵיק֣וֹ תִשְׁכָּ֔ב וַתְּהִי כְּבַֽת
  4. 4And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.וַיָּ֣בֹא הֵלֶךְ֮ לְאִ֣ישׁ הֶֽעָשִׁיר֒ וַיַּחְמֹ֗ל לָקַ֤חַת מִצֹּאנוֹ֙ וּמִבְּקָר֔וֹ לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת לָאֹרֵ֖חַ הַבָּא וַיִּקַּ֗ח אֶת כִּבְשַׂת֙ הָאִ֣ישׁ הָרָ֔אשׁ וַֽיַּעֲשֶׂ֔הָ לָאִ֖ישׁ הַבָּ֥א אֵלָֽיו
  5. 5And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:וַיִּֽחַר אַ֥ף דָּוִ֛ד בָּאִ֖ישׁ מְאֹ֑ד וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל נָתָ֔ן חַי יְהוָ֕ה כִּ֣י בֶן מָ֔וֶת הָאִ֖ישׁ הָעֹשֶׂ֥ה זֹֽאת
  6. 6And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.וְאֶת הַכִּבְשָׂ֖ה יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם אַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם עֵ֗קֶב אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ אֶת הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה וְעַ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא חָמָֽל
  7. 7And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;וַיֹּ֧אמֶר נָתָ֛ן אֶל דָּוִ֖ד אַתָּ֣ה הָאִ֑ישׁ כֹּה אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אָנֹכִ֞י מְשַׁחְתִּ֤יךָֽ לְמֶ֨לֶךְ֙ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאָנֹכִ֥י הִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָ מִיַּ֥ד שָׁאֽוּל
  8. 8And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.וָאֶתְּנָ֨ה אֶת בֵּ֣ית אֲדֹנֶ֗יךָ וְאֶת נְשֵׁ֤י אֲדֹנֶ֨יךָ֙ בְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָ וָאֶתְּנָ֣ה אֶת בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וִֽיהוּדָ֑ה וְאִ֨ם מְעָ֔ט וְאֹסִ֥פָה כָּהֵ֥נָּה וְכָהֵֽנָּה
  9. 9Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.מַדּ֜וּעַ בָּזִ֣יתָ אֶת דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת הָרַע֮ בעינו בְּעֵינַי֒ אֵ֣ת אוּרִיָּ֤ה הַֽחִתִּי֙ הִכִּ֣יתָ בַחֶ֔רֶב וְאֶ֨ת אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ לָקַ֥חְתָּ לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וְאֹת֣וֹ הָרַ֔גְתָּ בְּחֶ֖רֶב בְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן
  10. 10Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.וְעַתָּ֗ה לֹא תָס֥וּר חֶ֛רֶב מִבֵּיתְךָ֖ עַד עוֹלָ֑ם עֵ֚קֶב כִּ֣י בְזִתָ֔נִי וַתִּקַּ֗ח אֶת אֵ֨שֶׁת֙ אוּרִיָּ֣ה הַחִתִּ֔י לִהְי֥וֹת לְאִשָּֽׁה
  11. 11Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה הִנְנִי֩ מֵקִ֨ים עָלֶ֤יךָ רָעָה֙ מִבֵּיתֶ֔ךָ וְלָקַחְתִּ֤י אֶת נָשֶׁ֨יךָ֙ לְעֵינֶ֔יךָ וְנָתַתִּ֖י לְרֵעֶ֑יךָ וְשָׁכַב֙ עִם נָשֶׁ֔יךָ לְעֵינֵ֖י הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ הַזֹּֽאת
  12. 12For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.כִּ֥י אַתָּ֖ה עָשִׂ֣יתָ בַסָּ֑תֶר וַאֲנִ֗י אֶעֱשֶׂה֙ אֶת הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה נֶ֥גֶד כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְנֶ֥גֶד הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ
  13. 13And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל נָתָ֔ן חָטָ֖אתִי לַֽיהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֨אמֶר נָתָ֜ן אֶל דָּוִ֗ד גַּם יְהוָ֛ה הֶעֱבִ֥יר חַטָּאתְךָ֖ לֹ֥א תָמֽוּת
  14. 14Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.אֶ֗פֶס כִּֽי נִאֵ֤ץ נִאַ֨צְתָּ֙ אֶת אֹיְבֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה בַּדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּ֑ה גַּ֗ם הַבֵּ֛ן הַיִּלּ֥וֹד מ֥וֹת יָמֽוּת
  15. 15And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ נָתָ֖ן אֶל בֵּית֑וֹ וַיִּגֹּ֣ף יְהוָ֗ה אֶת הַיֶּ֜לֶד אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָלְדָ֧ה אֵֽשֶׁת אוּרִיָּ֛ה לְדָוִ֖ד וַיֵּאָנַֽשׁ
  16. 16David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ דָּוִ֛ד אֶת הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּעַ֣ד הַנָּ֑עַר וַיָּ֤צָם דָּוִד֙ צ֔וֹם וּבָ֥א וְלָ֖ן וְשָׁכַ֥ב אָֽרְצָה
  17. 17And 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.וַיָּקֻ֜מוּ זִקְנֵ֤י בֵיתוֹ֙ עָלָ֔יו לַהֲקִימ֖וֹ מִן הָאָ֑רֶץ וְלֹ֣א אָבָ֔ה וְלֹֽא בָרָ֥א אִתָּ֖ם לָֽחֶם
  18. 18And 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?וַיְהִ֛י בַּיּ֥וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י וַיָּ֣מָת הַיָּ֑לֶד וַיִּֽרְאוּ֩ עַבְדֵ֨י דָוִ֜ד לְהַגִּ֥יד כִּי מֵ֣ת הַיֶּ֗לֶד כִּ֤י אָֽמְרוּ֙ הִנֵּה֩ בִהְי֨וֹת הַיֶּ֜לֶד חַ֗י דִּבַּ֤רְנוּ אֵלָיו֙ וְלֹא שָׁמַ֣ע בְּקוֹלֵ֔נוּ וְאֵ֨יךְ נֹאמַ֥ר אֵלָ֛יו מֵ֥ת הַיֶּ֖לֶד וְעָשָׂ֥ה רָעָֽה
  19. 19But 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.וַיַּ֣רְא דָּוִ֗ד כִּ֤י עֲבָדָיו֙ מִֽתְלַחֲשִׁ֔ים וַיָּ֥בֶן דָּוִ֖ד כִּ֣י מֵ֣ת הַיָּ֑לֶד וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֧ד אֶל עֲבָדָ֛יו הֲמֵ֥ת הַיֶּ֖לֶד וַיֹּ֥אמְרוּ מֵֽת
  20. 20Then 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.וַיָּקָם֩ דָּוִ֨ד מֵהָאָ֜רֶץ וַיִּרְחַ֣ץ וַיָּ֗סֶךְ וַיְחַלֵּף֙ שמלתו שִׂמְלֹתָ֔יו וַיָּבֹ֥א בֵית יְהוָ֖ה וַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל בֵּית֔וֹ וַיִּשְׁאַ֕ל וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ לֶ֖חֶם וַיֹּאכַֽל
  21. 21Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ עֲבָדָיו֙ אֵלָ֔יו מָֽה הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֑יתָה בַּעֲב֞וּר הַיֶּ֤לֶד חַי֙ צַ֣מְתָּ וַתֵּ֔בְךְּ וְכַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ מֵ֣ת הַיֶּ֔לֶד קַ֖מְתָּ וַתֹּ֥אכַל לָֽחֶם
  22. 22And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בְּעוֹד֙ הַיֶּ֣לֶד חַ֔י צַ֖מְתִּי וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑ה כִּ֤י אָמַ֨רְתִּי֙ מִ֣י יוֹדֵ֔עַ יחנני וְחַנַּ֥נִי יְהוָ֖ה וְחַ֥י הַיָּֽלֶד
  23. 23But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.וְעַתָּ֣ה מֵ֗ת לָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙ אֲנִ֣י צָ֔ם הַאוּכַ֥ל לַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹ ע֑וֹד אֲנִי֙ הֹלֵ֣ךְ אֵלָ֔יו וְה֖וּא לֹֽא יָשׁ֥וּב אֵלָֽי
  24. 24And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.וַיְנַחֵ֣ם דָּוִ֗ד אֵ֚ת שֶׁ֣בַע אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַיָּבֹ֥א אֵלֶ֖יהָ וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב עִמָּ֑הּ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֗ן ויקרא וַתִּקְרָ֤א אֶת שְׁמוֹ֙ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה וַיהוָ֖ה אֲהֵבֽוֹ
  25. 25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח בְּיַד֙ נָתָ֣ן הַנָּבִ֔יא וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת שְׁמ֖וֹ יְדִ֣ידְיָ֑הּ בַּעֲב֖וּר יְהוָֽה
  26. 26And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם יוֹאָ֔ב בְּרַבַּ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹן וַיִּלְכֹּ֖ד אֶת עִ֥יר הַמְּלוּכָֽה
  27. 27And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח יוֹאָ֛ב מַלְאָכִ֖ים אֶל דָּוִ֑ד וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ נִלְחַ֣מְתִּי בְרַבָּ֔ה גַּם לָכַ֖דְתִּי אֶת עִ֥יר הַמָּֽיִם
  28. 28Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.וְעַתָּ֗ה אֱסֹף֙ אֶת יֶ֣תֶר הָעָ֔ם וַחֲנֵ֥ה עַל הָעִ֖יר וְלָכְדָ֑הּ פֶּן אֶלְכֹּ֤ד אֲנִי֙ אֶת הָעִ֔יר וְנִקְרָ֥א שְׁמִ֖י עָלֶֽיהָ
  29. 29And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף דָּוִ֛ד אֶת כָּל הָעָ֖ם וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ רַבָּ֑תָה וַיִּלָּ֥חֶם וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ
  30. 30And he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת עֲטֶֽרֶת מַלְכָּם֩ מֵעַ֨ל רֹאשׁ֜וֹ וּמִשְׁקָלָ֨הּ כִּכַּ֤ר זָהָב֙ וְאֶ֣בֶן יְקָרָ֔ה וַתְּהִ֖י עַל רֹ֣אשׁ דָּוִ֑ד וּשְׁלַ֥ל הָעִ֛יר הוֹצִ֖יא הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד
  31. 31And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.וְאֶת הָעָ֨ם אֲשֶׁר הוֹצִ֗יא וַיָּ֣שֶׂם בַּ֠מְּגֵרָה וּבַחֲרִצֵ֨י הַבַּרְזֶ֜ל וּֽבְמַגְזְרֹ֣ת הַבַּרְזֶ֗ל וְהֶעֱבִ֤יר אוֹתָם֙ במלכן בַּמַּלְבֵּ֔ן וְכֵ֣ן יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה לְכֹ֖ל עָרֵ֣י בְנֵֽי עַמּ֑וֹן וַיָּ֧שָׁב דָּוִ֛ד וְכָל הָעָ֖ם יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם

2 Samuel 12 original-language research

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518 tagged Hebrew tokens180 distinct lexical entries31 of 31 verses source-tagged
דָּוִדH1732
dāwid · da-VEED

David, the youngest son of Jesse

18 occurrences in verses 1, 5, 7, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 24, 27, 29, 30, 31 · Hebrew gematria 14
אָמַרH559
ʾāmar · ah-MAHR

to say (used with great latitude)

15 occurrences in verses 1, 5, 7, 11, 13, 18, 19, 21, 22, 27 · Hebrew gematria 241
יְהֹוָהH3068
yĕhōwâ · yeh-hoh-VA

(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God

13 occurrences in verses 1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 20, 22, 24, 25 · Hebrew gematria 26
יֶלֶדH3206
yeled · yeh-LED

something born, i.e., a lad or offspring

11 occurrences in verses 15, 18, 19, 21, 22 · Hebrew gematria 44
מוּתH4191
mût · moot

to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

11 occurrences in verses 13, 14, 18, 19, 21, 23 · Hebrew gematria 446
כִּיH3588
kî · kee

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

10 occurrences in verses 3, 5, 10, 12, 14, 18, 19, 22 · Hebrew gematria 30
עָשָׂהH6213
ʿāśâ · ah-SA

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

10 occurrences in verses 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 18, 21, 31 · Hebrew gematria 375
אִשָּׁהH802
ʾiššâ · ee-SHA

a woman

9 occurrences in verses 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 24 · Hebrew gematria 306
בַּיִתH1004
bayit · ba-YEET

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

8 occurrences in verses 8, 10, 11, 15, 17, 20 · Hebrew gematria 412
בּוֹאH935
bôʾ · boh

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

8 occurrences in verses 1, 4, 16, 20, 24 · Hebrew gematria 9

Hebrew verse gematria

YHWSA calculates these totals directly from every consonant in the tagged Hebrew source line using the Carlo Suarès letter-number system; vowel points and cantillation marks do not add values. The totals are not reverse-mapped from English. A matching number is a comparison to investigate, not proof that two passages mean the same thing.

VerseValueWorkspace
2 Samuel 12:15,445study verse
2 Samuel 12:21,986study verse
2 Samuel 12:38,765study verse
2 Samuel 12:46,562study verse
2 Samuel 12:55,161study verse
2 Samuel 12:65,355study verse
2 Samuel 12:77,146study verse
2 Samuel 12:86,688study verse
2 Samuel 12:98,325study verse
2 Samuel 12:106,839study verse
2 Samuel 12:1110,241study verse
2 Samuel 12:124,306study verse
2 Samuel 12:136,099study verse
2 Samuel 12:144,605study verse
2 Samuel 12:155,324study verse
2 Samuel 12:164,670study verse
2 Samuel 12:174,824study verse
2 Samuel 12:186,222study verse
2 Samuel 12:194,583study verse
2 Samuel 12:209,071study verse
2 Samuel 12:216,397study verse
2 Samuel 12:222,152study verse
2 Samuel 12:233,305study verse
2 Samuel 12:246,020study verse
2 Samuel 12:253,001study verse
2 Samuel 12:263,012study verse
2 Samuel 12:274,526study verse
2 Samuel 12:285,951study verse
2 Samuel 12:293,899study verse
2 Samuel 12:306,356study verse
2 Samuel 12:3111,747study verse

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