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2 Samuel 12:1 — King James Version← Study notes

And 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.


2 Samuel 12:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 2 Samuel 12:119 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֧חwayišəlaḥ
appointconjH7971
any wise · bring · cast (away · out) ···
יְהוָ֛הyəhwāh
LORDnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
נָתָ֖ןnātān
NathannounH5416
אֶלʾel
aboutpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
דָּוִ֑דdāwid
DavidnounH1732
וַ/יָּבֹ֣אwayābōʾ
abideconjH935
apply · attain · be · befall ···
אֵלָ֗י/וʾēlāyw
aboutpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶרwayōʾmer
answerconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
ל/וֹ֙lwō
pron
שְׁנֵ֣יšənēy
bothadjH8147
couple · double · second · twain ···
אֲנָשִׁ֗יםʾănāšiym
mannounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
הָיוּ֙hāyw
beaconverbH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
בְּ/עִ֣ירbəʿiyr
AipronH5892
city · court · town
אֶחָ֔תʾeḥāt
aadjH259
alike · alone · altogether · and ···
אֶחָ֥דʾeḥād
aadjH259
alike · alone · altogether · and ···
עָשִׁ֖ירʿāšiyr
richadjH6223
וְ/אֶחָ֥דwəʾeḥād
aconjH259
alike · alone · altogether · and ···
רָֽאשׁrāʾš
lackverbH7326
needy · poor
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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