2 Samuel 12:18
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.”
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ASV
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 hearkened not unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead!
KJV
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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31 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֛י | vay.Hi | and it was | H1961 → |
| בַּיּ֥וֹם | bai.Yom | on the day | H3117 → |
| הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י | ha.she.vi.'I | <the> seventh | H7637 → |
| וַיָּ֣מָת | vai.Ya.mot | and he died | H4191 → |
| הַיָּ֑לֶד | hai.Ya.led | the child | H3206 → |
| וַיִּֽרְאוּ֩ | vai.yir.'U | and they were afraid | H3372 → |
| עַבְדֵ֨י | 'av.Dei | [the] servants of | H5650 → |
| דָוִ֜ד | da.Vid | David | H1732 → |
| לְהַגִּ֥יד | le.ha.Gid | to tell | H5046 → |
| ל֣וֹ׀ | lo | to <the> him | |
| כִּי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → |
| מֵ֣ת | met | he had died | H4191 → |
| הַיֶּ֗לֶד | hai.Ye.led | the child | H3206 → |
| כִּ֤י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| אָֽמְרוּ֙ | 'a.me.Ru | they said | H559 → |
| הִנֵּה֩ | hi.Neh | here! | H2009 → |
| בִהְי֨וֹת | vih.Yot | when was | H1961 → |
| הַיֶּ֜לֶד | hai.Ye.led | the child | H3206 → |
| חַ֗י | Chai | alive | H2416 → |
| דִּבַּ֤רְנוּ | di.Bar.nu | we spoke | H1696 → |
| אֵלָיו֙ | 'e.Lav | to him | H413 → |
| וְלֹא־ | ve.lo'- | and not | H3808 → |
| שָׁמַ֣ע | sha.Ma' | he listened | H8085 → |
| בְּקוֹלֵ֔נוּ | be.ko.Le.nu | to voice our | H6963 → |
| וְאֵ֨יךְ | ve.'Eikh | and how? | H349 → |
| נֹאמַ֥ר | no.Mar | will we say | H559 → |
| אֵלָ֛יו | 'e.Lav | to him | H413 → |
| מֵ֥ת | met | he has died | H4191 → |
| הַיֶּ֖לֶד | hai.Ye.led | the child | H3206 → |
| וְעָשָׂ֥ה | ve.'a.Sah | and he will do | H6213 → |
| רָעָֽה׃ | ra.'Ah | harm | H7451 → |
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