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DavidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלNathan,נָתָן“I have sinnedחָטָאתִיagainst YHWH.”לַיהוָהNathanנָתָןsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלDavid,דָּוִד“YHWHיְהוָהalsoגַּםhas caused your sin to pass;הֶעֱבִיר חַטָּאתְךָyou shall notלֹאdie.תָמוּת
2 Samuel 12:13
Study it in the app“David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against YHWH.” Nathan said to David, “YHWH also has caused your sin to pass; you shall not die.”
Nathan confronts the king and David says, “I have sinned”Turning back to God
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 12:13, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Nathanנָתָןnatan
Nathan
Nathan: the name of several men; the best known are a son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:14) and the prophet who spoke to David (2 Samuel 7; 12). It means "he has given."
Where else “natan” appears- “I have sinnedחָטָאתִיchatati
sin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “chatati” appears- against YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- has caused your sin to passהֶעֱבִירheevir
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “heevir” appears- has caused your sin to passחַטָּאתְchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears- dieתָמוּתtamut
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “tamut” appears
Translation note
“Has caused your sin to pass”: he has taken it away. The title of Psalm 51 places that prayer of David at the time when the prophet Nathan came to him.
The context
12For you did it in secret, but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.’”
13 · This verse (above)
14However, because by this thing you have utterly scorned the enemies of YHWH, also the son born to you shall surely die.”