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However,אֶפֶסbecauseכִּיby thisבַּ הַזֶּהthingדָּבָרyou have utterly scornedנִאֵץ נִאַצְתָּthe enemiesאֹיְבֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהalsoגַּםthe sonהַבֵּןbornהַיִּלּוֹדto youלְךָshall surely die.”מוֹת יָמוּת
2 Samuel 12:14
Study it in the app“However, because by this thing you have utterly scorned the enemies of YHWH, also the son born to you shall surely die.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 12:14, word by word
- Howeverאֶפֶסefes
only
Only, however.
Where else “efes” appears- thingדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears- you have utterly scornedנִאֵץniets
despise
To turn away with scorn, as from YHWH.
Where else “niets” appears- the enemiesאֹיְבֵיoyve
enemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyve” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
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 “yehva” appears- the sonבֵּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- bornיִּלּוֹדyilod
born
Born, newborn.
Where else “yilod” appears- shall surely dieמוֹתmot
be put to death
To lose one's life as punishment.
Where else “mot” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew says literally “you have scorned the enemies of YHWH”; the exact sense of the phrase is not certain. It is translated as written.
The context
13David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against YHWH.” Nathan said to David, “YHWH also has caused your sin to pass; you shall not die.
14 · This verse (above)
15Then Nathan went to his house. And YHWH struck the child that the wife of Uriah had borne to David, and he became very ill.