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Then Nathanוַ נָתָןwentיֵּלֶךְtoאֶלhis house.בֵּיתוֹAnd YHWHוַ יְהוָהstruckיִּגֹּףthe childהַיֶּלֶדthatאֲשֶׁרthe wifeאֵשֶׁתof Uriahאוּרִיָּהhad borneיָלְדָהto David,לְדָוִדand he became very ill.וַיֵּאָנַשׁ
2 Samuel 12:15
Study it in the app“Then Nathan went to his house. And YHWH struck the child that the wife of Uriah had borne to David, and he became very ill.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 12:15, word by word
- Then 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- wentיֵּלֶךְyelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelech” appears- his houseבֵּיתbet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appears- And 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- struckיִּגֹּףyigof
strike
To punish with a blow; YHWH does it with a plague or by letting a battle be lost.
Where else “yigof” appears- the childיֶּלֶדyeled
child
A small child, or a boy who is not yet a grown man.
Where else “yeled” appears- the wifeאֵשֶׁתeshet
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “eshet” appears- of Uriahאוּרִיָּהuriya
Uriah
Uriah: the name of several men; the best known is the Hittite, one of David's mighty men and husband of Bathsheba, whom David had killed in battle (2 Samuel 11). It means "my light is YHWH."
Where else “uriya” appears- had borneיָלְדָהyalda
bear
To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.
Where else “yalda” appears- to Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- and he became very illיֵּאָנַשׁyeanash
be incurable, be sick
To be desperately sick, beyond remedy; figuratively, to be in despair.
Where else “yeanash” appears
The context
14However, because by this thing you have utterly scorned the enemies of YHWH, also the son born to you shall surely die.”
15 · This verse (above)
16David sought Elohim for the boy; David fasted a fast, and he went in and spent the night and lay on the ground.