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David’sדָּוִדangerאַףburnedוַיִּחַרgreatlyמְאֹדagainst the man,בָּאִישׁand he saidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלNathan,נָתָן“As YHWHיְהוָהlives,חַיthe manהָאִישׁwho has doneהָעֹשֶׂהthisזֹאתdeserves to die.כִּי בֶן מָוֶת
2 Samuel 12:5
Study it in the app“David’s anger burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As YHWH lives, the man who has done this deserves to die.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 12:5, word by word
- David’sדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- angerאַףaf
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “af” appears- burnedיִּחַרyichar
be angry
For a person to feel strong anger at someone or something.
Where else “yichar” appears- greatlyמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- against the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- and he 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- “As 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- livesחַיchay
as lives
The oath formula: "as YHWH lives", calling him to witness.
Where else “chay” appears- who has doneעֹשֶׂהose
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “ose” appears- deserves to dieבֶןven
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “ven” appears- deserves to dieמָוֶתmavet
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mavet” appears
The context
4A traveler came to the rich man, and he was loath to take from his own flock and from his own herd to prepare a meal for the wayfarer who had come to him; so he took the ewe lamb of the poor man and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”
5 · This verse (above)
6And he shall repay the ewe lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.”