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And he shall repayוְ יְשַׁלֵּםthe ewe lambהַכִּבְשָׂהfourfold,אַרְבַּעְתָּיִםbecauseעֵקֶב אֲשֶׁרhe didעָשָׂהthisהַזֶּהthing,הַדָּבָרand becauseוְעַל אֲשֶׁרhe had noלֹאpity.”חָמָל
2 Samuel 12:6
Study it in the app“And he shall repay the ewe lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 12:6, word by word
- And he shall repayיְשַׁלֵּםyeshalem
repay
To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.
Where else “yeshalem” appears- the ewe lambכִּבְשָׂהkivsa
ewe lamb
Ewe lamb, young female sheep.
Where else “kivsa” appears- fourfoldאַרְבַּעְתָּיִםarbatayim
fourfold
Four times, fourfold.
Where else “arbatayim” appears- becauseעֵקֶבekev
because
A word linking a cause to what follows: "because", "since".
Where else “ekev” appears- he didעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears- thingדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears- pityחָמָלchamal
have pity, spare
Feel pity, want to save someone; spare.
Where else “chamal” appears
Translation note
The law commanded that four sheep be paid for one stolen sheep (Exodus 22:1).
The context
5David’s anger burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As YHWH lives, the man who has done this deserves to die.
6 · This verse (above)
7Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says YHWH, Elohim of Israel: ‘I anointed you as king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.