NathanנָתָןsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלDavid,דָּוִד“Youאַתָּהarethe man!הָאִישׁThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵל‘Iאָנֹכִיanointed youמְשַׁחְתִּיךָas kingלְמֶלֶךְoverעַלIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלand Iוְאָנֹכִיdelivered youהִצַּלְתִּיךָfrom the handמִיַּדof Saul.שָׁאוּל
2 Samuel 12:7
Study it in the app“Nathan 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.”
Nathan confronts the king and David says, “I have sinned”Turning back to God
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 12:7, word by word
- 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- 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- Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- anointed youמְשַׁחְתִּיmeshachti
anoint
To pour oil on someone to set them apart for God.
Where else “meshachti” appears- as kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- delivered youהִצַּלְתִּיhitsalti
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “hitsalti” appears- from the handיַּדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- of Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears
The context
6And he shall repay the ewe lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.”
7 · This verse (above)
8I gave you your lord’s house and your lord’s wives into your bosom, and I gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that were too little, I would add to you as much and as much again.