Study it in the app“I 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.”
Nathan confronts the king and David says, “I have sinned”Turning back to God
I gaveוָאֶתְּנָהyouלְךָyour lord’sאֲדֹנֶיךָhouseבֵּיתand your lord’sוְ אֲדֹנֶיךָwivesנְשֵׁיinto your bosom,בְּחֵיקֶךָand I gaveוָאֶתְּנָהyouלְךָthe houseבֵּיתof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand of Judah;וִיהוּדָהand ifוְאִםthat weretoo little,מְעָטI would addוְאֹסִפָהto youלְּךָas muchכָּהֵנָּהand as much again.וְכָהֵנָּה
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “etna” appearslord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adone” appearsdynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appearswife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “neshe” appearsbosom
The chest and arms, where one holds someone close.
Where else “cheke” appearsIsrael
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” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yhuda” appearsfew
A small amount: few in number, or a short time.
Where else “meat” appearsadd
To put more on top of what is already there, to make it grow.
Where else “osifa” appears7Nathan 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.
8 · This verse (above)
9Why have you despised the word of YHWH, doing evil in my eyes? Uriah the Hittite you struck with the sword, and his wife you took for yourself as wife, and him you killed with the sword of the sons of Ammon.
