2 Samuel 12:16 Go deeper

David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. (KJV)

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וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.Keshand he sought

Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to seek

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:16 word 1

דָּוִ֛דda.VidDavid

Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: David

Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:16 word 2

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:16 word 3

הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> God

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:16 word 4

בְּעַ֣דbe.'Adfor

Lemma: בַּ֫עַד (be.ad) · Strong's: H1157

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)

Meaning: about/through/for

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 7:16, Genesis 20:7, Genesis 20:18, Genesis 26:8, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 32:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1157; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:16 word 5

הַנָּ֑עַרha.Na.'arthe lad

Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: youth

Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:16 word 6

וַיָּ֤צָםvai.Ya.tzomand he fasted

Lemma: צוּם (tsum) · Strong's: H6684

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to fast

Used 21 times. Also: Judges 20:26, 1 Samuel 7:6, 1 Samuel 31:13, 2 Samuel 1:12, 2 Samuel 12:21, 2 Samuel 12:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6684; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:16 word 7

דָּוִד֙da.VidDavid

Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: David

Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:16 word 8

צ֔וֹםTzoma fast

Lemma: צוֹם (tsom) · Strong's: H6685

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: fast

Used 26 times. Also: 1 Kings 21:9, 1 Kings 21:12, 2 Chronicles 20:3, Ezra 8:21, Nehemiah 9:1, Esther 4:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6685; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:16 word 9

וּבָ֥אu.Va'and he went

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:16 word 10

וְלָ֖ןve.Lanand he passed [the] night

Lemma: לוּן (lun) · Strong's: H3885A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to lodge

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 24:54, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 31:54 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3885A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:16 word 11

וְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.Khavand he lay

Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to lie down: lay down

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Genesis 28:13, Genesis 47:30, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7901G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:16 word 12

אָֽרְצָה\׃'A.re.tzah[the] ground towards

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: soil

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:16 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

David	→	דָּוִד H1732 David
pleaded	→	בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek
with God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
for	→	בַּ֫עַד H1157 about/through/for
the boy	→	נַ֫עַר H5288 youth
He	→	דָּוִד H1732 David
fasted	→	צוּם H6684 to fast
. . .	→	צוֹם H6685 fast
and went into his house	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
and spent the night	→	לוּן H3885A to lodge
lying [in sackcloth]	→	שָׁכַב H7901G to lie down: lay down
on the ground	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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