2 Samuel 12:6 Go deeper

And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <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 12:6 word 1

הַכִּבְשָׂ֖הha.kiv.Sahthe ewe-lamb

Lemma: כִּבְשָׂה (kiv.sah) · Strong's: H3535

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

Meaning: ewe-lamb

Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 21:30, Leviticus 14:10, Numbers 6:14, 2 Samuel 12:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3535; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:6 word 2

יְשַׁלֵּ֣םye.sha.Lemhe will restore

Lemma: שָׁלֵם (sa.lem) · Strong's: H7999A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to complete

Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 44:4, Exodus 21:34, Exodus 21:36, Exodus 22:1, Exodus 22:3, Exodus 22:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7999A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:6 word 3

אַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם'ar.ba'.Ta.yimfourfold

Lemma: אַרְבַּעְתַּיִם (ar.ba.ta.yim) · Strong's: H0706

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)

Meaning: fourfold

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0706; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:6 word 4

עֵ֗קֶב'E.kevconsequence

Lemma: עֵ֫קֶב (e.qev) · Strong's: H6118

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: consequence

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 22:18, Genesis 26:5, Numbers 14:24, Deuteronomy 7:12, Deuteronomy 8:20, 2 Samuel 12:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6118; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:6 word 5

אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sherthat

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:6 word 6

עָשָׂה֙'a.Sahhe did

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:6 word 7

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 12:6 word 8

הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.Varthe thing

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I

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

Meaning: word: thing

Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:6 word 9

הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> this

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:6 word 10

וְעַ֖לve.'Aland on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:6 word 11

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherthat

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:6 word 12

לֹֽא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:6 word 13

חָמָֽל\׃cha.Malhe showed pity

Lemma: חָמַל (cha.mal) · Strong's: H2550

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to spare

Used 41 times. Also: Exodus 2:6, Deuteronomy 13:8, 1 Samuel 15:3, 1 Samuel 15:9, 1 Samuel 15:15, 1 Samuel 23:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2550; TAHOT 2 Samuel 12:6 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

Because	→	עֵ֫קֶב H6118 consequence
he has done	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
this	→	זֶה H2088 this
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
thing	→	דָּבָר H1697I word: thing
and has shown no	→	לֹא H3808 not
pity	→	חָמַל H2550 to spare
he must pay	→	שָׁלֵם H7999A to complete
for the lamb	→	כִּבְשָׂה H3535 ewe-lamb
four times over	→	אַרְבַּעְתַּיִם H0706 fourfold

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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