Hebrew Interlinear
2 Samuel 12:16 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of 2 Samuel 12:16, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“therefore besought David God for the child fasted David and went in all night and lay upon the earth”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ | H1245 | therefore besought | to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after |
| 2 | דָּוִד֙ | H1732 | David | david, the youngest son of jesse |
| 3 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 4 | הָֽאֱלֹהִ֖ים | H430 | God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 5 | בְּעַ֣ד | H1157 | in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc | |
| 6 | הַנָּ֑עַר | H5288 | for the child | (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latit |
| 7 | וַיָּ֤צָם | H6684 | fasted | to cover over (the mouth), i.e., to fast |
| 8 | דָּוִד֙ | H1732 | David | david, the youngest son of jesse |
| 9 | צ֔וֹם | H6685 | a fast | |
| 10 | וּבָ֥א | H935 | and went in | to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) |
| 11 | וְלָ֖ן | H3885 | all night | to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain) |
| 12 | וְשָׁכַ֥ב | H7901 | and lay | to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose) |
| 13 | אָֽרְצָה׃ | H776 | upon the earth | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
Verse Context
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2 Samuel 12:16 (current)therefore besought David God for the child fasted David and went in all night and lay upon the earth
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