God & Savior

2 Samuel 12:1

Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
2 Samuel 12:1
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־נָתָ֖ן אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד וַיָּבֹ֣א אֵלָ֗יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ שְׁנֵ֣י אֲנָשִׁ֗ים הָיוּ֙ בְּעִ֣יר אֶחָ֔ת אֶחָ֥ד עָשִׁ֖יר וְאֶחָ֥ד רָֽאשׁ׃

  1. וַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.Lach“and he sent”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
  2. יְהוָ֛הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. נָתָ֖ןna.Tan“Nathan”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from נָתָן · “Nathan” · Strong's H5416H
  5. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  6. דָּוִ֑דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  7. וַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'“and he came”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  8. אֵלָ֗יו'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  9. וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  10. לוֹ֙lo“to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  11. שְׁנֵ֣יshe.Nei“two”
    Noun, both genders, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  12. אֲנָשִׁ֗ים'a.na.Shim“men”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
  13. הָיוּ֙ha.Yu“they were”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  14. בְּעִ֣ירbe.'Ir“in a city”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  15. אֶחָ֔ת'e.Chat“one”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  16. אֶחָ֥ד'e.Chad“one”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  17. עָשִׁ֖יר'a.Shir“[was] rich”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָשִׁיר · “rich” · Strong's H6223
  18. וְאֶחָ֥דve.'e.Chad“and one”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  19. רָֽאשׁ׃Rash“[was] poor”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רוּשׁ · “be poor” · Strong's H7326
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)