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2 Samuel 12:11

This is what the LORD says: ‘I will raise up adversity against you from your own house. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to another, and he will lie with them in broad daylight.
2 Samuel 12:11
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כֹּ֣ה׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה הִנְנִי֩ מֵקִ֨ים עָלֶ֤יךָ רָעָה֙ מִבֵּיתֶ֔ךָ וְלָקַחְתִּ֤י אֶת־נָשֶׁ֙יךָ֙ לְעֵינֶ֔יךָ וְנָתַתִּ֖י לְרֵעֶ֑יךָ וְשָׁכַב֙ עִם־נָשֶׁ֔יךָ לְעֵינֵ֖י הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ הַזֹּֽאת׃

  1. כֹּ֣ה׀koh“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  2. אָמַ֣ר'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  3. יְהוָ֗הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  4. הִנְנִי֩hi.Ni“here I”
    Particle, interjection + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
  5. מֵקִ֨יםme.Kim“[am] about to raise up”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
  6. עָלֶ֤יךָ'a.Lei.kha“on you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. רָעָה֙ra.'Ah“calamity”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רָעָה · “evil” · Strong's H7451I
  8. מִבֵּיתֶ֔ךָmi.bei.Te.kha“from own house your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  9. וְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.Ti“and I will take”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  10. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  11. נָשֶׁ֙יךָ֙na.Shei.kha“wives your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
  12. לְעֵינֶ֔יךָle.'ei.Nei.kha“to eyes your”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “before(the eyes)” · Strong's H5869J
  13. וְנָתַתִּ֖יve.na.ta.Ti“and I will give [them]”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  14. לְרֵעֶ֑יךָle.re.'Ei.kha“to neighbor your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רֵעַ · “neighbor” · Strong's H7453
  15. וְשָׁכַב֙ve.sha.Khav“and he will lie”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁכַב · “lay down” · Strong's H7901G
  16. עִם־'im-“with”
    Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  17. נָשֶׁ֔יךָna.Shei.kha“wives your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
  18. לְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.Nei“to [the] eyes of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from עַ֫יִן · “seeing” · Strong's H5869H
  19. הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁha.She.mesh“the sun”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ · “sun” · Strong's H8121
  20. הַזֹּֽאת׃ha.Zot“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)