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2 Samuel 12:15

After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill.
2 Samuel 12:15
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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)

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ נָתָ֖ן אֶל־בֵּית֑וֹ וַיִּגֹּ֣ף יְהוָ֗ה אֶת־הַיֶּ֜לֶד אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָלְדָ֧ה אֵֽשֶׁת־אוּרִיָּ֛ה לְדָוִ֖ד וַיֵּאָנַֽשׁ׃

  1. וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekh“and he went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  2. נָתָ֖ןna.Tan“Nathan”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from נָתָן · “Nathan” · Strong's H5416H
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. בֵּית֑וֹbei.To“house his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  5. וַיִּגֹּ֣ףvai.yi.Gof“and he struck”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָגַף · “to strike” · Strong's H5062
  6. יְהוָ֗הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  7. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  8. הַיֶּ֜לֶדhai.Ye.led“the child”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יֶ֫לֶד · “youth” · Strong's H3206
  9. אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher“whom”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  10. יָלְדָ֧הYal.dah“she had borne”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָלַד · “to beget” · Strong's H3205
  11. אֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-“[the] wife of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
  12. אוּרִיָּ֛ה'u.ri.Yah“Uriah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אוּרִיָּה · “Uriah” · Strong's H0223A
  13. לְדָוִ֖דle.da.Vid“to David”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  14. וַיֵּאָנַֽשׁ׃vai.ye.'a.Nash“and he was sick”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָנַשׁ · “be incurable” · Strong's H0605
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)