2nd Samuel Chapter 12 verse 1 Holy Bible
And Jehovah sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
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And the Lord sent Nathan to David. And Nathan came to him and said, There were two men in the same town: one a man of great wealth, and the other a poor man.
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And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
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And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
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And the LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
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Yahweh sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, "There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
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And Jehovah sendeth Nathan unto David, and he cometh unto him, and saith to him: `Two men have been in one city; One rich and one poor;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(1) Sent Nathan.--Nathan was already on intimate terms with David, and recognised by him as a prophet (2Samuel 7:1-17).Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThen the LORDיְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח (way·yiš·laḥ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7971: To send away, for, outNathanנָתָ֖ן (nā·ṯān)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 5416: Nathan -- the name of a number of Israelitestoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toDavid,דָּוִ֑ד (dā·wiḏ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesseand when he arrived,וַיָּבֹ֣א (way·yā·ḇō)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, gohe said,וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“There wereהָיוּ֙ (hā·yū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, betwoשְׁנֵ֣י (šə·nê)Number - mdcStrong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)menאֲנָשִׁ֗ים (’ă·nā·šîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 582: Man, mankindin a certainאֶחָ֔ת (’e·ḥāṯ)Number - feminine singularStrong's 259: United, one, firstcity,בְּעִ֣יר (bə·‘îr)Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 5892: Excitementoneאֶחָ֥ד (’e·ḥāḏ)Number - masculine singularStrong's 259: United, one, firstrichעָשִׁ֖יר (‘ā·šîr)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 6223: Richand the otherוְאֶחָ֥ד (wə·’e·ḥāḏ)Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singularStrong's 259: United, one, firstpoor.רָֽאשׁ׃ (rāš)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 7326: To be in want or poorJump to PreviousCity David Great Nathan Poor Rich Wealth
