2nd Samuel Chapter 12 verse 21 Holy Bible
Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.
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Then his servants said to him, Why have you been acting in this way? you were weeping and going without food while the child was still living; but when the child was dead, you got up and had a meal.
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And his servants said to him, What thing is this which thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child alive; but as soon as the child is dead, thou dost rise and eat bread.
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Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.
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Then said his servants to him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but after the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.
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Then said his servants to him, What thing is this that you have done? you did fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, you did rise and eat bread.
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And his servants say unto him, `What `is' this thing thou hast done? because of the living lad thou hast fasted and dost weep, and when the lad is dead thou hast risen and dost eat bread.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew“What [is]מָֽה־ (māh-)InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whatthisהַזֶּ֖ה (haz·zeh)Article | Pronoun - masculine singularStrong's 2088: This, thatyou have done?”עָשִׂ֑יתָה (‘ā·śî·ṯāh)Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 6213: To do, makehis servantsעֲבָדָיו֙ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw)Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 5650: Slave, servantasked.וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 559: To utter, say“Whileבַּעֲב֞וּר (ba·‘ă·ḇūr)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5668: Crossed, transit, on account of, in order thatthe childהַיֶּ֤לֶד (hay·ye·leḏ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3206: Something born, a lad, offspringwas alive,חַי֙ (ḥay)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, lifeyou fastedצַ֣מְתָּ (ṣam·tā)Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 6684: To abstain from food, fastand wept,וַתֵּ֔בְךְּ (wat·tê·ḇək)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 1058: To weep, to bemoanbut whenאֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatheהַיֶּ֔לֶד (hay·ye·leḏ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3206: Something born, a lad, offspringdied,מֵ֣ת (mêṯ)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 4191: To die, to killyou got upקַ֖מְתָּ (qam·tā)Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 6965: To arise, stand up, standand ate.”וַתֹּ֥אכַל (wat·tō·ḵal)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 398: To eatJump to PreviousActing Alive Ate Bread Child Dead Died Eat Fast Fasted Food Lad Rise Servants Soon Way Weep Weeping Wept
