Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 559 [e] וַיֹּ֕אמֶר way-yō-mer And he said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 5750 [e] בְּעוֹד֙ bə-‘ō-wḏ While was Prep-b | Adv 3206 [e] הַיֶּ֣לֶד hay-ye-leḏ the child Art | N-ms 2416 [e] חַ֔י ḥay alive Adj-ms 6684 [e] צַ֖מְתִּי ṣam-tî I fasted V-Qal-Perf-1cs 1058 [e] וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑ה wā-’eḇ-keh and wept Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs 3588 [e] כִּ֤י kî For Conj 559 [e] אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ ’ā-mar-tî I said V-Qal-Perf-1cs 4310 [e] מִ֣י mî Who Interrog 3045 [e] יוֹדֵ֔עַ yō-w-ḏê-a‘ knows V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms 2603 [e] יְחָנַּנִי wə-ḥan-na-nî And may be gracious Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms | 1cs 3068 [e] יְהוָ֖ה Yah-weh YHWH N-proper-ms 2416 [e] וְחַ֥י wə-ḥay that may live Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms 3206 [e] הַיָּֽלֶד׃ hay-yā-leḏ the child Art | N-ms

Berean Study Bible
David answered, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.’

Young's Literal Translation
And he saith, ‘While the lad is alive I have fasted, and weep, for I said, Who knoweth?—Jehovah doth pity me, and the lad hath lived;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He answered, “ While the baby was alive, I fasted and wept because I thought, ‘ Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.’

New American Standard Bible
He said, "While the child was [still] alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, Who knows, the LORD may be gracious to me, that the child may live.'

King James Bible
And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell [whether] GOD will be gracious {08675;02603:08762} to me, that the child may live? 2 Samuel 12:22 • 2 Samuel 12:22 NIV • 2 Samuel 12:22 NLT • 2 Samuel 12:22 ESV • 2 Samuel 12:22 NASB • 2 Samuel 12:22 KJV • 2 Samuel 12:22 Biblia Paralela • 2 Samuel 12:22 Chinese Bible • 2 Samuel 12:22 French Bible • 2 Samuel 12:22 German Bible

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