2 Samuel 12:22
KJV:
And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell [whether] GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?
BSB:
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.’
Hebrew:
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בְּעוֹד֙ הַיֶּ֣לֶד חַ֔י צַ֖מְתִּי וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑ה כִּ֤י אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ מִ֣י יוֹדֵ֔עַ וְחַנַּ֥נִי יְהוָ֖ה וְחַ֥י הַיָּֽלֶד׃
Topics:
AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIESBEREAVEMENTDAVIDFASTINGPARENTSPRAYERSEVEN
LXX:
Greek Text

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Translation Hebrew/Aramaic Transliteration [morphology] Texts
and he said וַ‏‏יֹּ֕אמֶר vaHc i.Yo.merHVqw3ms L
while still בְּ‏‏עוֹד֙ be.HR 'OdHAcmsa L
the child הַ‏‏יֶּ֣לֶד hai.HTd Ye.ledHNcmsa L
[was] alive חַ֔י ChaiHAamsa L
I fasted צַ֖מְתִּי Tzam.tiHVqp1cs L
and I wept וָֽ‏‏אֶבְכֶּ֑ה va.Hc 'ev.KehHVqw1cs L
for כִּ֤י kiHTc L
I said אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ 'a.Mar.tiHVqp1cs L
who? מִ֣י miHPi L
[is] knowing יוֹדֵ֔עַ yo.De.a'HVqrmsa L
and he will show favor to me 3 וְ‏‏חַנַּ֥‏‏נִי4 ye.Hc cha.na.HVqq3ms niHSp1bs Q(K)
Yahweh יְהוָ֖ה Yah.wehHNpt L
and he will live וְ‏‏חַ֥י ve.Hc ChaiHVqq3ms L
the child הַ‏‏יָּֽלֶד‏‏׃ hai.HTd Ya.ledHNcmsa L

Word Types and Editions

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  1. he will show favor to me | **יְחָנַּנִי ** | ye.cha.na.HVqi3ms niHSp1bs | K 

  2. he will show favor to me | **יְחָנַּנִי ** | ye.cha.na.HVqi3ms niHSp1bs | K 

  3. he will show favor to me | **יְחָנַּנִי ** | ye.cha.na.HVqi3ms niHSp1bs | K 

  4. L spelled: יְחַנַּ֥נִי