Verse List for 2 SAM 12:22

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator,David (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) “While the child was still alive,” David replied, “I fasted and I wept, because I thought, ‘Who knows? Yahweh might be gracious to me and let him live.’

OET-LV And_he/it _said while_still the_child was_alive I _fasted and_I _wept if/because I _said who is_knowing and_he[fn] YHWH and_he _will _live the_child.

ULT And he said, “When yet the child, was alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows? Yahweh may be gracious to me, and the child may live.’

UST He replied, “While the baby was still alive, I ate little food and wept because I thought, ‘Perhaps Yahweh will be merciful to me and allow the baby to live.’

BSB & MSB [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.’

OEB No OEB 2 SAM book available

WEBBE & WMBB He said, “While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who knows whether the LORD will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?’

NET He replied, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept because I thought, ‘Perhaps the Lord will show pity and the child will live.

LSV And he says, “While the boy is alive I have fasted and I weep, for I said, Who knows [if] YHWH pities me and the boy has lived?

FBV David replied, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and cried aloud, for I thought to myself, ‘Who knows? Maybe the Lord will be gracious to me and let him live.’

T4T David replied, “While the baby was still alive, I fasted and cried. I thought, ‘Who knows? Yahweh may be merciful to me and not allow the baby to die’.

LEB He said, “When the child was still alive, I fasted and I wept because I thought, ‘Who knows? Yahweh may have mercy on me that the child will live.’

BBE And he said, While the child was still living I went without food and gave myself up to weeping: for I said, Who is able to say that the Lord will not have mercy on me and give the child life?

Moff No Moff 2 SAM book available

JPS And he said: 'While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said: Who knoweth whether the LORD will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?

ASV And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who knoweth whether Jehovah will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?

DRA And he said: While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept for him: for I said: Who knoweth whether the Lord may not give him to me, and the child may live?

YLT 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;

Drby And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I thought, Who knows? [perhaps] Jehovah will be gracious to me, that the child may live.

RV And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who knoweth whether the LORD will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?
(And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who knoweth/knows whether the LORD will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?)

SLT And he will say, The child yet living, and I fasted and wept; for I said, Who will know Jehovah will compassionate me, and the child live?

Wbstr 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?

KJB-1769 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?

KJB-1611 And he said, While the child was yet aliue, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell, whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may liue?
(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?)

Bshps He said: While the childe was yet ailue I fasted and wept: for this I thought, Who can tell whether God wyll haue mercy on me, that the childe may lyue?
(He said: While the child was yet ailue I fasted and wept: for this I thought, Who can tell whether God will have mercy on me, that the child may live?)

Gnva And he sayde, While the childe was yet aliue, I fasted, and wept: for I sayde, Who can tell whether God will haue mercy on me, that the childe may liue?
(And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted, and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will have mercy on me, that the child may live?)

Cvdl He sayde: I fasted and wepte for the childe whan it was yet a lyue, for I thoughte: Who knoweth, peraduenture the LORDE maye be gracious vnto me, that the childe maye lyue.
(He said: I fasted and wept for the child when it was yet a live, for I thought: Who knoweth/knows, peradventure/perhaps the LORD may be gracious unto me, that the child may live.)

Wycl And Dauid seide, Y fastide and wepte for the yong child, whanne he lyuyde yit; for Y seide, Who woot, if perauenture the Lord yyue hym to me, and the yong child lyue?
(And David said, I fastede and wept for the young child, when he lived yet; for I said, Who knows, if peradventure/perhaps the Lord give him to me, and the young child live?)

Luth Er sprach: Um das Kind fastete ich und weinete, da es lebte; denn ich gedachte: Wer weiß, ob mir der HErr gnädig wird, daß das Kind lebendig bleibe.
(He spoke: To the child fastinge I and cried, there it lived; because/than I thought(v): Who white, if/whether to_me the/of_the LORD gracious becomes, that the child lively/alive would_remain.)

ClVg Qui ait: Propter infantem, dum adhuc viveret, jejunavi et flevi: dicebam enim: Quis scit si forte donet eum mihi Dominus, et vivat infans?
(Who he_said: Because baby, while still would_live, yeyunavi and flevi: I_was_saying because: Who he_knows when/but_if perhaps donet him to_me Master, and he_lives baby?)

UHB וַ⁠יֹּ֕אמֶר בְּ⁠עוֹד֙ הַ⁠יֶּ֣לֶד חַ֔י צַ֖מְתִּי וָֽ⁠אֶבְכֶּ֑ה כִּ֤י אָמַ֨רְתִּי֙ מִ֣י יוֹדֵ֔עַ יחנ⁠ני [fn] יְהוָ֖ה וְ⁠חַ֥י הַ⁠יָּֽלֶד׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε Δαυὶδ, ἐν τῷ τὸ παιδάριον ἔτι ζῇν ἐνήστευσα καὶ ἔκλαυσα, ὅτι εἶπα, τίς οἶδεν εἰ ἐλεήσει με Κύριος, καὶ ζήσεται τὸ παιδάριον;

BrTr And David said, While the child yet lived, I fasted and wept; for I said, Who knows if the Lord will pity me, and the child live?

Verse List for 2 SAM 12:22

Verse List for 2 SAM 12:22