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2 Samuel 12:11

Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.

KJV

Itaque hæc dicit Dominus : Ecce ego suscitabo super te malum de domo tua, et tollam uxores tuas in oculis tuis, et dabo proximo tuo : et dormiet cum uxoribus tuis in oculis solis hujus.

Vulgate

τάδε λέγει Κύριος Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐξεγείρω ἐπὶ σὲ κακὰ ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου σου, καὶ λήμψομαι τὰς γυναῖκάς σου κατ’ ὀφθαλμούς σου καὶ δώσω τῷ πλησίον σου, καὶ κοιμηθήσεται μετὰ τῶν γυναικῶν σου ἐναντίον τοῦ ἡλίου τούτου·

LXX

Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house; and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.

ASV

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה הִנְ/נִי֩ מֵקִ֨ים עָלֶ֤י/ךָ רָעָה֙ מִ/בֵּיתֶ֔/ךָ וְ/לָקַחְתִּ֤י אֶת נָשֶׁ֨י/ךָ֙ לְ/עֵינֶ֔י/ךָ וְ/נָתַתִּ֖י לְ/רֵעֶ֑י/ךָ וְ/שָׁכַב֙ עִם נָשֶׁ֔י/ךָ לְ/עֵינֵ֖י הַ/שֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ הַ/זֹּֽאת

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
הוּ
hv
noun · 186×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
זֹּ֔את
z't
pronoun · 604×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב
yshkb
verb · 211×
יָּ֣קָם
yqm
verb · 626×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
כֹּֽה
kh
adverb · 574×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
נִ֨י
ny
pronoun · 313×
עִם
'm
preposition · 1043×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×
שָּֽׁמֶשׁ
shmsh
noun · 132×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§1736Every act directly willed is imputable to its author: Thus the Lord asked Eve after the sin in the garden: "What is this that you have done?"29 He asked Cain the same question.30 The prophet Nathan questioned David in the same way after he committed adultery with the wife of Uriah and had him murdered.31 An action can be indirectly voluntary when it results from negligence rega…

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 12:8 — And I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such a
  • 2Sam 13:1 — And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
  • 2Sam 13:14 — Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.
  • 2Sam 13:28 — Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageou
  • 2Sam 15:1 — And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
  • 2Sam 15:6 — And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.
  • 2Sam 15:10 — But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.
  • 2Sam 16:21 — And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all
  • 2Sam 16:22 — So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
  • Deut 28:30 — Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.
  • Ezek 14:9 — And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
  • Ezek 14:9 — And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
  • Ezek 20:25 — Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;
  • Gen 30:4 — And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her.
  • Hos 4:13 — They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and
  • Job 31:10 — Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.