The Meaning of 2 Samuel 12:6 Explained

2 Samuel 12:6

KJV: And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

YLT: and the ewe-lamb he doth repay fourfold, because that he hath done this thing, and because that he had no pity.'

Darby: and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

ASV: and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he shall restore  the lamb  fourfold,  because  he did  this thing,  and because  he had no pity. 

What does 2 Samuel 12:6 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 12:1-14 - Thou Art The Man
A year followed on his sin, but David gave no sign. He describes his condition during that awful time in Psalms 32:3-4. Conscience scourged him incessantly, but he did not return to God until Nathan had been sent to fetch him. The Good Shepherd went after that which was lost until he found it. "He restoreth my soul!" But soul-agony is not enough, keen though it be; there must be confession.
Nathan's parable was the mirror in which the true enormity of the king's sin was held up to his face. He was judged, and he judged himself. By the manifestation of the truth, Nathan commended himself to the king's conscience, as in the sight of God. And finally came the home-thrust-Thou art the man. The words of confession were immediate and deeply sincere. There was no thought of the human wrongs he had done. All were included in the great sin against God. "Against thee, thee only, have I sinned." And the confession was met, as it always is, by an instant assurance of pardon-"The Lord"¦ hath put away thy sin." [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 12

1  Nathan's parable of the ewe lamb causes David to be his own judge
7  David, reproved by Nathan, confesses his sin, and is pardoned
15  David mourns and prays for the child while it lives
24  Solomon is born, and named Jedidiah
26  David takes Rabbah, and tortures the people thereof

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 12:6 mean?

And the for lamb he shall restore fourfold because that he did - thing this and because no he had pity
וְאֶת־ הַכִּבְשָׂ֖ה יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם אַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם עֵ֗קֶב אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ אֶת־ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה וְעַ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־ חָמָֽל

הַכִּבְשָׂ֖ה  the  for  lamb 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: כִּבְשָׂה  
Sense: ewe-lamb, lamb.
יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם  he  shall  restore 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁלֵם  
Sense: .
אַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם  fourfold 
Parse: Number, fd
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: fourfold.
עֵ֗קֶב  because 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: עֵקֶב  
Sense: consequence.
אֲשֶׁ֤ר  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
עָשָׂה֙  he  did 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַדָּבָ֣ר  thing 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
הַזֶּ֔ה  this 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר  because 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
לֹֽא־  no 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
חָמָֽל  he  had  pity 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָמַל 
Sense: (Qal) to spare, pity, have compassion on.

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