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559 [e]   22 way·yō·mer   22 וַיֹּ֕אמֶר    22 And he said   22 Conj‑w | V‑Qal‑ConsecImperf‑3ms   22

5750 [e] bə·‘ō·wḏ בְּעוֹד֙ while was Prep‑b | Adv

3206 [e] hay·ye·leḏ הַיֶּ֣לֶד the child Art | N‑ms

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2416 [e] ḥay, חַ֔י alive Adj‑ms

6684 [e] ṣam·tî צַ֖מְתִּי I fasted V‑Qal‑Perf‑1cs

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1058 [e] wā·’eḇ·keh; וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑ה and wept Conj‑w | V‑Qal‑ConsecImperf‑1cs

3588 [e] kî כִּ֤י for Conj

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559 [e] ’ā·mar·tî אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ I said V‑Qal‑Perf‑1cs

4310 [e] mî מִ֣י who Interrog

3045 [e] yō·w·ḏê·a‘, יוֹדֵ֔עַ can tell [whether] V‑Qal‑Prtcpl‑ms

yə·ḥān·na·nî [יחנני]  -  V‑Qal‑Imperf‑3ms | 1cs

2603 [e] wə·ḥan·na·nî (וְחַנַּ֥נִי) will be gracious to me Conj‑w | V‑Qal‑ConjPerf‑3ms | 1cs2

3068 [e] Yah·weh יְהוָ֖ה Yahweh N‑proper‑ms

2416 [e] wə·ḥay וְחַ֥י that may live Conj‑w | V‑Qal‑ConjPerf‑3ms

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3206 [e] hay·yā·leḏ. הַיָּֽלֶד׃ the child Art | N‑ms

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? International Standard Version
He answered, "When the child was alive, I fasted and cried. I asked myself, 'Who knows? Maybe the LORD will show grace to me and the child will live.'

American Standard Version
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?

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;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 Commentaries • 2 Samuel 12:22 Bible Apps • 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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