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2 Samuel 12:11
New English Translation
2 Samuel 12:11
New English Translation
11 This is what the Lord has said: ‘I am about to bring disaster on you[a] from inside your own household![b] Right before your eyes I will take your wives and hand them over to your companion.[c] He will go to bed with[d] your wives in broad daylight![e]
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- 2 Samuel 12:11 tn Heb “raise up against you disaster.”
- 2 Samuel 12:11 tn Heb “house” (so NAB, NRSV); NCV, TEV, CEV “family.”
- 2 Samuel 12:11 tn Or “friend.”
- 2 Samuel 12:11 tn Heb “will lie down with.” The verb שָׁכַב (shakhav) “to lie down” can be a euphemism for going to bed for sexual relations.
- 2 Samuel 12:11 tn Heb “in the eyes of this sun.”
2 Samuel 12:11
New International Version
2 Samuel 12:11
New International Version
11 “This is what the Lord says: ‘Out of your own household(A) I am going to bring calamity on you.(B) Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight.(C)
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