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2 Samuel 12:19

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2 Samuel 12:19

19But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.

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＋ Add previous verse2 Samuel 12:18And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?＋ Add next verse2 Samuel 12:20Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the Lord, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.

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2 Samuel 12:19

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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servants

Persons who serve, labour for, obey, or attend another.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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whispered

Uttered in a low voice; uttered with suspicion or caution.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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child

A son or daughter; a young person; a descendant; or one characterized by a stated relation or quality.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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dead

Without life; deprived of life; also lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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death die died quickened raised resurrection rise again risen

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