2 Samuel 12:16
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted and went into his house and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.

Young's Literal Translation
and David seeketh God for the youth, and David keepeth a fast, and hath gone in and lodged, and lain on the earth.

King James Bible
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

Hebrew
David
דָּוִ֛ד (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

pleaded
וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (way·ḇaq·qêš)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

with God
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

for
בְּעַ֣ד (bə·‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's 1157: In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for

the boy.
הַנָּ֑עַר (han·nā·‘ar)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

He
דָּוִד֙ (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

fasted
וַיָּ֤צָם (way·yā·ṣām)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6684: To abstain from food, fast

and went into his house
וּבָ֥א (ū·ḇā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

and spent the night
וְלָ֖ן (wə·lān)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3885: To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate

lying [in sackcloth]
וְשָׁכַ֥ב (wə·šā·ḵaḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7901: To lie down

on the ground.
אָֽרְצָה׃ (’ā·rə·ṣāh)
Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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