נִסְכַּ֖לְתִּי

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 נִסְכַּ֖לְתִּי

   nis-kal-TI

   I acted foolishly
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 כִּ֥י נִסְכַּ֖לְתִּי

   KI nis-kal-TI

   for I acted foolishly
3. clause🔊 וְעַתָּ֗ה הַֽעֲבֶר־נָא֙ אֶת־עֲווֹ֣ן עַבְדְּךָ֔ כִּ֥י נִסְכַּ֖לְתִּי מְאֹֽד׃

   ve-a-TA ha-a-VER-na et-a-VON av-de-KHA KI nis-kal-TI me-OD

   and now please cause to pass away {direct object} iniquity of your servant for I acted foolishly very much
4. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִיד֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים חָטָ֣אתִֽי מְאֹ֔ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשִׂ֖יתִי אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וְעַתָּ֗ה הַֽעֲבֶר־נָא֙ אֶת־עֲווֹ֣ן עַבְדְּךָ֔ כִּ֥י נִסְכַּ֖לְתִּי מְאֹֽד׃

   va-YO-mer da-VID el-ha-e-lo-HIM kha-ta-TI me-OD a-SHER a-si-TI et-ha-da-VAR ha-ZE ve-a-TA ha-a-VER-na et-a-VON av-de-KHA KI nis-kal-TI me-OD

   and he said David to God I have sinned very much that I did {direct object} the thing this and now please cause to pass away {direct object} iniquity of your servant for I acted foolishly very much

Exegesis

Finally, ki {כִּי֙ | kî} ‘for’ introduces the Niphal perfect niskalti {נִסְכַּ֖לְתִּי | nissakaltî} ‘I acted foolishly’ with meʾod {מְאֹד | meʾōḏ} ‘greatly.’ The English rendering mirrors the Hebrew sequence—narrative marker, confession, entreaty, rationale—while smoothing transitions for clarity.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 ס־כ־לsamekh–kaf–lamed

“to lack wisdom, be foolish”

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