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2 Samuel 11:14-25

14Anditcametopassinthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,thatDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732wroteH3789aletterסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612toJoabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097,andsentH7971itbythehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofUriahאוּרִיָּֽה׃'u.ri.YahH223.

15AndhewroteH3789intheletterבַּסֵּ֖פֶרba.Se.ferH5612,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,SetyeUriahאֽוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223intheforefrontofthehottestbattleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421,andretireyefromhim,thathemaybesmitten,anddieוָמֵֽת׃ סva.MetH4191.

16Anditcametopass,whenJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097keptH8104watchבִּשְׁמ֥וֹרbish.MorH8104uponthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,thatheassignedUriahא֣וּרִיָּ֔ה'u.ri.YahH223untotheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834heknewH3045thatvaliantmenH376were.

17AndthemenH376ofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892wentH3318out,andfoughtH3898withJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097:andtherefellH5307someofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,evenoftheservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andUriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850diedH4191alsoגַּ֖םgamH1571.

18ThenJoabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097sentH7971andtoldH5046Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732allthethingsH1697concerningthewarH4421;

19andhechargedthemessengerהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whenthou hastmadeanendH3615oftellingallthethingsH1697concerningH413thewarH4421untothekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,

20itshallbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961that,iftheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wrathH2534arise,andhesayוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559unto thee, WhereforewentH5927yesonigh untothecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.ChemH3898?knewיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045yenotthattheywouldshootיֹר֖וּyo.RuH3384fromthewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346?

21whosmoteAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerubbesheth?didnotawomanאִשָּׁ֡ה'i.ShahH802castH7993anupperרֶ֜כֶבRe.khevH7393millstoneH7393uponhimfromthewallהַֽחוֹמָה֙ha.cho.MahH2346,sothathediedH4191atThebezבְּתֵבֵ֔ץbe.te.VetzH8405?whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100wentyesonighthewallהַֽחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346?thenshalt thousayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850isdeadH4191alsoגַּ֗םGamH1571.

22Sothemessengerהַמַּלְאָ֑ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397wentH935,andcameH935andshowedDavidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732allthatJoabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097hadsentH7971himfor.

23Andthemessengerהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397saidH559untoDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,ThemenH376prevailedגָבְר֤וּga.ve.RuH1396againstus,andcameoutuntousintothefieldH7704,andwewereH1961uponthemevenuntotheentranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateהַשָּֽׁעַר׃ha.Sha.'arH8179.

24AndtheshootersshotH3384atthyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙ךָ֙'a.va.De.khaH5650fromoffthewallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346;andsomeoftheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650aredeadH4191,andthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850isdeadH4191alsoוְגַ֗םve.GamH1571.

25ThenDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559untothemessengerהַמַּלְאָ֗ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shalt thousayH559untoJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097,Letnotthisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697displease thee,fortheswordהֶחָ֑רֶבhe.Cha.revH2719devourethoneH2088aswellasanother;makeH2388thybattleמִלְחַמְתְּךָ֧mil.cham.te.KhaH4421morestrongH2388againstthecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892,andoverthrowit:andencourageH2388thouhim.

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