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2 Samuel 11:6-17

6AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentH7971toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, saying,SendH7971meUriahאֽוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֑יha.chi.TiH2850.AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097sentH7971Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223toDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

7AndwhenUriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223wascomeH935untohim,Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592ofhimhowJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097did,andhowthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971fared,andhowthewarH4421prospered.

8AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559toUriahלְא֣וּרִיָּ֔הle.'U.ri.YahH223,GoH3318downtothyhouseלְבֵיתְךָ֖le.vei.te.KhaH1004,andwashוּרְחַ֣ץu.re.ChatzH7364thyfeetH7272.AndUriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223departedoutoftheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,andtherefollowedhimamessoffoodfromthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

9ButUriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223sleptatthedoorH6607oftheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004withalltheservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofhislordאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113,andwentH3381notdownיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381tohishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

10AndwhentheyhadtoldH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732,sayingH559,Uriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223wentH935notdownH3381untohishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559untoUriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223, Art thounotcomeH935fromajourneyמִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙mi.De.rekhH1870? wherefore didst thounotgoH935downunto thyhouseבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004?

11AndUriahאוּרִיָּ֜ה'u.ri.YahH223saidH559untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Thearkהָ֠אָרוֹןHa.'a.ronH727,andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֜הvi.hu.DahH3063,abideinboothsבַּסֻּכּ֗וֹתba.su.KotH5521;andmylordוַאדֹנִ֨יva.do.NiH113Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097,andtheservantsוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650ofmylordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113,areencampedחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583intheopenfieldH7704;shallIthengoאָב֧וֹא'a.Vo'H935intomyhouseבֵּיתִ֛יbei.TiH1004,toeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398andtodrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354,andtolieוְלִשְׁכַּ֣בve.lish.KavH7901withmywifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.TiH802?asthou livest,andasthysoulH5315liveth,Iwillnotdothisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

12AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559toUriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223, TarryhereH2088to-dayalsoגַּם־gam-H1571,andto-morrowIwillletthee depart.SoUriahאוּרִיָּ֧ה'u.ri.YahH223abodeinJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389thatdayH3117,andthemorrow.

13AndwhenDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732hadcalledH7121him,hedideatH398anddrinkH8354beforehim;andhemadehimdrunkוַֽיְשַׁכְּרֵ֑הוּvay.sha.ke.Re.huH7937:andatevenhewentH3318outtolieלִשְׁכַּ֤בlish.KavH7901onhisbedבְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙be.mish.ka.VoH4904withtheservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofhislordאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113,butwentH3318notdownיָרָֽד׃ya.RadH3381tohishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004.

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.

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