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2 Samuel 12:13-18

13AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559untoNathanנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5416,IhavesinnedH2398againstJehovah.AndNathanנָתָ֜ןna.TanH5416saidH559untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Jehovahalsoגַּם־gam-H1571hathputH4191awayהֶעֱבִ֥ירhe.'e.VirH5674thysinH2398; thou shaltnotdieתָמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

14Howbeit,becausebythisdeedthou hastgivengreat occasiontotheenemiesאֹיְבֵ֣י'o.ye.VeiH341ofJehovahtoblaspheme,thechildalsoגַּ֗םGamH1571thatisbornunto theeshallsurelydieH4191.

15AndNathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416departed untohishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004.AndJehovahstruckH5062thechildהַיֶּ֜לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206thatUriah’swifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802bare untoDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732,anditwasverysick.

16Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732thereforebesoughtGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430forthechild;andDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732fastedוַיָּ֤צָםvai.Ya.tzomH6684,andwentH935in,andlayH7901allnightupontheearthH776.

17Andtheeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205ofhishouseבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004aroseH6965,andstoodH6965besidehim,toraiseH6965himupfromtheearthH776:buthewouldאָבָ֔ה'a.VahH14not,neitherdidheeatbreadH3899withthem.

18Anditcametopassontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,thatthechildהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206diedH4191.Andtheservantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732fearedH3372totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046himthatthechildהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206wasH1961deadH4191;fortheysaidH559,Behold,whilethechildהַיֶּ֜לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206wasH1961yetaliveחַ֗יChaiH2416,wespake untohim,andhehearkenednotuntoourvoiceבְּקוֹלֵ֔נוּbe.ko.Le.nuH6963:howוְאֵ֨יךְve.'EikhH349willhethenvexhimself,ifwetellH5046himthatthechildהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206isdeadH4191!

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