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2 Samuel 12:16-23

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!

19ButwhenDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732sawH7200thathisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650werewhisperingtogether,Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732perceivedthatthechildהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206wasdeadH4191;andDavidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732saidH559untohisservantsעֲבָדָ֛יו'a.va.DavH5650,Isthechildהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206deadH4191?AndtheysaidH559,HeisdeadH4191.

20ThenDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965fromtheearthH776,andwashedH7364,andanointedhimself,andchangedH2498hisapparel;andhecameH935intothehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJehovah,andworshipped:thenhecameH935tohisownhouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004;andwhenherequired,theysetוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760breadH3899beforehim,andhedideatH398.

21ThensaidH559hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650untohim,Whatthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697isthisthatthou hastdone? thou didstfastצַ֣מְתָּTzam.taH6684andweepH1058forthechildהַיֶּ֤לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,whileitwasaliveחַי֙chaiH2416;butwhenH834thechildהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206wasdeadH4191, thou didstriseH6965andeatH398breadH3899.

22AndhesaidH559,Whilethechildהַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206wasyetH5750aliveחַ֔יChaiH2416,Ifastedצַ֖מְתִּיTzam.tiH6684andweptוָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑הva.'ev.KehH1058:forIsaidH559,Whoknoweth whetherJehovahwillnotbegracioustome,thatthechildהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206maylive?

23Butnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258heisdeadH4191, whereforeshouldIfastצָ֔םTzamH6684?canIbringלַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹla.ha.shi.VoH7725himbackH7725againע֑וֹדodH5750?IshallgoH1980tohim,buthewillnotreturnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725tome.

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