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2 Samuel 12:7-14

7AndNathanנָתָ֛ןna.TanH5416saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, Thou artthemanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376.Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Ianointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֤יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886theekingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andIdeliveredהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָhi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337theeoutofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586;

8andIgaveH5414thee thymaster’sאֲדֹנֶ֗יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,andthymaster’sאֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙'a.do.Nei.khaH113wivesH802intothybosomבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436,andgaveH5414theethehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andofJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֑הvi.hu.DahH3063;andifthathadbeentoolittleמְעָ֔טme.'AtH4592,Iwouldhaveaddedוְאֹסִ֥פָהve.'o.Si.fahH3254unto theesuchandsuchthings.

9Wherefore hast thoudespisedH959thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofJehovah,todothatwhichisevilהָרַע֮ha.Ra'H7451inhissight? thou hastsmittenUriahאוּרִיָּ֤ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַֽחִתִּי֙ha.chi.TiH2850withtheswordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719,andhasttakenH3947hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802tobethywifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802,andhastslainH2026himwiththeswordבְּחֶ֖רֶבbe.Che.revH2719ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

10NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258theswordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719shallneverdepartתָס֥וּרta.SurH5493fromthyhouseמִבֵּיתְךָ֖mi.bei.te.KhaH1004,becausethou hastdespisedH959me,andhasttakenH3947thewifeאֵ֙שֶׁת֙'e.shetH802ofUriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֔יha.chi.TiH2850tobeH1961thywifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802.

11Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah,Behold,Iwillraiseמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965upevilH7451againsttheeoutofthineownH5869houseמִבֵּיתֶ֔ךָmi.bei.Te.khaH1004;andIwilltakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947thywivesH802beforethineeyesH5869,andgiveוְנָתַתִּ֖יve.na.ta.TiH5414themunto thyneighborלְרֵעֶ֑יךָle.re.'Ei.khaH7453,andheshalllieוְשָׁכַב֙ve.sha.KhavH7901withthywivesH802inthesightofthissunהַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121.

12Forthou didstitsecretly:butIwilldothisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697beforeallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andbeforethesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ סha.Sha.meshH8121.

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.

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