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2 Samuel 12:7-23

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.

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!

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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