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2 Samuel 14:5-12

5Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untoher,Whataileth thee?Andsheanswered,OfatruthIamawidowאַלְמָנָ֥ה'al.ma.NahH490,andmyhusbandאִישִֽׁי׃'i.ShiH376isdeadH4191.

6Andthy handmaidhadtwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121,andtheytwoשְׁנֵיהֶם֙she.nei.HemH8147strovetogetherinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,andtherewasnonetopartthem,buttheoneH259smotetheother,andkilledhim.

7And,behold,thewholefamilyH4940isrisenH6965againstthy handmaid,andtheysayH559,Deliverhimthatsmotehisbrotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251,thatwemaykillהָרָ֔גha.RagH2026himforthelifeבְּנֶ֤פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315ofhisbrotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251whomheslewH2026,andsodestroyוְנַשְׁמִ֖ידָהve.nash.Mi.dahH8045theheiralsoגַּ֣םgamH1571.ThuswilltheyquenchH3518mycoalגַּֽחַלְתִּי֙ga.chal.TiH1513whichisleftH7604,andwillleaveH7604tomyhusbandלְאִישִׁ֛יle.'i.ShiH376neithernameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034norremainderuponthefaceH6440oftheearthH127.

8Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untothewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802, Gotothyhouseלְבֵיתֵ֑ךְle.vei.TekhH1004,andIwillgivechargeconcerningthee.

9Andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802ofTekoasaidH559untothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113,Okingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,theiniquityהֶעָוֹ֖ןhe.'a.VonH5771beonme,andonmyfather’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;andthekingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428andhisthroneוְכִסְא֖וֹve.khis.'OH3678beguiltless.

10Andthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559, Whosoever saith aught unto thee,bringוַֽהֲבֵאת֣וֹva.ha.ve.ToH935himtome,andheshallnottouchלָגַ֥עַתla.Ga.'atH5060theeanymore.

11ThensaidH559she,Ipraythee,letthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428rememberיִזְכָּר־yiz.kor-H2142JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,thattheavengerגֹּאֵ֤לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818destroyלְשַׁחֵ֔תle.sha.ChetH7843notanymore, lesttheydestroyH7843mysonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121.AndhesaidH559,AsJehovahliveth,thereshallnotonehairמִשַּׂעֲרַ֥תmi.sa.'a.RatH8185ofthysonבְּנֵ֖ךְbe.NekhH1121fallיִפֹּ֛לyi.PolH5307totheearthH776.

12Thenthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559,Letthy handmaid,Ipraythee,speakH1696awordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697untomylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.AndhesaidH559,SayH559on.

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