Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 11:14-25

14וַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961The next morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֥בvai.yikh.ToH3789a letterסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612toאֶל־'el-H413Joabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח בְּיַ֥דvai.yish.Lach be.YadH7971 H3027it with Uriahאוּרִיָּֽה׃'u.ri.YahH223.

15In the letterבַּסֵּ֖פֶר לֵאמֹ֑רba.Se.fer le.MorH5612 H559he wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֥בvai.yikh.ToH3789: “Putהָב֣וּha.VuH3051אֶת־'et-H853Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223atאֶל־'el-H413the frontמוּל֙ פְּנֵ֤יmul pe.NeiH4136 H6440of the fiercestהַֽחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389battleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421;then withdrawוְשַׁבְתֶּ֥םve.shav.TemH7725from himמֵאַחֲרָ֖יוme.'a.cha.RavH310,so that he may be struck downוְנִכָּ֥הve.ni.KahH5221and killedוָמֵֽת׃ סva.MetH4191.”

16So asוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097besiegedבִּשְׁמ֥וֹרbish.MorH8104אֶל־'el-H413the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,he assignedוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853Uriahא֣וּרִיָּ֔ה'u.ri.YahH223toאֶל־'el-H413a placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he knewיָדַ֔ע כִּ֥יya.Da' kiH3045 H3588the strongest enemy soldiersאַנְשֵׁי־ חַ֖יִל שָֽׁם׃'an.shei- Cha.yil ShamH582 H2428 H8033were.

17And when the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892came outוַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּvai.Ye.tze.'UH3318and foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898againstאֶת־'et-H854Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,some ofמִן־min-H4480David’sדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732servantsהָעָ֖ם מֵעַבְדֵ֣יha.'Am me.'av.DeiH5971 H5650fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307,and Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850alsoגַּ֖םgamH1571diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

18Joabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח וַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.yish.Lach vai.ya.GedH7971 H5046to Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853a full accountכָּל־ דִּבְרֵ֖יkol- div.ReiH3605 H1697of the battleהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421

19and instructedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680אֶת־'et-H853the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְ לֵאמֹ֑רha.mal.'Akh le.MorH4397 H559, “When you have finishedכְּכַלּוֹתְךָ֗ke.kha.lot.KhaH3615אֵ֛ת'etH853givingלְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל־le.da.Ber 'el-H1696 H413the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428a fullכָּל־kol-H3605accountדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,

20וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961ifאִֽם־'im-H518the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428angerחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534flaresתַּעֲלֶה֙ta.'a.LehH5927,he may askוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559you, ‘Whyמַדּ֛וּעַma.Du.a'H4069did you get so closeנִגַּשְׁתֶּ֥םni.gash.TemH5066toאֶל־'el-H413the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.ChemH3898?Did you notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808realizeיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045אֵ֥ת'etH853אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they would shootיֹר֖וּyo.RuH3384from atopמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346?

21Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310struckהִכָּ֞הhi.KahH5221אֶת־'et-H853Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jerubbeshethיְרֻבֶּ֗שֶׁתye.ru.Be.shetH3380?Was it notהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808a womanאִשָּׁ֡ה'i.ShahH802who droppedהִשְׁלִ֣יכָהhish.Li.khahH7993an upper millstoneפֶּ֨לַח רֶ֜כֶבPe.lach Re.khevH6400 H7393on himעָלָיו֩'a.LavH5921fromמֵעַ֤לme.'AlH5921the wallהַֽחוֹמָה֙ha.cho.MahH2346,so that he diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in Thebezבְּתֵבֵ֔ץbe.te.VetzH8405?Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100did you get so closeנִגַּשְׁתֶּ֖םni.gash.TemH5066toאֶל־'el-H413the wallהַֽחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346?’ If he asks you this,then you are to sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, ‘Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850is deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191as wellגַּ֗םGamH1571.’”

22So the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֑ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397set outוַיֵּ֖לֶךְ וַיָּבֹא֙vai.Ye.lekh vai.ya.Vo'H1980 H935and reportedוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046to Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732אֵ֛ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Joabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097had sent him to sayשְׁלָח֖וֹshe.la.ChoH7971.

23The messengerהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֔ד כִּֽי־da.Vid ki-H1732 H3588, “The menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582overpowered usגָבְר֤וּ עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ga.ve.Ru 'a.Lei.nuH1396 H5921and came outוַיֵּצְא֥וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318against usאֵלֵ֖ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413in the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,but we drove them backוַנִּהְיֶ֥ה עֲלֵיהֶ֖םva.nih.Yeh 'a.lei.HemH1961 H5921toעַד־'ad-H5704the entranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשָּֽׁעַר׃ha.Sha.'arH8179.

24Then the archersוַיֹּר֨וּvai.yo.re.'uH3384shotהַמּוֹרִ֤יםha.mor.'imH3384atאֶל־'el-H413your servantsעֲבָדֶ֙ךָ֙'a.va.De.khaH5650fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the wallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,and some of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650were killedוַיָּמ֖וּתוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191.And your servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850is deadמֵֽת׃ סMetH4191as wellוְגַ֗םve.GamH1571.”

25Then Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732toldוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֗ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397, “Sayתֹאמַ֤רto.MarH559thisכֹּֽה־koh-H3541toאֶל־'el-H413Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097: ‘Do notאַל־'al-H408let thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088matterהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697upsetיֵרַ֤עye.Ra'H7489youבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869אֶת־'et-H853,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the swordהֶחָ֑רֶבhe.Cha.revH2719devoursתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398oneוְכָזֶ֖הve.kha.ZehH2088as well as anotherכָזֹ֥הkha.ZohH2090.Strengthenהַחֲזֵ֨קha.cha.ZekH2388your attackמִלְחַמְתְּךָ֧mil.cham.te.KhaH4421againstאֶל־'el-H413the cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892and demolish itוְהָרְסָ֖הּve.ha.re.SahH2040.’Encourage himוְחַזְּקֵֽהוּ׃ve.cha.ze.Ke.huH2388with these words.”

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