Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 11:18-21

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.’”

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