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2 Samuel 12:7-14

7Then Nathanנָתָ֛ןna.TanH5416saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, “Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859are that manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376!This is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559: ‘Iאָנֹכִ֞י'a.no.KhiH595anointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֤יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886you kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and Iוְאָנֹכִ֥יve.'a.no.KhiH595delivered youהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָhi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

8I gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֨הva.'e.te.NahH5414אֶת־'et-H853your master’sאֲדֹנֶ֗יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853house to youבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004and your master’sאֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙'a.do.Nei.khaH113wivesנְשֵׁ֤יne.SheiH802into your armsבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436.I gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414youאֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֑הvi.hu.DahH3063,and ifוְאִ֨ם־ve.'Im-H518that was not enoughמְעָ֔טme.'AtH4592,I would have givenוְאֹסִ֥פָהve.'o.Si.fahH3254you even more.

9Whyמַדּ֜וּעַma.Du.a'H4069then have you despisedבָּזִ֣יתָ׀ba.Zi.taH959אֶת־'et-H853the commandדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068by doingלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַע֮ha.Ra'H7451in His sightבְּעֵינַי֒be.'ei.noH5869אֵ֣ת'etH853?You putהִכִּ֣יתָhi.Ki.taH5221Uriahאוּרִיָּ֤ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַֽחִתִּי֙ha.chi.TiH2850to the swordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719וְאֶ֨ת־ve.'EtH853and tookלָקַ֥חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802as your ownלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802וְאֹת֣וֹve.'o.ToH853.You have slain himהָרַ֔גְתָּha.Rag.taH2026with the swordבְּחֶ֖רֶבbe.Che.revH2719of the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃be.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983.

10Now, thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,the swordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719will neverלֹא־ עַד־ עוֹלָ֑םlo'- 'ad- o.LamH3808 H5704 H5769departתָס֥וּרta.SurH5493from your houseמִבֵּיתְךָ֖mi.bei.te.KhaH1004,becauseעֵ֚קֶב כִּ֣י'E.kev kiH6118 H3588you have despised Meבְזִתָ֔נִיve.zi.Ta.niH959and have takenוַתִּקַּ֗חva.ti.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the wifeאֵ֙שֶׁת֙'e.shetH802of Uriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֔יha.chi.TiH2850to beלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961yourownלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802.’

11This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗ה הִנְנִי֩Yah.weh hi.NiH3068 H2005saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘I will raise upמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965adversityרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451against youעָלֶ֤יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921from your own houseמִבֵּיתֶ֔ךָmi.bei.Te.khaH1004.Before your very eyesלְעֵינֶ֔יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869I will takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947אֶת־'et-H853your wivesנָשֶׁ֙יךָ֙na.Shei.khaH802and give themוְנָתַתִּ֖יve.na.ta.TiH5414to anotherלְרֵעֶ֑יךָle.re.'Ei.khaH7453,and he will lieוְשָׁכַב֙ve.sha.KhavH7901with themעִם־'im-H5973in broad daylightנָשֶׁ֔יךָ לְעֵינֵ֖י הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ הַזֹּֽאת׃na.Shei.kha le.'ei.Nei ha.She.mesh ha.ZotH802 H5869 H8121 H2063.

12כִּ֥יkiH3588Youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859have actedעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213in secretבַסָּ֑תֶרva.Sa.terH5643,but Iוַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589will doאֶעֱשֶׂה֙'e.'e.SehH6213אֶת־'et-H853הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697this thingהַזֶּ֔ה נֶ֥גֶדha.Zeh Ne.gedH2088 H5048in broad daylightהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ סha.Sha.meshH8121beforeוְנֶ֥גֶדve.Ne.gedH5048allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.’”

13Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Nathanנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5416, “I have sinnedחָטָ֖אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑ה סla.Yah.wehH3068.” “The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has taken awayהֶעֱבִ֥ירhe.'e.VirH5674your sinחַטָּאתְךָ֖cha.ta.te.KhaH2403,”Nathanנָתָ֜ןna.TanH5416repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413דָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732גַּם־gam-H1571. “You will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808dieתָמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

14Neverthelessאֶ֗פֶס'E.fesH657,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588byהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088גַּ֗םGamH1571this deedנִאֵ֤ץ בַּדָּבָ֖רni.'Etz ba.da.VarH1697 H5006you have shown utter contemptנִאַ֙צְתָּ֙ni.'Atz.taH5006אֶת־'et-H853forאֹיְבֵ֣י'o.ye.VeiH341the wordof the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,the sonהַבֵּ֛ןha.BenH1121bornהַיִּלּ֥וֹדhai.yi.LodH3209to youwill surely dieH4191.”

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