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2 Samuel 11:6-25

6AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentH7971toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097[saying],SendH7971meUrijahtheHittiteהַחִתִּ֑יha.chi.TiH2850.AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097sentH7971UrijahtoDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

7AndwhenUrijahhadcomeH935tohim,Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592howJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097prospered,andhowthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971prospered,andhowthewarH4421prospered.

8AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559toUrijah,GoH3318downtothyhouseלְבֵיתְךָ֖le.vei.te.KhaH1004andwashוּרְחַ֣ץu.re.ChatzH7364thyfeetH7272.AndUrijahdepartedoutoftheking'shouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,andtherefollowedhimpresentsfromthekingH4428.

9AndUrijahsleptattheentranceפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607oftheking'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004withalltheservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofhislordאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113,andwentH3381notdownיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381tohishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

10AndtheyhadtoldH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732sayingH559, UrijahdidnotgoH935downtohishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004;andDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559toUrijah, Art thounotcomeH935fromajourneyמִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙mi.De.rekhH1870?whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069didst thounotgoH935downtothyhouseבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004?

11AndUrijahsaidH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Thearkהָ֠אָרוֹןHa.'a.ronH727,andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֜הvi.hu.DahH3063abideinboothsבַּסֻּכּ֗וֹתba.su.KotH5521;andmylordוַאדֹנִ֨יva.do.NiH113Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097,andtheservantsוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650ofmylordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113,areencampedחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583intheopenfieldsH7704:shallIthengoאָב֧וֹא'a.Vo'H935intomyhouseבֵּיתִ֛יbei.TiH1004,toeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398andtodrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354,andtolieוְלִשְׁכַּ֣בve.lish.KavH7901withmywifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.TiH802? [As] thou livest,and[as] thysoulH5315liveth,Iwillnotdothisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

12AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559toUrijah,AbidehereH2088to-dayalsoגַּם־gam-H1571,andto-morrowIwillletthee depart.AndUrijahabodeinJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389thatdayH3117andthemorrow.

13AndDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732invitedhim,andheateH398anddrankוַיֵּ֖שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354beforehim;andhemadehimdrunkוַֽיְשַׁכְּרֵ֑הוּvay.sha.ke.Re.huH7937.Andintheeveningבָעֶ֗רֶבva.'E.revH6153hewentH3318outtolieלִשְׁכַּ֤בlish.KavH7901onhiscouchwiththeservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofhislordאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113,butdidnotgoH3318downtohishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004.

14Anditcametopassinthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,thatDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732wroteH3789aletterסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612toJoabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097,andsentH7971itbyUrijah.

15AndhewroteH3789intheletterבַּסֵּ֖פֶרba.Se.ferH5612sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,SetUrijahinthefrontofthethickestfight,andwithdrawfromhim,thathemaybesmittenanddieוָמֵֽת׃ סva.MetH4191.

16AnditcametopassasJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097watchedבִּשְׁמ֥וֹרbish.MorH8104thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,thatheassignedUrijahtoaplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834heknewH3045thatthevaliantmenH376were.

17AndthemenH376ofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892wentH3318outandfoughtH3898withJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097;andtherefellH5307someofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,oftheservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andUrijahtheHittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850diedH4191alsoגַּ֖םgamH1571.

18ThenJoabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097sentH7971andtoldH5046Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732allthemattersדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697ofthewarH4421;

19andchargedthemessengerהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whenthou hastendedH3615tellingthemattersדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofthewarH4421tothekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,

20andifsobeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961thattheking'swrathH2534arise,andhesayוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559tothee,Whyמַדּ֛וּעַma.Du.a'H4069didyegoH5927soneartothecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.ChemH3898?didyenotknowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045thattheywouldshootיֹר֖וּyo.RuH3384fromthewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346?

21WhosmoteAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerubbesheth?didnotawomanאִשָּׁ֡ה'i.ShahH802castH7993theupperרֶ֜כֶבRe.khevH7393stoneofahandmillfromthewallהַֽחוֹמָה֙ha.cho.MahH2346,thathediedH4191inThebezבְּתֵבֵ֔ץbe.te.VetzH8405?whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100didyegonearthewallהַֽחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346? —thensayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559thou, Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650UrijahtheHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850isdeadH4191alsoגַּ֗םGamH1571.

22Andthemessengerהַמַּלְאָ֑ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397wentH935;andhecameH935andtoldH5046Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732allthatJoabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097hadsentH7971himfor.

23Andthemessengerהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,ThemenH376prevailedגָבְר֤וּga.ve.RuH1396againstus,andcameoutagainstusintothefieldH7704,andwewereH1961uponthemasfarastheentranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateהַשָּֽׁעַר׃ha.Sha.'arH8179.

24AndtheshootersshotH3384fromuponthewallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346againstthyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙ךָ֙'a.va.De.khaH5650;andsomeoftheking'sservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650aredeadH4191,andthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650UrijahtheHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850isdeadH4191alsoוְגַ֗םve.GamH1571.

25ThenDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559tothemessengerהַמַּלְאָ֗ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shalt thousayH559toJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097:Letnotthisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697displease thee,fortheswordהֶחָ֑רֶבhe.Cha.revH2719devoursH398oneH2088aswellasanother:makeH2388thybattleמִלְחַמְתְּךָ֧mil.cham.te.KhaH4421strongH2388againstthecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892,andoverthrowit; —andencourageH2388him.

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