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2 Samuel 12:1-9

1AndJehovahsentH7971Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416toDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.AndhecameH935tohim,andsaidH559tohim,TherewereH1961twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147menH376inoneH259cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892;theoneH259richעָשִׁ֖יר'a.ShirH6223,andtheotherpoorרָֽאשׁ׃RashH7326.

2Therichלְעָשִׁ֗ירle.'a.ShirH6223hadveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966manyהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235flocksצֹ֥אןtzonH6629andherdsוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241;

3butthepoorוְלָרָ֣שׁve.la.RashH7326manhadnothingH369atall,butoneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259littleH6996ewelambwhichhehadboughtH7069,andwasnourishing;anditgrewH1431upwithhim,andtogetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162withhischildren:itateH398ofhismorselמִפִּתּ֨וֹmi.pi.ToH6595,anddrankתִשְׁתֶּה֙tish.TehH8354ofhisowncupוּמִכֹּס֤וֹu.mi.ko.SoH3563,andsleptinhisbosomוּבְחֵיק֣וֹu.ve.chei.KoH2436,andwastohimasadaughterכְּבַֽת׃ke.VatH1323.

4AndtherecameH935atravellertotherichהֶֽעָשִׁיר֒he.'a.ShirH6223manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376,andhesparedוַיַּחְמֹ֗לvai.yach.MolH2550totakeH3947ofhisownflockH6629andofhisownherdH1241,todressforthewayfaringmanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376thathadcomeH935tohim;andhetookH3947thepoorהָרָ֔אשׁha.RashH7326man'slamb,anddresseditforthemanלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376thathadcomeH935tohim.

5ThenDavid'sangerאַ֥ף'afH639wasgreatlykindledagainstthemanבָּאִ֖ישׁba.'IshH376;andhesaidH559toNathanנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5416,AsJehovahliveth,themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376thathathdonethisthingisworthyofdeathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194;

6andheshallrestorethelambfourfold,becausehedidthisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,andbecausehehadnopityחָמָֽל׃cha.MalH2550.

7AndNathanנָתָ֛ןna.TanH5416saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, Thou artthemanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376!Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saithJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Ianointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֤יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886theekingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andIdeliveredהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָhi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337theeoutofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586;

8andIgaveH5414thee thy master'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,andthy master'swivesH802intothybosomבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436,andgaveH5414theethehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andofJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֑הvi.hu.DahH3063;andif[that]hadbeentoolittleמְעָ֔טme.'AtH4592,IwouldmoreoverhavegivenH5414unto theesuchandsuchthings.

9Wherefore hast thoudespisedH959thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofJehovahtodoevilהָרַע֮ha.Ra'H7451inhissight? thou hastsmittenUrijahtheHittiteהַֽחִתִּי֙ha.chi.TiH2850withtheswordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719,andhasttakenH3947hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802tobethywifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802,andhastslainH2026himwiththeswordבְּחֶ֖רֶבbe.Che.revH2719ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

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