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2 Samuel 12:15-23

15AndNathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416departedtohishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004.AndJehovahsmotethechildהַיֶּ֜לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206thatUrijah'swifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802boreH3205toDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732,anditbecameverysick.

16AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732besoughtGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430forthechild;andDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732fastedוַיָּ֤צָםvai.Ya.tzomH6684,andwentH935in,andlayH7901allnightontheearthH776.

17Andtheeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205ofhishouseבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004aroseH6965, [andwent]tohim,toraiseH6965himupfromtheearthH776;buthewouldאָבָ֔ה'a.VahH14not,andheatenobreadH3899withthem.

18Anditcametopassontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,thatthechildהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206diedH4191.Andtheservantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732fearedH3372totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046himthatthechildהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206wasH1961deadH4191;fortheysaidH559,Behold,whilethechildהַיֶּ֜לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206wasH1961yetaliveחַ֗יChaiH2416,wespokeH1696tohim,andhewouldnothearkentoourvoiceבְּקוֹלֵ֔נוּbe.ko.Le.nuH6963;andhowוְאֵ֨יךְve.'EikhH349shallwesayH559tohim,Thechildהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206isdeadH4191?hemaydosomeharmרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451.

19ButDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732sawH7200thathisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650whispered,andDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732perceivedthatthechildהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206wasdeadH4191;andDavidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732saidH559tohisservantsעֲבָדָ֛יו'a.va.DavH5650,Isthechildהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206deadH4191?AndtheysaidH559,HeisdeadH4191.

20ThenDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965fromtheearthH776,andwashedH7364,andanointedhimself,andchangedH2498hisclothingH8071,andenteredintothehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJehovahandworshipped;thenhecameH935tohisownhouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004andrequiredthemtosetוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760breadH3899beforehim,andheateH398.

21Andhisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650saidH559tohim,Whatthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697isthiswhichthou hastdone? thou didstfastצַ֣מְתָּTzam.taH6684andweepH1058forthechildהַיֶּ֤לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206aliveחַי֙chaiH2416;butassoonasthechildהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206isdeadH4191, thou dostriseH6965andeatH398breadH3899.

22AndhesaidH559,Whilethechildהַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206wasyetH5750aliveחַ֔יChaiH2416,Ifastedצַ֖מְתִּיTzam.tiH6684andweptוָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑הva.'ev.KehH1058;forIthought,Whoknowsיוֹדֵ֔עַyo.De.a'H3045? [perhaps]Jehovahwillbegracioustome,thatthechildהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206maylive.

23Butnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258heisdeadH4191,whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldIfastצָ֔םTzamH6684?canIbringלַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹla.ha.shi.VoH7725himbackH7725againע֑וֹדodH5750?IshallgoH1980tohim,buthewillnotreturnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725tome.

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