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2 Samuel 1:11-16

11Then Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732took holdוַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388on his clothesבִּבְגָדָ֖יוbiv.ga.dovH899,and rentוַיִּקְרָעֵ֑םvai.yik.ra.'EmH7167them; and likewise all the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that were with him:

12And they mournedוַֽיִּסְפְּדוּ֙vai.yis.pe.DuH5594,and weptוַיִּבְכּ֔וּvai.yiv.KuH1058,and fastedוַיָּצֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684until evenהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153,for Saulשָׁא֞וּלsha.'UlH7586,and for Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,and for the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and for the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;because they were fallenנָפְל֖וּna.fe.LuH5307by the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ סbe.Cha.revH2719.

13And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the young manהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288that toldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him, Whence artthou? And he answeredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I amthe sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a strangerאִ֛ישׁ גֵּ֥ר'ish gerH1616 H376,an Amalekiteעֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.KiH6003.

14And Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, How wast thou not afraidיָרֵ֔אתָya.Re.taH3372to stretch forthלִשְׁלֹ֙חַ֙lish.Lo.achH7971thine handיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֖תle.sha.ChetH7843the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899?

15And Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121oneלְאַחַד֙le.'a.ChadH259of the young menמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288,and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Go nearגַּ֣שׁgashH5066, andfallפְּגַע־pe.ga'-H6293upon him. And he smoteוַיַּכֵּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him that he diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

16And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thy bloodדָּמְךָ֖da.mei.khaH1818beupon thy headרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218;for thy mouthפִ֗יךָFi.khaH6310hath testifiedעָנָ֤ה'a.NahH6030against thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,I have slainמֹתַ֖תִּיmo.Ta.tiH4191the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.

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