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2 Samuel 11:14-17

14And it came to pass in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,that Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֥בvai.yikh.ToH3789a letterסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612to Joabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971itby the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of Uriahאוּרִיָּֽה׃'u.ri.YahH223.

15And he wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֥בvai.yikh.ToH3789in the letterבַּסֵּ֖פֶרba.Se.ferH5612,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Setהָב֣וּha.VuH3051ye Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223in the forefrontמוּל֙ פְּנֵ֤יmul pe.NeiH4136 H6440of the hottestהַֽחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389battleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421,and retireוְשַׁבְתֶּ֥םve.shav.TemH7725ye from himמֵאַחֲרָ֖יוme.'a.cha.RavH310,that he may be smittenוְנִכָּ֥הve.ni.KahH5221,and dieוָמֵֽת׃ סva.MetH4191.

16And it came to pass, when Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097observedבִּשְׁמ֥וֹרbish.MorH8104the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,that he assignedוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414Uriahא֣וּרִיָּ֔ה'u.ri.YahH223unto a placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725where he knewיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045that valiantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582were.

17And the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892went outוַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּvai.Ye.tze.'UH3318,and foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898with Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097:and there fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307someof the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971of the servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732;and Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191also.

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