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2 Samuel 11:18-21

18Then Joabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971and toldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732all the thingsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697concerning the warהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421;

19And chargedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,When thou hast made an endכְּכַלּוֹתְךָ֗ke.kha.lot.KhaH3615of tellingלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696the mattersדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the warהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421unto the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,

20And if so be that the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wrathחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534ariseתַּעֲלֶה֙ta.'a.LehH5927,and he sayוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nighנִגַּשְׁתֶּ֥םni.gash.TemH5066unto the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892when ye did fightלְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.ChemH3898?knewיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045ye not that they would shootיֹר֖וּyo.RuH3384from the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346?

21Who smoteהִכָּ֞הhi.KahH5221Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jerubbeshethיְרֻבֶּ֗שֶׁתye.ru.Be.shetH3380?did not a womanאִשָּׁ֡ה'i.ShahH802castהִשְׁלִ֣יכָהhish.Li.khahH7993a pieceפֶּ֨לַחPe.lachH6400of a millstoneרֶ֜כֶבRe.khevH7393upon him from the wallהַֽחוֹמָה֙ha.cho.MahH2346,that he diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in Thebezבְּתֵבֵ֔ץbe.te.VetzH8405?why went ye nighנִגַּשְׁתֶּ֖םni.gash.TemH5066the wallהַֽחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346?then sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559thou, Thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850is deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191also.

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