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2 Samuel 11:8-13

8And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Uriahלְא֣וּרִיָּ֔הle.'U.ri.YahH223,Go downרֵ֥דredH3381to thy houseלְבֵיתְךָ֖le.vei.te.KhaH1004,and washוּרְחַ֣ץu.re.ChatzH7364thy feetרַגְלֶ֑יךָrag.Lei.khaH7272.And Uriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223departed outH3318of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,and there followedאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him a messמַשְׂאַ֥תmas.'AtH4864of meatfrom the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

9But Uriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901at the doorפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004with all the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of his lordאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113,and went not downיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381to his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

10And when they had toldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Uriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223went not downיָרַ֥דya.RadH3381unto his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Uriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223,Camestבָ֔אVa'H935thou not from thyjourneyמִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙mi.De.rekhH1870? why thendidst thou not go downיָרַ֥דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381unto thine houseבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004?

11And Uriahאוּרִיָּ֜ה'u.ri.YahH223saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,The arkהָ֠אָרוֹןHa.'a.ronH727,and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֜הvi.hu.DahH3063,abideיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427in tentsבַּסֻּכּ֗וֹתba.su.KotH5521;and my lordוַאדֹנִ֨יva.do.NiH113Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097,and the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650of my lordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113,are encampedחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583in the openפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440fieldsהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704;shall Iוַאֲנִ֞יva.'a.NiH589then goאָב֧וֹא'a.Vo'H935into mine houseבֵּיתִ֛יbei.TiH1004,to eatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and to drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354,and to lieוְלִשְׁכַּ֣בve.lish.KavH7901with my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.TiH802? asthou livestחַיֶּ֙ךָ֙chai.Ye.khaH2416, and asthy soulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315livethוְחֵ֣יve.CheiH2416,I will not doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

12And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Uriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223,Tarryשֵׁ֥בshevH3427here to dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117also, and to morrowוּמָחָ֣רu.ma.CharH4279I will let thee departאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ'a.sha.le.Che.kaH7971.So Uriahאוּרִיָּ֧ה'u.ri.YahH223abodeוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,and the morrowוּמִֽמָּחֳרָֽת׃u.Mi.mo.cho.RatH4283.

13And when Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732had calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121him, he did eatוַיֹּ֧אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drinkוַיֵּ֖שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354beforeלְפָנָ֛יוle.fa.NavH6440him; and he made him drunkוַֽיְשַׁכְּרֵ֑הוּvay.sha.ke.Re.huH7937:and at evenבָעֶ֗רֶבva.'E.revH6153he went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to lieלִשְׁכַּ֤בlish.KavH7901on his bedבְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙be.mish.ka.VoH4904with the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of his lordאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113,but went not downיָרָֽד׃ya.RadH3381to his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004.

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