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2 Samuel 12:1-15

1And the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416unto Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.And he cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto him, and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, There were twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147menאֲנָשִׁ֗ים'a.na.ShimH582in oneאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892;the oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259richעָשִׁ֖יר'a.ShirH6223,and the otherוְאֶחָ֥דve.'e.ChadH259poorרָֽאשׁ׃RashH7326.

2The richלְעָשִׁ֗ירle.'a.ShirH6223manhad exceedingמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966manyהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235flocksצֹ֥אןtzonH6629and herdsוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241:

3But the poorוְלָרָ֣שׁve.la.RashH7326manhad nothing, save oneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259littleקְטַנָּה֙ke.ta.NahH6996ewe lambכִּבְשָׂ֨הkiv.SahH3535,which he had boughtקָנָ֔הka.NahH7069and nourished upוַיְחַיֶּ֕הָvay.chai.Ye.haH2421:and it grew upוַתִּגְדַּ֥לva.tig.DalH1431togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162with him, and with his childrenבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121;it did eatתֹאכַ֜לto.KhalH398of his own meatמִפִּתּ֨וֹmi.pi.ToH6595,and drankתִשְׁתֶּה֙tish.TehH8354of his own cupוּמִכֹּס֤וֹu.mi.ko.SoH3563,and layתִשְׁכָּ֔בtish.KavH7901in his bosomוּבְחֵיק֣וֹu.ve.chei.KoH2436,and was unto him as a daughterכְּבַֽת׃ke.VatH1323.

4And there cameוַיָּ֣בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935a travellerהֵלֶךְ֮he.leKhH1982unto the richהֶֽעָשִׁיר֒he.'a.ShirH6223manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376,and he sparedוַיַּחְמֹ֗לvai.yach.MolH2550to takeלָקַ֤חַתla.Ka.chatH3947of his own flockמִצֹּאנוֹ֙mi.tzo.NoH6629and of his own herdוּמִבְּקָר֔וֹu.mi.be.ka.RoH1241,to dressלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for the wayfaring manלָאֹרֵ֖חַla.'o.Re.achH732that was comeהַבָּא־ha.ba'-H935unto him; but tookוַיִּקַּ֗חvai.yi.KachH3947the poorהָרָ֔אשׁha.RashH7326man’sהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376lambכִּבְשַׂת֙kiv.SatH3535,and dressedוַֽיַּעֲשֶׂ֔הָvai.ya.'a.Se.haH6213it for the manלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376that was comeהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935to him.

5And David’sדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732angerאַ֥ף'afH639was greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against the manבָּאִ֖ישׁba.'IshH376;and he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Nathanנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5416, Asthe Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376that hath doneהָעֹשֶׂ֥הha.'o.SehH6213this thingshall surelyבֶן־ven-H1121dieמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194:

6And he shall restoreיְשַׁלֵּ֣םye.sha.LemH7999the lambהַכִּבְשָׂ֖הha.kiv.SahH3535fourfoldאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם'ar.ba'.Ta.yimH706,becauseעֵ֗קֶב'E.kevH6118he didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,and becauseH834he had no pityחָמָֽל׃cha.MalH2550.

7And Nathanנָתָ֛ןna.TanH5416saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, Thou artthe manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376.Thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,I anointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֤יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886thee kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and I deliveredהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָhi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337thee out of the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586;

8And I gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֨הva.'e.te.NahH5414thee thy master’sאֲדֹנֶ֗יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and thy master’sאֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙'a.do.Nei.khaH113wivesנְשֵׁ֤יne.SheiH802into thy bosomבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436,and gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414thee the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and of Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֑הvi.hu.DahH3063; and if that had beentoo littleמְעָ֔טme.'AtH4592,I would moreover have givenוְאֹסִ֥פָהve.'o.Si.fahH3254unto thee suchH2007and such thingsH2007.

9Wherefore hast thou despisedבָּזִ֣יתָ׀ba.Zi.taH959the commandmentדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַע֮ha.Ra'H7451in his sightבְּעֵינַי֒be.'ei.noH5869?thou hast killedהִכִּ֣יתָhi.Ki.taH5221Uriahאוּרִיָּ֤ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַֽחִתִּי֙ha.chi.TiH2850with the swordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719,and hast takenלָקַ֥חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802to bethy wifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802,and hast slainהָרַ֔גְתָּha.Rag.taH2026him with the swordבְּחֶ֖רֶבbe.Che.revH2719of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

10Now therefore the swordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719shall neverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5769 H5704departתָס֥וּרta.SurH5493from thine houseמִבֵּיתְךָ֖mi.bei.te.KhaH1004;becauseעֵ֚קֶב'E.kevH6118thou hast despisedבְזִתָ֔נִיve.zi.Ta.niH959me, and hast takenוַתִּקַּ֗חva.ti.KachH3947the wifeאֵ֙שֶׁת֙'e.shetH802of Uriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֔יha.chi.TiH2850to be thy wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802.

11Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Behold, I will raise upמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965evilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451against thee out of thine own houseמִבֵּיתֶ֔ךָmi.bei.Te.khaH1004,and I will takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947thy wivesנָשֶׁ֙יךָ֙na.Shei.khaH802before thine eyesלְעֵינֶ֔יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,and giveוְנָתַתִּ֖יve.na.ta.TiH5414themunto thy neighbourלְרֵעֶ֑יךָle.re.'Ei.khaH7453,and he shall lieוְשָׁכַב֙ve.sha.KhavH7901with thy wivesנָשֶׁ֔יךָna.Shei.khaH802in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of this sunהַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121.

12For thou didstעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213itsecretlyבַסָּ֑תֶרva.Sa.terH5643:but I will doאֶעֱשֶׂה֙'e.'e.SehH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697before all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and before the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ סha.Sha.meshH8121.

13And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Nathanנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5416,I have sinnedחָטָ֖אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑ה סla.Yah.wehH3068.And Nathanנָתָ֜ןna.TanH5416saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068also hath put awayהֶעֱבִ֥ירhe.'e.VirH5674thy sinחַטָּאתְךָ֖cha.ta.te.KhaH2403;thou shalt not dieתָמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

14Howbeitאֶ֗פֶס'E.fesH657,because by this deedבַּדָּבָ֖רba.da.VarH1697thou hast given great occasionנִאֵ֤ץni.'EtzH5006to the enemiesאֹיְבֵ֣י'o.ye.VeiH341of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to blasphemeנִאַ֙צְתָּ֙ni.'Atz.taH5006,the childהַבֵּ֛ןha.BenH1121also that isbornהַיִּלּ֥וֹדhai.yi.LodH3209unto thee shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

15And Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416departedH3212unto his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004.And the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068struckוַיִּגֹּ֣ףvai.yi.GofH5062the childהַיֶּ֜לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206that Uriah’sאוּרִיָּ֛ה'u.ri.YahH223wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802bareיָלְדָ֧הYal.dahH3205unto Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732,and it was very sickוַיֵּאָנַֽשׁ׃vai.ye.'a.NashH605.

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