New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 11:13-15

13Now Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121him, and he ateוַיֹּ֧אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drankוַיֵּ֖שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354beforeלְפָנָ֛יוle.fa.NavH6440him, and hemadeH7937him drunkוַֽיְשַׁכְּרֵ֑הוּvay.sha.ke.Re.huH7937;and in the eveningבָעֶ֗רֶבva.'E.revH6153he wentוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to lieלִשְׁכַּ֤בlish.KavH7901on his bedבְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙be.mish.ka.VoH4904with his lord’sאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650,but he did not goH3381downH3381to his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004.

14Now in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֥בvai.yikh.ToH3789a letterסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612to Joabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971itby the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of Uriahאוּרִיָּֽה׃'u.ri.YahH223.

15He had writtenוַיִּכְתֹּ֥בvai.yikh.ToH3789in the letterבַּסֵּ֖פֶרba.Se.ferH5612,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Placeהָב֣וּha.VuH3051Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223in the frontH6440lineH6440of thefiercestהַֽחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389battleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421and withdrawוְשַׁבְתֶּ֥םve.shav.TemH7725from him,so that he may be struckH5221downוְנִכָּ֥הve.ni.KahH5221and dieוָמֵֽת׃ סva.MetH4191.”

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