New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 11:14-26

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.”

16So it was as Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097keptH8104watchבִּשְׁמ֥וֹרbish.MorH8104on the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,that he putוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414Uriahא֣וּרִיָּ֔ה'u.ri.YahH223at the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָֽׁם׃'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033he knewיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045there werevaliantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menH376.

17The menH376of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892wentוַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּvai.Ye.tze.'UH3318out and foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898againstאֶת־'et-H854Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,and someH4480of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971amongH4480David’sדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307; andUriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850alsoגַּ֖םgamH1571diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

18Then Joabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971and reportedוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046to Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732allכָּל־kol-H3605the eventsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of the warהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

19He chargedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “When you have finishedכְּכַלּוֹתְךָ֗ke.kha.lot.KhaH3615tellingלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605the eventsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the warהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421to the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,

20and ifאִֽם־'im-H518it happensוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961that the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wrathחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534risesתַּעֲלֶה֙ta.'a.LehH5927and he saysוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559to you, ‘Whyמַדּ֛וּעַma.Du.a'H4069did you goH5066so nearH5066to the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.ChemH3898?Did you not knowיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045that they would shootיֹר֖וּyo.RuH3384from the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346?

21Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310struckהִכָּ֞הhi.KahH5221downH5221Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jerubbeshethיְרֻבֶּ֗שֶׁתye.ru.Be.shetH3380?Did not a womanאִשָּׁ֡ה'i.ShahH802throwהִשְׁלִ֣יכָהhish.Li.khahH7993an upperרֶ֜כֶבRe.khevH7393millstoneH7393on him from the wallהַֽחוֹמָה֙ha.cho.MahH2346so that he diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191at Thebezבְּתֵבֵ֔ץbe.te.VetzH8405?Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100did you goH5066so nearH5066the wallהַֽחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346?’--then you shall sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, ‘Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850is deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191alsoגַּ֗םGamH1571.’”

22So the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֑ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397departedוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935and reportedוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046to Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732allכָּל־kol-H3605that Joabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097had sentשְׁלָח֖וֹshe.la.ChoH7971him to tell.

23The messengerהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, “The menH376prevailedגָבְר֤וּga.ve.RuH1396againstעָלֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.Lei.nuH5921us and cameוַיֵּצְא֥וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out againstH413us in the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704, but wepressedוַנִּהְיֶ֥ה עֲלֵיהֶ֖םva.nih.Yeh 'a.lei.HemH1961 H5921them as farעַד־'ad-H5704as the entranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשָּֽׁעַר׃ha.Sha.'arH8179.

24Moreover, the archersH3372shotH3372at your servantsעֲבָדֶ֙ךָ֙'a.va.De.khaH5650from the wallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346;so someH4480of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650are deadוַיָּמ֖וּתוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191,and your servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850is alsoוְגַ֗םve.GamH1571deadמֵֽת׃ סMetH4191.”

25Then Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֗ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541you shall sayתֹאמַ֤רto.MarH559to Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097, ‘Do not let thisH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697displeaseיֵרַ֤ע בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ye.Ra' be.'ei.Nei.khaH7489 H5869you, for the swordהֶחָ֑רֶבhe.Cha.revH2719devoursתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398oneH2088as well as anotherH2088;makeH2388your battleמִלְחַמְתְּךָ֧mil.cham.te.KhaH4421againstH413the cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892strongerH2388and overthrowוְהָרְסָ֖הּve.ha.re.SahH2040it’; and soencourageH2388him.”

26Now when the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֔ה'u.ri.YahH223heardוַתִּשְׁמַע֙va.tish.Ma'H8085that Uriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223her husbandאִישָׁ֑הּ'i.ShahH376was deadמֵ֖תmetH4191,she mournedוַתִּסְפֹּ֖דva.tis.PodH5594for her husbandבַּעְלָֽהּ׃ba'.LahH1167.

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