New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 12:16-19

16Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732therefore inquiredוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.KeshH1245of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430for the childהַנָּ֑עַרha.Na.'arH5288;and Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732fastedוַיָּ֤צָם צ֔וֹםvai.Ya.tzom TzomH6684 H6685and wentוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935andlayוְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.KhavH7901all nightוְלָ֖ןve.LanH3885on the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

17The eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of his householdבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004stoodוַיָּקֻ֜מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965besideעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him in order to raiseלַהֲקִימ֖וֹla.ha.ki.MoH6965him up from the groundהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,but he was unwillingאָבָ֔ה'a.VahH3808 H14and would not eatH1262foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899with them.

18Then it happenedH1961on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117that the childהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.And the servantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732were afraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֩vai.yir.'UH3372to tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046him that the childהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,for they saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009,while the childהַיֶּ֜לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was stillaliveחַ֗יChaiH2416,we spokeדִּבַּ֤רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696to him and he did not listenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085to our voiceבְּקוֹלֵ֔נוּbe.ko.Le.nuH6963.Howוְאֵ֨יךְve.'EikhH349then can we tellנֹאמַ֥רno.MarH559him that the childהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206is deadמֵ֥תmetH4191,since he might doוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213himselfharmH7463!”

19But when Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650were whisperingמִֽתְלַחֲשִׁ֔יםmit.la.cha.ShimH3907together, Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732perceivedוַיָּ֥בֶןvai.Ya.venH995that the childהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191;so Davidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantsעֲבָדָ֛יו'a.va.DavH5650, “Is the childהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206deadהֲמֵ֥תha.MetH4191?”And they saidוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559, “He is deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.”

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