New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 12:7-14

7Nathanנָתָ֛ןna.TanH5416then saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, “You are the manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376!Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘It is I who anointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֤יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886you kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and it is I who deliveredH4672you from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

8I also gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֨הva.'e.te.NahH5414youyour master’sאֲדֹנֶ֗יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004and your master’sאֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙'a.do.Nei.khaH113wivesנְשֵׁ֤יne.SheiH802into yourcareבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436,and I gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414you the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֑הvi.hu.DahH3063;and ifוְאִ֨ם־ve.'Im-H518that had beentoo littleמְעָ֔טme.'AtH4592,I would have addedוְאֹסִ֥פָהve.'o.Si.fahH3254to you many more things like theseH2007!

9Whyמַדּ֜וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have you despisedבָּזִ֣יתָ׀ba.Zi.taH959the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068by doingלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַע֮ha.Ra'H7451in His sightבְּעֵינַי֒be.'ei.noH5869?You have struckH5221downהִכִּ֣יתָhi.Ki.taH5221Uriahאוּרִיָּ֤ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַֽחִתִּי֙ha.chi.TiH2850with the swordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719,have takenלָקַ֥חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802to be your wifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802,and have killedהָרַ֔גְתָּha.Rag.taH2026him with the swordבְּחֶ֖רֶבbe.Che.revH2719of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

10Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore,the swordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719shall neverלֹא־ עַד־ עוֹלָ֑םlo'- 'ad- o.LamH3808 H5704 H5769departתָס֥וּרta.SurH5493from your houseמִבֵּיתְךָ֖mi.bei.te.KhaH1004,becauseעֵ֚קֶב כִּ֣י'E.kev kiH6118 H3588you have despisedבְזִתָ֔נִיve.zi.Ta.niH959Me and have takenוַתִּקַּ֗חva.ti.KachH3947the wifeאֵ֙שֶׁת֙'e.shetH802of Uriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֔יha.chi.TiH2850to be your wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802.’

11Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, ‘BeholdH2009,I will raiseמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965up evilH7463againstעָלֶ֤יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you from your own householdמִבֵּיתֶ֔ךָmi.bei.Te.khaH1004;I will even takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947your wivesנָשֶׁ֙יךָ֙na.Shei.khaH802before your eyesלְעֵינֶ֔יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869and giveוְנָתַתִּ֖יve.na.ta.TiH5414themto your companionלְרֵעֶ֑יךָle.re.'Ei.khaH7453,and he will lieוְשָׁכַב֙ve.sha.KhavH7901with your wivesנָשֶׁ֔יךָna.Shei.khaH802inbroadלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869daylightהַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121 H2088.

12Indeedכִּ֥יkiH3588you didעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213it secretlyבַסָּ֑תֶרva.Sa.terH5643, butI will doאֶעֱשֶׂה֙'e.'e.SehH6213thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andunderוְנֶ֥גֶדve.Ne.gedH5048the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ סha.Sha.meshH8121.’”

13Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Nathanנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5416, “I have sinnedחָטָ֖אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑ה סla.Yah.wehH3068.”And Nathanנָתָ֜ןna.TanH5416saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, “The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068alsoגַּם־gam-H1571hastakenH5674awayהֶעֱבִ֥ירhe.'e.VirH5674your sinחַטָּאתְךָ֖cha.ta.te.KhaH2403;you shall not dieתָמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

14Howeverאֶ֗פֶס'E.fesH657,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588by thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088deedבַּדָּבָ֖רba.da.VarH1697you havegivenנִאֵ֤ץni.'EtzH5006occasion to the enemiesH340of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to blasphemeנִאַ֙צְתָּ֙ni.'Atz.taH5006,the childהַבֵּ֛ןha.BenH1121alsoגַּ֗םGamH1571that is bornהַיִּלּ֥וֹדhai.yi.LodH3209to you shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.”

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