Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 11:13-15

13And when Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732had calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121him, he did eatוַיֹּ֧אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drinkוַיֵּ֖שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354beforeלְפָנָ֛יוle.fa.NavH6440him; and he made him drunkוַֽיְשַׁכְּרֵ֑הוּvay.sha.ke.Re.huH7937:and at evenבָעֶ֗רֶבva.'E.revH6153he went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to lieלִשְׁכַּ֤בlish.KavH7901on his bedבְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙be.mish.ka.VoH4904with the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of his lordאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113,but went not downיָרָֽד׃ya.RadH3381to his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004.

14And it came to pass in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,that Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֥בvai.yikh.ToH3789a letterסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612to Joabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971itby the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of Uriahאוּרִיָּֽה׃'u.ri.YahH223.

15And he wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֥בvai.yikh.ToH3789in the letterבַּסֵּ֖פֶרba.Se.ferH5612,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Setהָב֣וּha.VuH3051ye Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223in the forefrontמוּל֙ פְּנֵ֤יmul pe.NeiH4136 H6440of the hottestהַֽחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389battleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421,and retireוְשַׁבְתֶּ֥םve.shav.TemH7725ye from himמֵאַחֲרָ֖יוme.'a.cha.RavH310,that he may be smittenוְנִכָּ֥הve.ni.KahH5221,and dieוָמֵֽת׃ סva.MetH4191.

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