Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 11:14-25

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.

16And it came to pass, when Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097observedבִּשְׁמ֥וֹרbish.MorH8104the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,that he assignedוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414Uriahא֣וּרִיָּ֔ה'u.ri.YahH223unto a placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725where he knewיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045that valiantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582were.

17And the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892went outוַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּvai.Ye.tze.'UH3318,and foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898with Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097:and there fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307someof the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971of the servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732;and Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191also.

18Then Joabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971and toldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732all the thingsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697concerning the warהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421;

19And chargedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,When thou hast made an endכְּכַלּוֹתְךָ֗ke.kha.lot.KhaH3615of tellingלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696the mattersדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the warהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421unto the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,

20And if so be that the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wrathחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534ariseתַּעֲלֶה֙ta.'a.LehH5927,and he sayוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nighנִגַּשְׁתֶּ֥םni.gash.TemH5066unto the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892when ye did fightלְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.ChemH3898?knewיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045ye not that they would shootיֹר֖וּyo.RuH3384from the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346?

21Who smoteהִכָּ֞הhi.KahH5221Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jerubbeshethיְרֻבֶּ֗שֶׁתye.ru.Be.shetH3380?did not a womanאִשָּׁ֡ה'i.ShahH802castהִשְׁלִ֣יכָהhish.Li.khahH7993a pieceפֶּ֨לַחPe.lachH6400of a millstoneרֶ֜כֶבRe.khevH7393upon him from the wallהַֽחוֹמָה֙ha.cho.MahH2346,that he diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in Thebezבְּתֵבֵ֔ץbe.te.VetzH8405?why went ye nighנִגַּשְׁתֶּ֖םni.gash.TemH5066the wallהַֽחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346?then sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559thou, Thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850is deadמֵֽת׃MetH4191also.

22So the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֑ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397wentH3212,and cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935and shewedוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732all that Joabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097had sentשְׁלָח֖וֹshe.la.ChoH7971him for.

23And the messengerהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Surely the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582prevailedגָבְר֤וּga.ve.RuH1396against us, and came outוַיֵּצְא֥וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318unto us into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704,and we were upon them even unto the enteringפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateהַשָּֽׁעַר׃ha.Sha.'arH8179.

24And the shootersוַיֹּר֨וּvai.yo.re.'uH3384shotהַמּוֹרִ֤יםha.mor.'imH3384from off the wallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346upon thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֙ךָ֙'a.va.De.khaH5650; and someof the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650be deadוַיָּמ֖וּתוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191,and thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850is deadמֵֽת׃ סMetH4191also.

25Then Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the messengerהַמַּלְאָ֗ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397,Thus shalt thou sayתֹאמַ֤רto.MarH559unto Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097,Let not this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697displeaseבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869 H3415thee, for the swordהֶחָ֑רֶבhe.Cha.revH2719devourethתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398one as well as anotherכָזֹ֥הkha.ZohH2090:make thy battleמִלְחַמְתְּךָ֧mil.cham.te.KhaH4421more strongהַחֲזֵ֨קha.cha.ZekH2388against the cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892,and overthrowוְהָרְסָ֖הּve.ha.re.SahH2040it: and encourageוְחַזְּקֵֽהוּ׃ve.cha.ze.Ke.huH2388thou him.

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