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2 Samuel 11:25-27

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.

26And 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.

27And when the mourningהָאֵ֗בֶלha.'E.velH60was pastוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674,Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971and fetchedוַיַּאַסְפָ֤הּvai.ya.'as.FahH622her to his houseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004,and she became his wifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802,and bareוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205him a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121.But the thingהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697that Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732had doneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213displeasedבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869 H3415Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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