Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 12:16-19

16Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732therefore besoughtוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.KeshH1245Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430for the childהַנָּ֑עַרha.Na.'arH5288;and Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732fastedוַיָּ֤צָם צ֔וֹםvai.Ya.tzom TzomH6685 H6684,and went inוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935,and layוְשָׁכַ֥בve.sha.KhavH7901all nightוְלָ֖ןve.LanH3885upon the earthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

17And the eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of his houseבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004aroseוַיָּקֻ֜מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965, and wentto him, to raise him upלַהֲקִימ֖וֹla.ha.ki.MoH6965from the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:but he wouldאָבָ֔ה'a.VahH14not, neither did he eatH1262breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899with them.

18And it came to pass on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,that the childהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.And the servantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732fearedוַיִּֽרְאוּ֩vai.yir.'UH3372to tellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046him that the childהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191:for they saidאָֽמְרוּ֙'a.me.RuH559,Behold, while the childהַיֶּ֜לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was yet aliveחַ֗יChaiH2416,we spakeדִּבַּ֤רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696unto him, and he would not hearkenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085unto our voiceבְּקוֹלֵ֔נוּbe.ko.Le.nuH6963:how will he thenH6213vexרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451himselfH6213,if we tellנֹאמַ֥רno.MarH559him that the childהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206is deadמֵ֥תmetH4191?

19But when Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650whisperedמִֽתְלַחֲשִׁ֔יםmit.la.cha.ShimH3907,Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732perceivedוַיָּ֥בֶןvai.Ya.venH995that the childהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191:therefore Davidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto 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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