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2 Samuel 12:20-23

20Then Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965from the earthמֵהָאָ֜רֶץme.ha.'A.retzH776,and washedוַיִּרְחַ֣ץvai.yir.ChatzH7364,and anointedוַיָּ֗סֶךְvai.Ya.sekhH5480himself,and changedוַיְחַלֵּף֙vay.cha.LefH2498his apparelשִׂמְלֹתָ֔יוsim.lo.toH8071,and cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and worshippedוַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812:then he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to his own houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004;and when he requiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֕לvai.yish.'AlH7592,they setוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899before him, and he did eatוַיֹּאכַֽל׃vai.yo.KhalH398.

21Then saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650unto him, What thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697isthis that thou hast doneעָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213?thou didst fastצַ֣מְתָּTzam.taH6684and weepוַתֵּ֔בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058for the childהַיֶּ֤לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206, while it wasaliveחַי֙chaiH2416;but when the childהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,thou didst riseקַ֖מְתָּKam.taH6965and eatוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

22And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,While the childהַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was yet aliveH2416,I fastedצַ֖מְתִּיTzam.tiH6684and weptוָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑הva.'ev.KehH1058:for I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559,Who can tellיוֹדֵ֔עַyo.De.a'H3045whetherYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will be graciousוְחַנַּ֥נִיye.cha.na.niH2603to me, that the childהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206may liveH2416?

23But now he is deadמֵ֗תMetH4191,wherefore should I fastצָ֔םTzamH6684?canהַאוּכַ֥לha.'u.KhalH3201I bring him back againלַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹla.ha.shi.VoH7725?I shall goהֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980to him, but he shall not returnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725to me.

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