Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 12:21-23

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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