Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 12:7-14

7And Nathanנָתָ֛ןna.TanH5416saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, Thou artthe manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376.Thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,I anointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֤יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886thee kingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and I deliveredהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָhi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337thee out of the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586;

8And I gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֨הva.'e.te.NahH5414thee thy master’sאֲדֹנֶ֗יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and thy master’sאֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙'a.do.Nei.khaH113wivesנְשֵׁ֤יne.SheiH802into thy bosomבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436,and gaveוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414thee the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and of Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֑הvi.hu.DahH3063; and if that had beentoo littleמְעָ֔טme.'AtH4592,I would moreover have givenוְאֹסִ֥פָהve.'o.Si.fahH3254unto thee suchH2007and such thingsH2007.

9Wherefore hast thou despisedבָּזִ֣יתָ׀ba.Zi.taH959the commandmentדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַע֮ha.Ra'H7451in his sightבְּעֵינַי֒be.'ei.noH5869?thou hast killedהִכִּ֣יתָhi.Ki.taH5221Uriahאוּרִיָּ֤ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַֽחִתִּי֙ha.chi.TiH2850with the swordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719,and hast takenלָקַ֥חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802to bethy wifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802,and hast slainהָרַ֔גְתָּha.Rag.taH2026him with the swordבְּחֶ֖רֶבbe.Che.revH2719of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

10Now therefore the swordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719shall neverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5769 H5704departתָס֥וּרta.SurH5493from thine houseמִבֵּיתְךָ֖mi.bei.te.KhaH1004;becauseעֵ֚קֶב'E.kevH6118thou hast despisedבְזִתָ֔נִיve.zi.Ta.niH959me, and hast takenוַתִּקַּ֗חva.ti.KachH3947the wifeאֵ֙שֶׁת֙'e.shetH802of Uriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֔יha.chi.TiH2850to be thy wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802.

11Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Behold, I will raise upמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965evilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451against thee out of thine own houseמִבֵּיתֶ֔ךָmi.bei.Te.khaH1004,and I will takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947thy wivesנָשֶׁ֙יךָ֙na.Shei.khaH802before thine eyesלְעֵינֶ֔יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,and giveוְנָתַתִּ֖יve.na.ta.TiH5414themunto thy neighbourלְרֵעֶ֑יךָle.re.'Ei.khaH7453,and he shall lieוְשָׁכַב֙ve.sha.KhavH7901with thy wivesנָשֶׁ֔יךָna.Shei.khaH802in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of this sunהַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121.

12For thou didstעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213itsecretlyבַסָּ֑תֶרva.Sa.terH5643:but I will doאֶעֱשֶׂה֙'e.'e.SehH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697before all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and before the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ סha.Sha.meshH8121.

13And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Nathanנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5416,I have sinnedחָטָ֖אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֑ה סla.Yah.wehH3068.And Nathanנָתָ֜ןna.TanH5416saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068also hath put awayהֶעֱבִ֥ירhe.'e.VirH5674thy sinחַטָּאתְךָ֖cha.ta.te.KhaH2403;thou shalt not dieתָמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

14Howbeitאֶ֗פֶס'E.fesH657,because by this deedבַּדָּבָ֖רba.da.VarH1697thou hast given great occasionנִאֵ֤ץni.'EtzH5006to the enemiesאֹיְבֵ֣י'o.ye.VeiH341of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to blasphemeנִאַ֙צְתָּ֙ni.'Atz.taH5006,the childהַבֵּ֛ןha.BenH1121also that isbornהַיִּלּ֥וֹדhai.yi.LodH3209unto thee shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

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