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2 Samuel 6:20-22

20Then Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732returnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to blessלְבָרֵ֣ךְle.va.RekhH1288his householdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004.And Michalמִיכַ֤לmi.KhalH4324the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586came outוַתֵּצֵ֞אva.te.Tze'H3318to meetH7125Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,How gloriousנִּכְבַּ֨דnikh.BadH3513was the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478to dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117,who uncoveredנִגְלָ֤הnig.LahH1540himself to dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117in the eyesלְעֵינֵ֨יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the handmaidsאַמְה֣וֹת'am.HotH519of his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,as oneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259of the vain fellowsהָרֵקִֽים׃ha.re.KimH7386shamelesslyכְּהִגָּל֥וֹתke.hi.ga.LotH1540uncoverethנִגְל֖וֹתnig.LotH1540himself!

21And Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Michalמִיכַל֒mi.KhalH4324, It wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,which choseבָּֽחַר־ba.char-H977me before thy fatherמֵֽאָבִיךְ֙me.'a.viKhH1,and before all his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,to appointלְצַוֹּ֨תle.tza.VotH6680me rulerנָגִ֛ידna.GidH5057over the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:therefore will I playוְשִׂחַקְתִּ֖יve.si.chak.TiH7832beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22And I will yet be more vileוּנְקַלֹּ֤תִיu.ne.ka.Lo.tiH7043than thusמִזֹּ֔אתmi.ZotH2063,and will be baseשָׁפָ֖לsha.FalH8217in mine own sightבְּעֵינָ֑יbe.'ei.NaiH5869:and of the maidservantsהָֽאֲמָהוֹת֙ha.'a.ma.hOtH519which thou hast spokenאָמַ֔רְתְּ'a.MartH559of, of them shall I be had in honourאִכָּבֵֽדָה׃'i.ka.Ve.dahH3513.

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