Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 11:14-25

14And itcameH1961topassH1961in themorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, thatDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֥בvai.yikh.ToH3789aletterסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612toJoabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097, andsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971it by thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofUriahאוּרִיָּֽה׃'u.ri.YahH223.

15And hewroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֥בvai.yikh.ToH3789in theletterבַּסֵּ֖פֶרba.Se.ferH5612,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,SetH7725yeUriahאֽוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223in the forefront of the hottestbattleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421, andretireH7725ye from him, that he may besmittenוְנִכָּ֥הve.ni.KahH5221, anddieוָמֵֽת׃ סva.MetH4191.

16And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097keptH8104watchבִּשְׁמ֥וֹרbish.MorH8104uponH1961thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, that heassignedוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414Uriahא֣וּרִיָּ֔ה'u.ri.YahH223unto theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834heknewיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045thatvaliantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menH376were.

17And themenH376of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892wentH3318outH3318, andfoughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898withJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097: and therefellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307someמִן־min-H4480of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,evenגַּ֖םgamH1571of theservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732; andUriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191also.

18ThenJoabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732allכָּל־kol-H3605the things concerning thewarהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421;

19and hechargedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, When thou hastmadeH1696anendכְּכַלּוֹתְךָ֗ke.kha.lot.KhaH3615oftellingH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605the things concerning thewarהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421unto thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,

20it shall be that,ifאִֽם־'im-H518theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wrathחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534ariseH5927, and hesayוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559unto thee, WhereforewentH5927yesoוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961nigh unto thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.ChemH3898?knewיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045yenotהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808that they wouldshootיֹר֖וּyo.RuH3384from thewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346?

21whosmoteהִכָּ֞הhi.KahH5221Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerubbeshethיְרֻבֶּ֗שֶׁתye.ru.Be.shetH3380?didH4100notH3808awomanאִשָּׁ֡ה'i.ShahH802castהִשְׁלִ֣יכָהhish.Li.khahH7993anupperרֶ֜כֶבRe.khevH7393millstoneH7393uponH5921him from thewallהַֽחוֹמָה֙ha.cho.MahH2346, that hediedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191atThebezבְּתֵבֵ֔ץbe.te.VetzH8405?whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100wentנִגַּשְׁתֶּ֖םni.gash.TemH5066yesoH3808nigh thewallהַֽחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346? then shalt thousayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850isdeadמֵֽת׃MetH4191also.

22SoH7971themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֑ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397wentH935, andcameH935and shewedDavidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732allכָּל־kol-H3605thatJoabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097hadsentH7971him for.

23And themessengerהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, ThemenH376prevailedגָבְר֤וּga.ve.RuH1396againstעָלֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.Lei.nuH5921usH413andcameוַנִּהְיֶ֥הva.nih.YehH1961outוַיֵּצְא֥וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318untousH413intoH413thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704, andweכִּֽי־ki-H3588wereuponעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921themevenעַד־'ad-H5704unto the entering of thegateהַשָּֽׁעַר׃ha.Sha.'arH8179.

24And the shootersshotH3384at thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙ךָ֙'a.va.De.khaH5650fromoffמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921thewallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346; and some of theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650bedeadוַיָּמ֖וּתוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191, and thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850isdeadמֵֽת׃ סMetH4191also.

25ThenDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֗ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shalt thousayתֹאמַ֤רto.MarH559untoJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097,LetH408notH408thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697displease thee, for theswordהֶחָ֑רֶבhe.Cha.revH2719devoureth one as well asanotherH2088:makeH2388thybattleמִלְחַמְתְּךָ֧mil.cham.te.KhaH4421moreכִּֽי־ki-H3588strongH2388againstH413thecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892, andoverthrowוְהָרְסָ֖הּve.ha.re.SahH2040it: andencourageH2388thou him.

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