Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 11:6-17

6AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, saying,Sendשְׁלַ֣חshe.LachH7971meH413Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֑יha.chi.TiH2850. AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223toDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

7And whenUriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223wascomeוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto him,Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592of himhowלִשְׁל֤וֹםlish.LomH7965Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097did, andhowוְלִשְׁל֣וֹםve.lish.LomH7965thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971fared, andhowוְלִשְׁל֖וֹםve.lish.LomH7965thewarהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421prospered.

8AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toUriahלְא֣וּרִיָּ֔הle.'U.ri.YahH223,GoH3318downרֵ֥דredH3381thyhouseלְבֵיתְךָ֖le.vei.te.KhaH1004, andwashוּרְחַ֣ץu.re.ChatzH7364thyfeetרַגְלֶ֑יךָrag.Lei.khaH7272. AndUriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223departedH3318outH3318of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004, and therefollowedאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him a mess of meat from thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

9ButUriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901at thedoorפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004withallכָּל־kol-H3605theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of hislordאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113, andwentH3381notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808downיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381to hishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

10And when they hadtoldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Uriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223wentH935notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808downיָרַ֥דya.RadH3381unto hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoUriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223, Art thounotהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808comeH935from ajourneyמִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙mi.De.rekhH1870? wherefore didst thounotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goH935downיָרַ֥דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381unto thinehouseבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004?

11AndUriahאוּרִיָּ֜ה'u.ri.YahH223saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, Thearkהָ֠אָרוֹןHa.'a.ronH727, andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֜הvi.hu.DahH3063,abideיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427inboothsבַּסֻּכּ֗וֹתba.su.KotH5521; and mylordוַאדֹנִ֨יva.do.NiH113Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097, and theservantsוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650of mylordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113, areencampedחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583in theopenפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704; shall I thengoאָב֧וֹא'a.Vo'H935intoH413mineעִם־'im-H5973houseבֵּיתִ֛יbei.TiH1004, toeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and todrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354and tolieוְלִשְׁכַּ֣בve.lish.KavH7901with mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.TiH802? as thou livest, and as thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315liveth, I willnotהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

12AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toUriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223, Tarryhereבָּזֶ֛הba.ZehH2088todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117also, andtomorrowוּמָחָ֣רu.ma.CharH4279I willletH7971thee depart.SoH7971Uriahאוּרִיָּ֧ה'u.ri.YahH223abodeH3427inJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117, and the morrow.

13And whenDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732hadcalledH7121him, hedidH3808eatוַיֹּ֧אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398anddrinkוַיֵּ֖שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354beforeלְפָנָ֛יוle.fa.NavH6440him; and hemadeH7121himdrunkוַֽיְשַׁכְּרֵ֑הוּvay.sha.ke.Re.huH7937: and atevenH3808hewentH3318outH3318tolieלִשְׁכַּ֤בlish.KavH7901on hisbedבְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙be.mish.ka.VoH4904with theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of hislordאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113, butwentH3318notH3808downיָרָֽד׃ya.RadH3381to hishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004.

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.

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