Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 12:1-15

1And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416untoDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732. And hecameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto him, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, There weretwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147menH376in onecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892; the onerichעָשִׁ֖יר'a.ShirH6223, and theotherH259poorרָֽאשׁ׃RashH7326.

2Therichלְעָשִׁ֗ירle.'a.ShirH6223manH6223hadexceedingמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966manyהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235flocksצֹ֥אןtzonH6629andherdsוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241:

3but thepoorוְלָרָ֣שׁve.la.RashH7326manH1121hadnothingאֵֽין־'ein-H369, save onelittleקְטַנָּה֙ke.ta.NahH6996eweH3535lambH3535,whichH834he hadboughtקָנָ֔הka.NahH7069and nourishedupH1431: and itgrewH1431upH1431togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162with him, and with hischildrenH1121; itdidH834eatתֹאכַ֜לto.KhalH398of hisownH1961morselמִפִּתּ֨וֹmi.pi.ToH6595, anddrankתִשְׁתֶּה֙tish.TehH8354of hisownH1961cupוּמִכֹּס֤וֹu.mi.ko.SoH3563, andlayתִשְׁכָּ֔בtish.KavH7901in hisbosomוּבְחֵיק֣וֹu.ve.chei.KoH2436, and was unto him as adaughterכְּבַֽת׃ke.VatH1323.

4And therecameוַיָּ֣בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935a traveller unto therichהֶֽעָשִׁיר֒he.'a.ShirH6223manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376, and hesparedוַיַּחְמֹ֗לvai.yach.MolH2550totakeלָקַ֤חַתla.Ka.chatH3947of hisownH376flockמִצֹּאנוֹ֙mi.tzo.NoH6629and of hisownH376herdוּמִבְּקָר֔וֹu.mi.be.ka.RoH1241, to dress for the wayfaringmanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376that wascomeהַבָּא־ha.ba'-H935unto him, buttookוַיִּקַּ֗חvai.yi.KachH3947thepoorהָרָ֔אשׁha.RashH7326man’sלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376lambכִּבְשַׂת֙kiv.SatH3535, and dressed it for themanH376that wascomeהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935to him.

5AndDavid’sדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732angerאַ֥ף'afH639wasgreatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734againstאֶל־'el-H413themanבָּאִ֖ישׁba.'IshH376; and hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toNathanנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5416, As theLORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068liveth, themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376that hathdoneהָעֹשֶׂ֥הha.'o.SehH6213this is worthy todieמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194:

6and he shall restore thelambהַכִּבְשָׂ֖הha.kiv.SahH3535fourfoldאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם'ar.ba'.Ta.yimH706,becauseH5921hedidעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, andbecauseH5921he hadnoלֹֽא־lo'-H3808pityחָמָֽל׃cha.MalH2550.

7AndNathanנָתָ֛ןna.TanH5416saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, Thou art themanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376.Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Ianointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֤יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886theekingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and Ideliveredהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָhi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337theeoutעַל־'al-H5921of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586;

8and IgaveH5414thee thymaster’sאֲדֹנֶ֗יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, and thymaster’sאֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙'a.do.Nei.khaH113wivesנְשֵׁ֤יne.SheiH802intoH5414thybosomבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436, andgaveH5414thee thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and ofJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֑הvi.hu.DahH3063; andifוְאִ֨ם־ve.'Im-H518that had been toolittleמְעָ֔טme.'AtH4592, I would haveaddedוְאֹסִ֥פָהve.'o.Si.fahH3254unto theesuchH2007andsuchH2007things.

9Wherefore hast thoudespisedבָּזִ֣יתָ׀ba.Zi.taH959thewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, todoלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thatwhichH5869isevilהָרַע֮ha.Ra'H7451in hissightH5869? thou hastsmittenהִכִּ֣יתָhi.Ki.taH5221Uriahאוּרִיָּ֤ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַֽחִתִּי֙ha.chi.TiH2850with theswordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719, and hasttakenלָקַ֥חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802to be thywifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802, and hastslainהָרַ֔גְתָּha.Rag.taH2026him with theswordבְּחֶ֖רֶבbe.Che.revH2719of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

10Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, theswordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719shallneverלֹא־lo'-H3808departתָס֥וּרta.SurH5493from thinehouseמִבֵּיתְךָ֖mi.bei.te.KhaH1004;becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588thou hastdespisedבְזִתָ֔נִיve.zi.Ta.niH959meH3947, and hasttakenH3947thewifeאֵ֙שֶׁת֙'e.shetH802ofUriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֔יha.chi.TiH2850to be thywifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802.

11Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Beholdהִנְנִי֩hi.NiH2005, I willraiseמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965upH6965evilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451againstH5921theeoutH5921of thineownH5869houseמִבֵּיתֶ֔ךָmi.bei.Te.khaH1004, and I willtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֤יve.la.kach.TiH3947thywivesנָשֶׁ֙יךָ֙na.Shei.khaH802beforeH5869thineeyesH5869, andgiveוְנָתַתִּ֖יve.na.ta.TiH5414them unto thy neighbour, and he shalllieוְשָׁכַב֙ve.sha.KhavH7901with thywivesנָשֶׁ֔יךָna.Shei.khaH802in thesightH5869of thissunהַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121.

12For thou didst it secretly: but I willdoH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697beforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andbeforeוְנֶ֥גֶדve.Ne.gedH5048thesunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ סha.Sha.meshH8121.

13AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoNathanנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5416, I havesinnedH2398againstH413theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑ה סla.Yah.wehH3068. AndNathanנָתָ֜ןna.TanH5416saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, TheLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068also hathputH4191awayהֶעֱבִ֥ירhe.'e.VirH5674thysinH2398; thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808dieתָמֽוּת׃ta.MutH4191.

14Howbeit,becauseH3588by thisdeedבַּדָּבָ֖רba.da.VarH1697thou hastgivenנִאֵ֤ץni.'EtzH5006great occasion to theenemiesאֹיְבֵ֣י'o.ye.VeiH341of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068toblasphemeנִאַ֙צְתָּ֙ni.'Atz.taH5006, thechildהַבֵּ֛ןha.BenH1121also that isbornהַיִּלּ֥וֹדhai.yi.LodH3209unto thee shallsurelyH3588dieH4191.

15AndNathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416departed unto hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004. And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068struckוַיִּגֹּ֣ףvai.yi.GofH5062thechildהַיֶּ֜לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206thatUriah’sאוּרִיָּ֛ה'u.ri.YahH223wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802bare untoDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732, and it was verysickוַיֵּאָנַֽשׁ׃vai.ye.'a.NashH605.

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