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2 Samuel 12:13-18

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.

16Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732therefore besoughtGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430for thechildהַנָּ֑עַרha.Na.'arH5288; andDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732fastedוַיָּ֤צָםvai.Ya.tzomH6684, andwentH935in, andlayH7901allH7901nightuponH935theearthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

17And theeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of hishouseבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004aroseH6965, andstoodH6965besideעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him, toraiseH6965himupH6965from theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: but he wouldnotH3808,neitherH3808didH3808he eatbreadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899with them.

18And itcameH1961topassH1961on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117, that thechildהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191. And theservantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732fearedוַיִּֽרְאוּ֩vai.yir.'UH3372totellלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046him that thechildהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191: for theysaidH559,Beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009,whileH1961thechildהַיֶּ֜לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was yetaliveחַ֗יChaiH2416,weH3588spake unto him, and he hearkenednotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808unto ourvoiceבְּקוֹלֵ֔נוּbe.ko.Le.nuH6963:howוְאֵ֨יךְve.'EikhH349will he then vexhimselfH3117,ifH3588weH3588tellH5046him that thechildהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206isdeadמֵ֥תmetH4191?

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