Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 12:16-19

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?

19But whenDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732sawH7200that hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650whispered together,Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732perceivedH7200that thechildהַיָּ֑לֶדhai.Ya.ledH3206wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191: andDavidדָּוִ֧דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisservantsעֲבָדָ֛יו'a.va.DavH5650, Is thechildהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206deadהֲמֵ֥תha.MetH4191? And theysaidוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559, He isdeadמֵֽת׃MetH4191.

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