Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 14:5-12

5And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559untoherH802,Whatמַה־mah-H4100aileth thee? Andsheאֲבָ֛ל'a.ValH61answeredוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559; Of a truth I am awidowאַלְמָנָ֥ה'al.ma.NahH490womanאִשָּֽׁה־'i.shah-H802, and minehusbandאִישִֽׁי׃'i.ShiH376isdeadוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

6And thy handmaid hadtwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121, and theytwoשְׁנֵיהֶם֙she.nei.HemH8147strovetogetherהָאֶחָ֛דha.'e.ChadH259in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704, and there wasnoneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369to part them, but the onesmoteH5221theotherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259, andkilledH5221him.

7And,beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009, thewholeכָֽל־khol-H3605familyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֜הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940isrisenקָ֨מָהKa.mahH6965againstעַל־'al-H5921thine handmaid, and theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,DeliverH5414him thatsmoteמַכֵּ֣הma.KehH5221hisbrotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251, thatweH834maykillהָרָ֔גha.RagH2026him for thelifeבְּנֶ֤פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315of hisbrotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251whomH834heslewH2026, andsoH5414destroyוְנַשְׁמִ֖ידָהve.nash.Mi.dahH8045theheirהַיּוֹרֵ֑שׁhai.yo.ReshH3423also:thusוּנְמִתֵ֙הוּ֙u.ne.mi.Te.huH4191shall theyquenchוְכִבּ֗וּve.khi.BuH3518mycoalגַּֽחַלְתִּי֙ga.chal.TiH1513whichH834isleftH7604, and shallleaveH7604to myhusbandלְאִישִׁ֛יle.'i.ShiH376neitherH1571nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034norH1571remainderuponעַל־'al-H5921thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ פha.'a.da.MahH127.

8And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802, Go to thinehouseלְבֵיתֵ֑ךְle.vei.TekhH1004, and I willgiveאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680chargeעָלָֽיִךְ׃'a.La.yikhH5921concerning thee.

9And thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802ofTekoaהַתְּקוֹעִית֙ha.te.ko.'ItH8621saidוַתֹּ֜אמֶרva.To.merH559unto thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, theiniquityהֶעָוֹ֖ןhe.'a.VonH5771be onmeאֶל־'el-H413, and on myfather’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004: and thekingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428and histhroneוְכִסְא֖וֹve.khis.'OH3678be guiltless.

10And thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Whosoever saith aught unto thee,bringוַֽהֲבֵאת֣וֹva.ha.ve.ToH935him tomeH413, and he shallnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808touchלָגַ֥עַתla.Ga.'atH5060theeanyH5750moreH5750.

11Thensaidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559sheאִם־'im-H518, IprayH4994thee,letH4994thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428rememberיִזְכָּר־yiz.kor-H2142theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, that theavengerגֹּאֵ֤לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818destroyלְשַׁחֵ֔תle.sha.ChetH7843notH3808anyH3808moreH3808, lest theydestroyH7843mysonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121. And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068liveth, there shaltnotH3808onehairמִשַּׂעֲרַ֥תmi.sa.'a.RatH8185of thysonבְּנֵ֖ךְbe.NekhH1121fallיִפֹּ֛לyi.PolH5307to theearthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

12Then thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidH559,LetH4994thine handmaid, IprayH4994thee,speakH1696awordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697unto mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428. And hesaidH559,SayH559on.

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