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2 Samuel 11:14-26

14And it came to pass in 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,Setהָב֣וּha.VuH3051yeUriahאֽוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223in the frontlineמוּל֙ פְּנֵ֤יmul pe.NeiH6440 H4136of thehottestהַֽחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389battleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421, andretireוְשַׁבְתֶּ֥םve.shav.TemH7725ye fromhimמֵאַחֲרָ֖יוme.'a.cha.RavH310, that he may besmittenוְנִכָּ֥הve.ni.KahH5221, anddieוָמֵֽת׃ סva.MetH4191.

16And it came to pass, whenJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097observedבִּשְׁמ֥וֹרbish.MorH8104thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, that heassignedוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414Uriahא֣וּרִיָּ֔ה'u.ri.YahH223to aplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725where heknewיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045thatvaliantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582were .

17And themenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892wentoutוַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּvai.Ye.tze.'UH3318, andfoughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898withJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097: and therefellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307some of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971of theservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732; andUriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191also.

18ThenJoabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732all thethingsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697concerning thewarהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421;

19Andchargedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, When thou hastfinishedכְּכַלּוֹתְךָ֗ke.kha.lot.KhaH3615tellingלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696themattersדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thewarהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421to thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,

20And if theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wrathחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534shallriseתַּעֲלֶה֙ta.'a.LehH5927, and he shallsayוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559to thee, Why approached ye sonearנִגַּשְׁתֶּ֥םni.gash.TemH5066to thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892for thefightלְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.ChemH3898?knewיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045ye not that they wouldshootיֹר֖וּyo.RuH3384from thewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346?

21Whosmoteהִכָּ֞הhi.KahH5221Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerubbeshethיְרֻבֶּ֗שֶׁתye.ru.Be.shetH3380? did not awomanאִשָּׁ֡ה'i.ShahH802castהִשְׁלִ֣יכָהhish.Li.khahH7993apieceפֶּ֨לַחPe.lachH6400of amillstoneרֶ֜כֶבRe.khevH7393upon him from thewallהַֽחוֹמָה֙ha.cho.MahH2346, that hediedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191inThebezבְּתֵבֵ֔ץbe.te.VetzH8405? why went yenearנִגַּשְׁתֶּ֖םni.gash.TemH5066thewallהַֽחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346? thensayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559thou, Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850isdeadמֵֽת׃MetH4191also.

22So themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֑ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397wentH3212, andcameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935andshowedוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732all thatJoabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097hadsentשְׁלָח֖וֹshe.la.ChoH7971him for.

23And themessengerהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, Surely themenהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582prevailedגָבְר֤וּga.ve.RuH1396against us, and cameoutוַיֵּצְא֥וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318to us into thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704, and we were upon them even to theentranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of thegateהַשָּֽׁעַר׃ha.Sha.'arH8179.

24And theshootersוַיֹּר֨וּvai.yo.re.'uH3384shotהַמּוֹרִ֤יםha.mor.'imH3384from off thewallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346upon thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙ךָ֙'a.va.De.khaH5650; and some of theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650aredeadוַיָּמ֖וּתוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191, and thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850isdeadמֵֽת׃ סMetH4191also.

25ThenDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֗ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397, Thus shalt thousayתֹאמַ֤רto.MarH559toJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097, Let not thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697displeaseבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH3415 H5869thee, for theswordהֶחָ֑רֶבhe.Cha.revH2719devourethתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398one as well asanotherכָזֹ֥הkha.ZohH2090: make thybattleמִלְחַמְתְּךָ֧mil.cham.te.KhaH4421morestrongהַחֲזֵ֨קha.cha.ZekH2388against thecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892, andoverthrowוְהָרְסָ֖הּve.ha.re.SahH2040it: andencourageוְחַזְּקֵֽהוּ׃ve.cha.ze.Ke.huH2388thou him.

26And when thewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofUriahאֽוּרִיָּ֔ה'u.ri.YahH223heardוַתִּשְׁמַע֙va.tish.Ma'H8085thatUriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223herhusbandאִישָׁ֑הּ'i.ShahH376wasdeadמֵ֖תmetH4191, shemournedוַתִּסְפֹּ֖דva.tis.PodH5594for herhusbandבַּעְלָֽהּ׃ba'.LahH1167.

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