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2 Samuel 11:6-17

6AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, saying,Sendשְׁלַ֣חshe.LachH7971meUriahאֽוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֑יha.chi.TiH2850. AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223toDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

7And whenUriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223hadcomeוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to him,Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732enquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592of him howJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097didלִשְׁל֤וֹםlish.LomH7965, and how thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971didוְלִשְׁל֣וֹםve.lish.LomH7965, and how thewarהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421prosperedוְלִשְׁל֖וֹםve.lish.LomH7965.

8AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toUriahלְא֣וּרִיָּ֔הle.'U.ri.YahH223, Godownרֵ֥דredH3381to thyhouseלְבֵיתְךָ֖le.vei.te.KhaH1004, andwashוּרְחַ֣ץu.re.ChatzH7364thyfeetרַגְלֶ֑יךָrag.Lei.khaH7272. AndUriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223departedoutH3318of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004, and therefollowedאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him apresentמַשְׂאַ֥תmas.'AtH4864from thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

9ButUriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901at thedoorפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004with all theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of hislordאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113, and went notdownיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381to hishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

10And when they hadtoldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Uriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223went notdownיָרַ֥דya.RadH3381to hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toUriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223,Camestבָ֔אVa'H935thou not from thyjourneyמִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙mi.De.rekhH1870? why then didst thou not godownיָרַ֥דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381to thyhouseבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004?

11AndUriahאוּרִיָּ֜ה'u.ri.YahH223saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, Thearkהָ֠אָרוֹןHa.'a.ronH727, andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֜הvi.hu.DahH3063,abideיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427intentsבַּסֻּכּ֗וֹתba.su.KotH5521; and mylordוַאדֹנִ֨יva.do.NiH113Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097, and theservantsוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650of mylordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113, areencampedחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583in theopenפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440fieldsהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704; shallIוַאֲנִ֞יva.'a.NiH589thengoאָב֧וֹא'a.Vo'H935into myhouseבֵּיתִ֛יbei.TiH1004, toeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and todrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354, and tolieוְלִשְׁכַּ֣בve.lish.KavH7901with mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.TiH802? as thoulivestחַיֶּ֙ךָ֙chai.Ye.khaH2416, and as thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315livethוְחֵ֣יve.CheiH2416, I will notdoאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

12AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toUriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223,Tarryשֵׁ֥בshevH3427here todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117also, and tomorrowוּמָחָ֣רu.ma.CharH4279I will let theedepartאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ'a.sha.le.Che.kaH7971. SoUriahאוּרִיָּ֧ה'u.ri.YahH223abodeוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117, and thenextוּמִֽמָּחֳרָֽת׃u.Mi.mo.cho.RatH4283.

13And whenDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732hadcalledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121him, heateוַיֹּ֧אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398anddrankוַיֵּ֖שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354beforeלְפָנָ֛יוle.fa.NavH6440him; and he made himdrunkוַֽיְשַׁכְּרֵ֑הוּvay.sha.ke.Re.huH7937: and ateveningבָעֶ֗רֶבva.'E.revH6153he wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318tolieלִשְׁכַּ֤בlish.KavH7901on hisbedבְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙be.mish.ka.VoH4904with theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of hislordאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113, but went notdownיָרָֽד׃ya.RadH3381to hishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004.

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.

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