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2 Samuel 12:1-9

1And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֧חvai.yish.LachH7971Nathanנָתָ֖ןna.TanH5416toDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732. And hecameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to him, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, There weretwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147menאֲנָשִׁ֗ים'a.na.ShimH582inoneאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892; theoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259richעָשִׁ֖יר'a.ShirH6223, and theotherוְאֶחָ֥דve.'e.ChadH259poorרָֽאשׁ׃RashH7326.

2Therichלְעָשִׁ֗ירle.'a.ShirH6223man hadveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966manyהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235flocksצֹ֥אןtzonH6629andherdsוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241:

3But thepoorוְלָרָ֣שׁve.la.RashH7326man had nothing, exceptoneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259littleקְטַנָּה֙ke.ta.NahH6996ewelambכִּבְשָׂ֨הkiv.SahH3535, which he hadboughtקָנָ֔הka.NahH7069andnourishedוַיְחַיֶּ֕הָvay.chai.Ye.haH2421: and it grewupוַתִּגְדַּ֥לva.tig.DalH1431togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162with him, and with hischildrenבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121; itfedתֹאכַ֜לto.KhalH398of his ownfoodמִפִּתּ֨וֹmi.pi.ToH6595, anddrankתִשְׁתֶּה֙tish.TehH8354of his owncupוּמִכֹּס֤וֹu.mi.ko.SoH3563, andlayתִשְׁכָּ֔בtish.KavH7901in hisbosomוּבְחֵיק֣וֹu.ve.chei.KoH2436, and was to him as adaughterכְּבַֽת׃ke.VatH1323.

4And therecameוַיָּ֣בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935atravellerהֵלֶךְ֮he.leKhH1982to therichהֶֽעָשִׁיר֒he.'a.ShirH6223manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376, and he was notwillingוַיַּחְמֹ֗לvai.yach.MolH2550totakeלָקַ֤חַתla.Ka.chatH3947of his ownflockמִצֹּאנוֹ֙mi.tzo.NoH6629and of his ownherdוּמִבְּקָר֔וֹu.mi.be.ka.RoH1241, toprepareלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for the wayfaringmanלָאֹרֵ֖חַla.'o.Re.achH732that hadcomeהַבָּא־ha.ba'-H935to him; buttookוַיִּקַּ֗חvai.yi.KachH3947thepoorהָרָ֔אשׁha.RashH7326man’sהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376lambכִּבְשַׂת֙kiv.SatH3535, andpreparedוַֽיַּעֲשֶׂ֔הָvai.ya.'a.Se.haH6213it for themanלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376that hadcomeהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935to him.

5AndDavid’sדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732angerאַ֥ף'afH639wasgreatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against themanבָּאִ֖ישׁba.'IshH376; and hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toNathanנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5416, As theLORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376that hathdoneהָעֹשֶׂ֥הha.'o.SehH6213this thing shallsurelyבֶן־ven-H1121dieמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194:

6And he shallrestoreיְשַׁלֵּ֣םye.sha.LemH7999thelambהַכִּבְשָׂ֖הha.kiv.SahH3535fourfoldאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם'ar.ba'.Ta.yimH706,becauseעֵ֗קֶב'E.kevH6118hedidעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, andbecauseH834he had nopityחָמָֽל׃cha.MalH2550.

7AndNathanנָתָ֛ןna.TanH5416saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, Thou art themanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376. Thussaithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Ianointedמְשַׁחְתִּ֤יךָֽme.shach.Ti.khaH4886theekingלְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙le.Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and Ideliveredהִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָhi.tzal.Ti.khaH5337thee from thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586;

8And Igaveוָאֶתְּנָ֨הva.'e.te.NahH5414thee thymaster’sאֲדֹנֶ֗יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, and thymaster’sאֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙'a.do.Nei.khaH113wivesנְשֵׁ֤יne.SheiH802into thybosomבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436, andgaveוָאֶתְּנָ֣הva.'e.te.NahH5414thee thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and ofJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֑הvi.hu.DahH3063; and if that had been toolittleמְעָ֔טme.'AtH4592, I would moreover havegivenוְאֹסִ֥פָהve.'o.Si.fahH3254to theesuchH2007and suchthingsH2007.

9Why hast thoudespisedבָּזִ֣יתָ׀ba.Zi.taH959thecommandmentדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, todoלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַע֮ha.Ra'H7451in hissightבְּעֵינַי֒be.'ei.noH5869? thou hastkilledהִכִּ֣יתָhi.Ki.taH5221Uriahאוּרִיָּ֤ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַֽחִתִּי֙ha.chi.TiH2850with theswordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719, and hasttakenלָקַ֥חְתָּla.Kach.taH3947hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802to be thywifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802, and hastslainהָרַ֔גְתָּha.Rag.taH2026him with theswordבְּחֶ֖רֶבbe.Che.revH2719of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

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