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2 Samuel 12:20-23

20ThenDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965from theearthמֵהָאָ֜רֶץme.ha.'A.retzH776, andwashedוַיִּרְחַ֣ץvai.yir.ChatzH7364, andanointedוַיָּ֗סֶךְvai.Ya.sekhH5480himself, andchangedוַיְחַלֵּף֙vay.cha.LefH2498hisapparelשִׂמְלֹתָ֔יוsim.lo.toH8071, andcameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andworshippedוַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812: then hecameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to his ownhouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004; and when herequiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֕לvai.yish.'AlH7592, theysetוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760foodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899before him, and heateוַיֹּאכַֽל׃vai.yo.KhalH398.

21Thensaidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559hisservantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650to him, Whatthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697is this that thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213? thou didstfastצַ֣מְתָּTzam.taH6684andweepוַתֵּ֔בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058for thechildהַיֶּ֤לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206, while he wasaliveחַי֙chaiH2416; but after thechildהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191, thou didstriseקַ֖מְתָּKam.taH6965andeatוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

22And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, While thechildהַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206was yetaliveחַ֔יChaiH2416, Ifastedצַ֖מְתִּיTzam.tiH6684andweptוָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑הva.'ev.KehH1058: for Isaidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, Who cantellיוֹדֵ֔עַyo.De.a'H3045whetherGODיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will begraciousוְחַנַּ֥נִיye.cha.na.niH2603to me, that thechildהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206mayliveH2416?

23But now he isdeadמֵ֗תMetH4191, why should Ifastצָ֔םTzamH6684?canהַאוּכַ֥לha.'u.KhalH3201I bring him backagainלַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹla.ha.shi.VoH7725? I shallgoהֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980to him, but he shall notreturnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725to me.

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