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2 Samuel 14:5-12

5And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to her, What aileth thee? And sheansweredוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, I amindeedאֲבָ֛ל'a.ValH61awidowאַלְמָנָ֥ה'al.ma.NahH490womanאִשָּֽׁה־'i.shah-H802, and myhusbandאִישִֽׁי׃'i.ShiH376isdeadוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

6And thyhandmaidוּלְשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙u.le.shif.cha.te.KhaH8198hadtwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנִ֔יםva.NimH1121, and theytwoשְׁנֵיהֶם֙she.nei.HemH8147strovetogetherוַיִּנָּצ֤וּvai.yi.na.TzuH5327in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704, and there was none topartמַצִּ֖ילma.TzilH5337them, but theoneהָאֶחָ֛דha.'e.ChadH259smoteוַיַּכּ֧וֹvai.ya.KoH5221theotherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259, andslewוַיָּ֥מֶתvai.Ya.metH4191him.

7And, behold, the wholefamilyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֜הha.mish.pa.ChahH4940hathrisenקָ֨מָהKa.mahH6965against thyhandmaidשִׁפְחָתֶ֗ךָshif.cha.Te.khaH8198, and theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Deliverתְּנִ֣י׀te.NiH5414him thatsmoteמַכֵּ֣הma.KehH5221hisbrotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251, that we maykillוּנְמִתֵ֙הוּ֙u.ne.mi.Te.huH4191him, for thelifeבְּנֶ֤פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315of hisbrotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251whom heslewהָרָ֔גha.RagH2026; and we willdestroyוְנַשְׁמִ֖ידָהve.nash.Mi.dahH8045theheirהַיּוֹרֵ֑שׁhai.yo.ReshH3423also: and so they shallquenchוְכִבּ֗וּve.khi.BuH3518mycoalגַּֽחַלְתִּי֙ga.chal.TiH1513which isleftשִׂיםsom-H7760, and shall notleaveנִשְׁאָ֔רָהnish.'A.rahH7604to myhusbandלְאִישִׁ֛יle.'i.ShiH376neithernameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034norremainderוּשְׁאֵרִ֖יתu.she.'e.RitH7611uponפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440theearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ פha.'a.da.MahH127.

8And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802,GoH3212to thyhouseלְבֵיתֵ֑ךְle.vei.TekhH1004, and I will issue anorderאֲצַוֶּ֥ה'a.tza.VehH6680concerning thee.

9And thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802ofTekoahהַתְּקוֹעִית֙ha.te.ko.'ItH8621saidוַתֹּ֜אמֶרva.To.merH559to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, theiniquityהֶעָוֹ֖ןhe.'a.VonH5771be on me, and on myfather’sאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004: and thekingוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428and histhroneוְכִסְא֖וֹve.khis.'OH3678beguiltlessנָקִֽי׃ סna.KiH5355.

10And thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Whoeversaithהַֽמְדַבֵּ֤רham.da.BerH1696any thing to thee,bringוַֽהֲבֵאת֣וֹva.ha.ve.ToH935him to me, and he shall nottouchלָגַ֥עַתla.Ga.'atH5060thee anymoreיֹסִ֥יףyo.SifH3254.

11Thensaidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559she, I pray thee, let thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428rememberיִזְכָּר־yiz.kor-H2142theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, that thou wouldest not permit theavengerגֹּאֵ֤לgo.'ElH1350ofbloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֔תle.sha.ChetH7843anymoreמֵהַרְבַּ֞תme.har.vitH7235, lest theydestroyיַשְׁמִ֖ידוּyash.Mi.duH8045mysonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121. And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, there shall not onehairמִשַּׂעֲרַ֥תmi.sa.'a.RatH8185of thysonבְּנֵ֖ךְbe.NekhH1121fallיִפֹּ֛לyi.PolH5307to theearthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

12Then thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, Let thyhandmaidשִׁפְחָתְךָ֛shif.cha.te.KhaH8198, I pray thee,speakתְּדַבֶּר־te.da.ber-H1696onewordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697to mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428. And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Sayonדַּבֵּֽרִי׃ סda.Be.riH1696.

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