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Chapter 12
Nathan Rebukes David
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Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived…, he said -, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 𐤍𐤕𐤍 𐤀𐤋 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤅 𐤄𐤉𐤅 𐤔𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤇𐤕 𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤀𐤇𐤃 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤃 𐤓𐤀𐤔
יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־ וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח נָתָ֖ן אֶל־ דָּוִ֑ד וַיָּבֹ֣א אֵלָ֗יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ הָיוּ֙ שְׁנֵ֣י אֲנָשִׁ֗ים אֶחָ֔ת בְּעִ֣יר אֶחָ֥ד עָשִׁ֖יר וְאֶחָ֥ד רָֽאשׁ׃ Yah·weh ’eṯ- way·yiš·laḥ nā·ṯān ’el- dā·wiḏ way·yā·ḇō ’ê·lāw way·yō·mer lōw hā·yū šə·nê ’ă·nā·šîm ’e·ḥāṯ bə·‘îr ’e·ḥāḏ ‘ā·šîr wə·’e·ḥāḏ rāš — WLC · 1
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The rich man had a great number of… sheep and cattle,
𐤋𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓 𐤄𐤉𐤄 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 𐤌𐤀𐤃 𐤑𐤀𐤍 𐤅𐤁𐤒𐤓
לְעָשִׁ֗יר הָיָ֛ה הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃ צֹ֥אן וּבָקָ֖ר lə·‘ā·šîr hā·yāh har·bêh mə·’ōḏ ṣōn ū·ḇā·qār — WLC · 2
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but the poor man had nothing… except… one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him… and his children. It shared… his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him.
𐤅𐤋𐤓𐤔 𐤀𐤉𐤍 𐤊𐤋 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤌 𐤀𐤇𐤕 𐤒𐤈𐤍𐤄 𐤊𐤁𐤔𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤒𐤍𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤂𐤃𐤋 𐤏𐤌𐤅 𐤅𐤏𐤌 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤅 𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅 𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 𐤌𐤐𐤕𐤅 𐤕𐤔𐤕𐤄 𐤅𐤌𐤊𐤎𐤅 𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤁 𐤅𐤁𐤇𐤉𐤒𐤅 𐤅𐤕𐤄𐤉 𐤊𐤁𐤕 𐤋𐤅
וְלָרָ֣שׁ אֵֽין־ כֹּ֗ל כִּי֩ אִם־ אַחַ֤ת קְטַנָּה֙ כִּבְשָׂ֨ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָנָ֔ה וַיְחַיֶּ֕הָ וַתִּגְדַּ֥ל עִמּ֛וֹ וְעִם־ בָּנָ֖יו יַחְדָּ֑ו תֹאכַ֜ל מִפִּתּ֨וֹ תִשְׁתֶּה֙ וּמִכֹּס֤וֹ תִשְׁכָּ֔ב וּבְחֵיק֣וֹ וַתְּהִי־ כְּבַֽת׃ ל֖וֹ wə·lā·rāš ’ên- kōl kî ’im- ’a·ḥaṯ qə·ṭan·nāh kiḇ·śāh ’ă·šer qā·nāh way·ḥay·ye·hā wat·tiḡ·dal ‘im·mōw wə·‘im- bā·nāw yaḥ·dāw ṯō·ḵal mip·pit·tōw ṯiš·teh ū·mik·kō·sōw ṯiš·kāḇ ū·ḇə·ḥê·qōw wat·tə·hî- kə·ḇaṯ lōw — WLC · 3
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Now a traveler came to the rich… man, who refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his guest…”
𐤄𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤄𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤌𐤋 𐤋𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤌𐤁𐤒𐤓𐤅 𐤋𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 𐤋𐤀𐤓𐤇 𐤄𐤁𐤀 𐤋𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤇 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤔 𐤄𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤊𐤁𐤔𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤋𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤄𐤁𐤀 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅
הֵלֶךְ֮ וַיָּ֣בֹא הֶֽעָשִׁיר֒ וַיַּחְמֹ֗ל לְאִ֣ישׁ לָקַ֤חַת מִצֹּאנוֹ֙ וּמִבְּקָר֔וֹ לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת לָאֹרֵ֖חַ הַבָּא־ ל֑וֹ וַיִּקַּ֗ח אֶת־ הָרָ֔אשׁ הָאִ֣ישׁ כִּבְשַׂת֙ וַֽיַּעֲשֶׂ֔הָ לָאִ֖ישׁ הַבָּ֥א אֵלָֽיו׃ hê·leḵ way·yā·ḇō he·‘ā·šîr way·yaḥ·mōl lə·’îš lā·qa·ḥaṯ miṣ·ṣō·nōw ū·mib·bə·qā·rōw la·‘ă·śō·wṯ lā·’ō·rê·aḥ hab·bā- lōw way·yiq·qaḥ ’eṯ- hā·rāš hā·’îš kiḇ·śaṯ way·ya·‘ă·śe·hā lā·’îš hab·bā ’ê·lāw — WLC · 4
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David burned with anger… against the man and said to Nathan: “As surely as the LORD… lives, the man who did this deserves to die!
𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤓 𐤀𐤐 𐤌𐤀𐤃 𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤍𐤕𐤍 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤊𐤉 𐤁𐤍 𐤇𐤉 𐤄𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤄𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤆𐤀𐤕 𐤌𐤅𐤕
דָּוִ֛ד וַיִּֽחַר־ אַ֥ף מְאֹ֑ד בָּאִ֖ישׁ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־ נָתָ֔ן יְהוָ֕ה כִּ֣י בֶן־ חַי־ הָאִ֖ישׁ הָעֹשֶׂ֥ה זֹֽאת׃ מָ֔וֶת dā·wiḏ way·yi·ḥar- ’ap̄ mə·’ōḏ bā·’îš way·yō·mer ’el- nā·ṯān Yah·weh kî ḇen- ḥay- hā·’îš hā·‘ō·śeh zōṯ mā·weṯ — WLC · 5
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- Because he has done this… thing and has shown no pity, he must pay for the lamb four times over.”
𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤏𐤒𐤁 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤅𐤏𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤋𐤀 𐤇𐤌𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤄𐤊𐤁𐤔𐤄 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤕𐤉𐤌
וְאֶת־ עֵ֗קֶב אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ אֶת־ הַזֶּ֔ה וְעַ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הַדָּבָ֣ר לֹֽא־ חָמָֽל׃ יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם הַכִּבְשָׂ֖ה אַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם wə·’eṯ- ‘ê·qeḇ ’ă·šer ‘ā·śāh ’eṯ- haz·zeh wə·‘al ’ă·šer had·dā·ḇār lō- ḥā·māl yə·šal·lêm hak·kiḇ·śāh ’ar·ba‘·tā·yim — WLC · 6
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Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
𐤍𐤕𐤍 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤄𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤊𐤄 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤕𐤉𐤊 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤑𐤋𐤕𐤉𐤊 𐤌𐤉𐤃 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋
נָתָ֛ן וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֶל־ דָּוִ֖ד אַתָּ֣ה הָאִ֑ישׁ כֹּה־ יְהוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אָמַ֨ר אָנֹכִ֞י מְשַׁחְתִּ֤יךָֽ לְמֶ֙לֶךְ֙ עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאָנֹכִ֥י הִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָ מִיַּ֥ד שָׁאֽוּל׃ nā·ṯān way·yō·mer ’el- dā·wiḏ ’at·tāh hā·’îš kōh- Yah·weh ’ĕ·lō·hê yiś·rā·’êl ’ā·mar ’ā·nō·ḵî mə·šaḥ·tî·ḵā lə·me·leḵ ‘al- yiś·rā·’êl wə·’ā·nō·ḵî hiṣ·ṣal·tî·ḵā mî·yaḏ šā·’ūl — WLC · 7
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I gave your master’s house to you and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah, and if that was not enough, I would have given you even more…
𐤅𐤀𐤕𐤍𐤄 𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉𐤊 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉𐤊 𐤍𐤔𐤉 𐤁𐤇𐤉𐤒𐤊 𐤅𐤀𐤕𐤍𐤄 𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤌 𐤌𐤏𐤈 𐤅𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤄 𐤋𐤊 𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤅𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤄
וָאֶתְּנָ֨ה לְךָ֜ אֶת־ אֲדֹנֶ֗יךָ וְאֶת־ בֵּ֣ית אֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙ נְשֵׁ֤י בְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָ וָאֶתְּנָ֣ה לְךָ֔ אֶת־ בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וִֽיהוּדָ֑ה וְאִ֨ם־ מְעָ֔ט וְאֹסִ֥פָה לְּךָ֖ כָּהֵ֥נָּה וְכָהֵֽנָּה׃ wā·’et·tə·nāh lə·ḵā ’eṯ- ’ă·ḏō·ne·ḵā wə·’eṯ- bêṯ ’ă·ḏō·ne·ḵā nə·šê bə·ḥê·qe·ḵā wā·’et·tə·nāh lə·ḵā ’eṯ- bêṯ yiś·rā·’êl wî·hū·ḏāh wə·’im- mə·‘āṭ wə·’ō·si·p̄āh lə·ḵā kā·hên·nāh wə·ḵā·hên·nāh — WLC · 8
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Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own. You have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites…
𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤏 𐤁𐤆𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤕 𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤋𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤓𐤏 𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤄 𐤄𐤇𐤕𐤉 𐤁𐤇𐤓𐤁 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕 𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤔𐤕𐤅 𐤋𐤀𐤔𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤕𐤅 𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤕 𐤁𐤇𐤓𐤁 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍
מַדּ֜וּעַ בָּזִ֣יתָ׀ אֶת־ דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת הָרַע֮ בְּעֵינוֹ אֵ֣ת הִכִּ֣יתָ אוּרִיָּ֤ה הַֽחִתִּי֙ בַחֶ֔רֶב וְאֶ֨ת־ לָקַ֥חְתָּ לְּךָ֖ אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וְאֹת֣וֹ הָרַ֔גְתָּ בְּחֶ֖רֶב בְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃ mad·dū·a‘ bā·zî·ṯā ’eṯ- də·ḇar Yah·weh la·‘ă·śō·wṯ hā·ra‘ bə·ʿē·nō ’êṯ hik·kî·ṯā ’ū·rî·yāh ha·ḥit·tî ḇa·ḥe·reḇ wə·’eṯ- lā·qaḥ·tā lə·ḵā ’iš·tōw lə·’iš·šāh wə·’ō·ṯōw hā·raḡ·tā bə·ḥe·reḇ bə·nê ‘am·mō·wn — WLC · 9
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Now, therefore, the sword will never… depart from your house, because… you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’
𐤅𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤇𐤓𐤁 𐤋𐤀 𐤏𐤃 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 𐤕𐤎𐤅𐤓 𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤊 𐤏𐤒𐤁 𐤊𐤉 𐤁𐤆𐤕𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤕𐤒𐤇 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤔𐤕 𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤄 𐤄𐤇𐤕𐤉 𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 𐤋𐤊 𐤋𐤀𐤔𐤄𐤎
וְעַתָּ֗ה חֶ֛רֶב לֹא־ עַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם תָס֥וּר מִבֵּיתְךָ֖ עֵ֚קֶב כִּ֣י בְזִתָ֔נִי וַתִּקַּ֗ח אֶת־ אֵ֙שֶׁת֙ אוּרִיָּ֣ה הַחִתִּ֔י לִהְי֥וֹת לְךָ֖ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ס wə·‘at·tāh ḥe·reḇ lō- ‘aḏ- ‘ō·w·lām ṯā·sūr mib·bê·ṯə·ḵā ‘ê·qeḇ kî ḇə·zi·ṯā·nî wat·tiq·qaḥ ’eṯ- ’ê·šeṯ ’ū·rî·yāh ha·ḥit·tî lih·yō·wṯ lə·ḵā lə·’iš·šāh — WLC · 10
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This is what the LORD… says: ‘I will raise up adversity against you from your own house. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to another, and he will lie with them in broad daylight…
𐤊𐤄 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤄𐤍𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤌𐤒𐤉𐤌 𐤓𐤏𐤄 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤊 𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤊 𐤋𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤊 𐤅𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕𐤉 𐤀𐤕 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤊 𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 𐤋𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤊 𐤅𐤔𐤊𐤁 𐤏𐤌 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤊 𐤋𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤔 𐤄𐤆𐤀𐤕
כֹּ֣ה׀ יְהוָ֗ה הִנְנִי֩ אָמַ֣ר מֵקִ֨ים רָעָה֙ עָלֶ֤יךָ מִבֵּיתֶ֔ךָ לְעֵינֶ֔יךָ וְלָקַחְתִּ֤י אֶת־ נָשֶׁ֙יךָ֙ וְנָתַתִּ֖י לְרֵעֶ֑יךָ וְשָׁכַב֙ עִם־ נָשֶׁ֔יךָ לְעֵינֵ֖י הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ הַזֹּֽאת׃ kōh Yah·weh hin·nî ’ā·mar mê·qîm rā·‘āh ‘ā·le·ḵā mib·bê·ṯe·ḵā lə·‘ê·ne·ḵā wə·lā·qaḥ·tî ’eṯ- nā·še·ḵā wə·nā·ṯat·tî lə·rê·‘e·ḵā wə·šā·ḵaḇ ‘im- nā·še·ḵā lə·‘ê·nê haš·še·meš haz·zōṯ — WLC · 11
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- You have acted in secret, but I will do - this thing… in broad daylight before all Israel.’”
𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 𐤁𐤎𐤕𐤓 𐤅𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤅𐤍𐤂𐤃 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤔𐤎 𐤍𐤂𐤃 𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
כִּ֥י אַתָּ֖ה עָשִׂ֣יתָ בַסָּ֑תֶר וַאֲנִ֗י אֶעֱשֶׂה֙ אֶת־ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה וְנֶ֥גֶד הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ס נֶ֥גֶד כָּל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל kî ’at·tāh ‘ā·śî·ṯā ḇas·sā·ṯer wa·’ă·nî ’e·‘ĕ·śeh ’eṯ- had·dā·ḇār haz·zeh wə·ne·ḡeḏ haš·šā·meš ne·ḡeḏ kāl- yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 12
David’s Loss and Repentance
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Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” “The LORD has taken away your sin,” Nathan replied -. “You will not die.
𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤍𐤕𐤍 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕𐤉 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄𐤎 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤄𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤓 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕𐤊 𐤍𐤕𐤍 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤂𐤌 𐤋𐤀 𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤕
דָּוִד֙ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־ נָתָ֔ן חָטָ֖אתִי לַֽיהוָ֑הס יְהוָ֛ה הֶעֱבִ֥יר חַטָּאתְךָ֖ נָתָ֜ן וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֶל־ דָּוִ֗ד גַּם־ לֹ֥א תָמֽוּת׃ dā·wiḏ way·yō·mer ’el- nā·ṯān ḥā·ṭā·ṯî lay·h·wå̄·hs Yah·weh he·‘ĕ·ḇîr ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯə·ḵā nā·ṯān way·yō·mer ’el- dā·wiḏ gam- lō ṯā·mūṯ — WLC · 13
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Nevertheless, because by this deed… you have shown utter contempt for [the word] of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die…”
𐤀𐤐𐤎 𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤂𐤌 𐤁𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤍𐤀𐤑𐤕 𐤍𐤀𐤑 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤄𐤁𐤍 𐤄𐤉𐤋𐤅𐤃 𐤋𐤊 𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕
אֶ֗פֶס כִּֽי־ הַזֶּ֑ה גַּ֗ם בַּדָּבָ֖ר נִאַ֙צְתָּ֙ נִאֵ֤ץ אֶת־ אֹיְבֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה הַבֵּ֛ן הַיִּלּ֥וֹד לְךָ֖ מ֥וֹת יָמֽוּת׃ ’e·p̄es kî- haz·zeh gam bad·dā·ḇār ni·’aṣ·tā ni·’êṣ ’eṯ- ’ō·yə·ḇê Yah·weh hab·bên hay·yil·lō·wḏ lə·ḵā mō·wṯ yā·mūṯ — WLC · 14
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After Nathan… had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill.
𐤍𐤕𐤍 𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤅 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤂𐤐 𐤄𐤉𐤋𐤃 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤕 𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤄 𐤋𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤍𐤔
נָתָ֖ן אֶל־ וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ בֵּית֑וֹ יְהוָ֗ה אֶת־ וַיִּגֹּ֣ף הַיֶּ֜לֶד אֲשֶׁ֨ר אוּרִיָּ֛ה אֵֽשֶׁת־ יָלְדָ֧ה לְדָוִ֖ד וַיֵּאָנַֽשׁ׃ nā·ṯān ’el- way·yê·leḵ bê·ṯōw Yah·weh ’eṯ- way·yig·gōp̄ hay·ye·leḏ ’ă·šer ’ū·rî·yāh ’ê·šeṯ- yā·lə·ḏāh lə·ḏā·wiḏ way·yê·’ā·naš — WLC · 15
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David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted… and went into his house and spent the night lying [in sackcloth] on the ground.
𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤒𐤔 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤏𐤃 𐤄𐤍𐤏𐤓 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤌 𐤑𐤅𐤌 𐤅𐤁𐤀 𐤅𐤋𐤍 𐤅𐤔𐤊𐤁 𐤀𐤓𐤑𐤄
דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־ וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּעַ֣ד הַנָּ֑עַר דָּוִד֙ וַיָּ֤צָם צ֔וֹם וּבָ֥א וְלָ֖ן וְשָׁכַ֥ב אָֽרְצָה׃ dā·wiḏ ’eṯ- way·ḇaq·qêš hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm bə·‘aḏ han·nā·‘ar dā·wiḏ way·yā·ṣām ṣō·wm ū·ḇā wə·lān wə·šā·ḵaḇ ’ā·rə·ṣāh — WLC · 16
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The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling… and would not eat anything with them…
𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤌𐤅 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤋𐤄𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤅 𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤀𐤁𐤄 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤁𐤓𐤀 𐤀𐤕𐤌 𐤋𐤇𐤌
זִקְנֵ֤י בֵיתוֹ֙ וַיָּקֻ֜מוּ עָלָ֔יו לַהֲקִימ֖וֹ מִן־ הָאָ֑רֶץ וְלֹ֣א אָבָ֔ה וְלֹֽא־ בָרָ֥א אִתָּ֖ם לָֽחֶם׃ ziq·nê ḇê·ṯōw way·yā·qu·mū ‘ā·lāw la·hă·qî·mōw min- hā·’ā·reṣ wə·lō ’ā·ḇāh wə·lō- ḇā·rā ’it·tām lā·ḥem — WLC · 17
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On the seventh day the child died. But David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Look,… while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not listen to us… So how can we tell him the child is dead? He may even harm himself…”
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤄𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉 𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤄𐤉𐤋𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤕 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 𐤋𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤃 𐤋𐤅 𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤉𐤋𐤃 𐤌𐤕 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤁𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤉𐤋𐤃 𐤇𐤉 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤁𐤒𐤅𐤋𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤀𐤉𐤊 𐤍𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤄𐤉𐤋𐤃 𐤌𐤕 𐤅𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤓𐤏𐤄
וַיְהִ֛י הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י בַּיּ֥וֹם הַיָּ֑לֶד וַיָּ֣מָת דָוִ֜ד עַבְדֵ֨י וַיִּֽרְאוּ֩ לְהַגִּ֥יד ל֣וֹ׀ כִּי־ הַיֶּ֗לֶד מֵ֣ת כִּ֤י אָֽמְרוּ֙ הִנֵּה֩ בִהְי֨וֹת הַיֶּ֜לֶד חַ֗י דִּבַּ֤רְנוּ אֵלָיו֙ וְלֹא־ שָׁמַ֣ע בְּקוֹלֵ֔נוּ וְאֵ֨יךְ נֹאמַ֥ר אֵלָ֛יו הַיֶּ֖לֶד מֵ֥ת וְעָשָׂ֥ה רָעָֽה׃ way·hî haš·šə·ḇî·‘î bay·yō·wm hay·yā·leḏ way·yā·māṯ ḏā·wiḏ ‘aḇ·ḏê way·yir·’ū lə·hag·gîḏ lōw kî- hay·ye·leḏ mêṯ kî ’ā·mə·rū hin·nêh ḇih·yō·wṯ hay·ye·leḏ ḥay dib·bar·nū ’ê·lāw wə·lō- šā·ma‘ bə·qō·w·lê·nū wə·’êḵ nō·mar ’ê·lāw hay·ye·leḏ mêṯ wə·‘ā·śāh rā·‘āh — WLC · 18
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When David saw that his servants were whispering to one another, he perceived that the child was dead. So he… asked his servants, “Is the child dead?” “He is dead,” they replied.
𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤀 𐤊𐤉 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤅 𐤌𐤕𐤋𐤇𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤍 𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤉𐤋𐤃 𐤌𐤕 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤅 𐤄𐤉𐤋𐤃 𐤄𐤌𐤕 𐤌𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅
דָּוִ֗ד וַיַּ֣רְא כִּ֤י עֲבָדָיו֙ מִֽתְלַחֲשִׁ֔ים דָּוִ֖ד וַיָּ֥בֶן כִּ֣י הַיָּ֑לֶד מֵ֣ת דָּוִ֧ד אֶל־ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר עֲבָדָ֛יו הַיֶּ֖לֶד הֲמֵ֥ת מֵֽת׃ וַיֹּ֥אמְרוּ dā·wiḏ way·yar kî ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw miṯ·la·ḥă·šîm dā·wiḏ way·yā·ḇen kî hay·yā·leḏ mêṯ dā·wiḏ ’el- way·yō·mer ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw hay·ye·leḏ hă·mêṯ mêṯ way·yō·mə·rū — WLC · 19
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Then David got up from the ground, washed and anointed himself, changed his clothes, and went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they set food before him, and he ate.
𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤌 𐤌𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤑 𐤅𐤉𐤎𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤋𐤐 𐤔𐤌𐤋𐤕𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤀𐤋 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤋𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋
דָּוִ֨ד וַיָּקָם֩ מֵהָאָ֜רֶץ וַיִּרְחַ֣ץ וַיָּ֗סֶךְ וַיְחַלֵּף֙ שִׂמְלָתוֹ וַיָּבֹ֥א בֵית־ יְהוָ֖ה וַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־ בֵּית֔וֹ וַיִּשְׁאַ֕ל וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ לֶ֖חֶם ל֛וֹ וַיֹּאכַֽל׃ dā·wiḏ way·yā·qām mê·hā·’ā·reṣ way·yir·ḥaṣ way·yā·seḵ way·ḥal·lêp̄ śim·lå̄·ṯō way·yā·ḇō ḇêṯ- Yah·weh way·yiš·tā·ḥū way·yā·ḇō ’el- bê·ṯōw way·yiš·’al way·yā·śî·mū le·ḥem lōw way·yō·ḵal — WLC · 20
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“What [is] this you have done?” his servants… asked. “While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but when he died, you got up and ate…”
𐤌𐤄 𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤄 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤅 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤁𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓 𐤄𐤉𐤋𐤃 𐤇𐤉 𐤑𐤌𐤕 𐤅𐤕𐤁𐤊 𐤅𐤊𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤄𐤉𐤋𐤃 𐤌𐤕 𐤒𐤌𐤕 𐤅𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 𐤋𐤇𐤌
מָֽה־ הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֑יתָה עֲבָדָיו֙ אֵלָ֔יו וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ בַּעֲב֞וּר הַיֶּ֤לֶד חַי֙ צַ֣מְתָּ וַתֵּ֔בְךְּ וְכַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ הַיֶּ֔לֶד מֵ֣ת קַ֖מְתָּ וַתֹּ֥אכַל לָֽחֶם׃ māh- had·dā·ḇār haz·zeh ’ă·šer ‘ā·śî·ṯāh ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw ’ê·lāw way·yō·mə·rū ba·‘ă·ḇūr hay·ye·leḏ ḥay ṣam·tā wat·tê·ḇək wə·ḵa·’ă·šer hay·ye·leḏ mêṯ qam·tā wat·tō·ḵal lā·ḥem — WLC · 21
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[David] answered, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let him live.’
𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤁𐤏𐤅𐤃 𐤄𐤉𐤋𐤃 𐤇𐤉 𐤑𐤌𐤕𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤁𐤊𐤄 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉 𐤌𐤉 𐤉𐤅𐤃𐤏 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤉𐤇𐤍𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤉𐤋𐤃 𐤅𐤇𐤉
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בְּעוֹד֙ הַיֶּ֣לֶד חַ֔י צַ֖מְתִּי וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑ה כִּ֤י אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ מִ֣י יוֹדֵ֔עַ יְהוָ֖ה יְחָנַּנִי הַיָּֽלֶד׃ וְחַ֥י way·yō·mer bə·‘ō·wḏ hay·ye·leḏ ḥay ṣam·tî wā·’eḇ·keh kî ’ā·mar·tî mî yō·w·ḏê·a‘ Yah·weh yə·ḥå̄n·na·nī hay·yā·leḏ wə·ḥay — WLC · 22
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But now that he is dead, why… should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”
𐤅𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤌𐤕 𐤋𐤌𐤄 𐤆𐤄 𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤑𐤌 𐤄𐤀𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤋𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤅 𐤏𐤅𐤃 𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤋𐤀 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁 𐤀𐤋𐤉
וְעַתָּ֣ה׀ מֵ֗ת לָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙ אֲנִ֣י צָ֔ם הַאוּכַ֥ל לַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹ ע֑וֹד אֲנִי֙ הֹלֵ֣ךְ אֵלָ֔יו וְה֖וּא לֹֽא־ יָשׁ֥וּב אֵלָֽי׃ wə·‘at·tāh mêṯ lām·māh zeh ’ă·nî ṣām ha·’ū·ḵal la·hă·šî·ḇōw ‘ō·wḏ ’ă·nî hō·lêḵ ’ê·lāw wə·hū lō- yā·šūḇ ’ê·lāy — WLC · 23
Solomon’s Birth
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Then David vvv comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved [the child]
𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤕𐤅 𐤔𐤁𐤏 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤁 𐤏𐤌𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤋𐤃 𐤁𐤍 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤀𐤕 𐤔𐤌𐤅 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤅
דָּוִ֗ד אֵ֚ת בַּת־ וַיְנַחֵ֣ם אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ שֶׁ֣בַע וַיָּבֹ֥א אֵלֶ֖יהָ וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב עִמָּ֑הּ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֗ן וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־ שְׁמוֹ֙ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה וַיהוָ֖ה אֲהֵבֽוֹ׃ dā·wiḏ ’êṯ baṯ- way·na·ḥêm ’iš·tōw še·ḇa‘ way·yā·ḇō ’ê·le·hā way·yiš·kaḇ ‘im·māh wat·tê·leḏ bên way·yiq·rå̄ ’eṯ- šə·mōw šə·lō·mōh Yah·weh ’ă·hê·ḇōw — WLC · 24
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and sent [word] through Nathan the prophet to name him - Jedidiah because the LORD [loved him].
𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 𐤁𐤉𐤃 𐤍𐤕𐤍 𐤄𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤀𐤕 𐤔𐤌𐤅 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤄 𐤁𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄𐤐
וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח בְּיַד֙ נָתָ֣ן הַנָּבִ֔יא וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־ שְׁמ֖וֹ יְדִ֣ידְיָ֑הּ בַּעֲב֖וּר יְהוָֽה׃פ way·yiš·laḥ bə·yaḏ nā·ṯān han·nā·ḇî way·yiq·rā ’eṯ- šə·mōw yə·ḏî·ḏə·yāh ba·‘ă·ḇūr Yah·weh — WLC · 25
The Capture of Rabbah
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Meanwhile, Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites… and captured the royal fortress.
𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤁𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤊𐤄 𐤏𐤉𐤓
יוֹאָ֔ב וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם בְּרַבַּ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹן וַיִּלְכֹּ֖ד אֶת־ הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ עִ֥יר yō·w·’āḇ way·yil·lā·ḥem bə·rab·baṯ bə·nê ‘am·mō·wn way·yil·kōḏ ’eṯ- ham·mə·lū·ḵāh ‘îr — WLC · 26
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Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have captured the water [supply] of the city.
𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤋 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤍𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤕𐤉 𐤁𐤓𐤁𐤄 𐤂𐤌 𐤋𐤊𐤃𐤕𐤉 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤉𐤓
יוֹאָ֛ב וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח מַלְאָכִ֖ים אֶל־ דָּוִ֑ד וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ נִלְחַ֣מְתִּי בְרַבָּ֔ה גַּם־ לָכַ֖דְתִּי אֶת־ הַמָּֽיִם׃ עִ֥יר yō·w·’āḇ way·yiš·laḥ mal·’ā·ḵîm ’el- dā·wiḏ way·yō·mer nil·ḥam·tî ḇə·rab·bāh gam- lā·ḵaḏ·tî ’eṯ- ham·mā·yim ‘îr — WLC · 27
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Now, therefore, assemble the rest of the troops, lay siege to the city, and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city, and it will be named after me…”
𐤅𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤀𐤎𐤐 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤕𐤓 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤇𐤍𐤄 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤋𐤊𐤃𐤄 𐤐𐤍 𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤋𐤊𐤃 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤅𐤍𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤔𐤌𐤉 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤄
וְעַתָּ֗ה אֱסֹף֙ אֶת־ יֶ֣תֶר הָעָ֔ם וַחֲנֵ֥ה עַל־ הָעִ֖יר וְלָכְדָ֑הּ פֶּן־ אֲנִי֙ אֶת־ אֶלְכֹּ֤ד הָעִ֔יר וְנִקְרָ֥א שְׁמִ֖י עָלֶֽיהָ׃ wə·‘at·tāh ’ĕ·sōp̄ ’eṯ- ye·ṯer hā·‘ām wa·ḥă·nêh ‘al- hā·‘îr wə·lā·ḵə·ḏāh pen- ’ă·nî ’eṯ- ’el·kōḏ hā·‘îr wə·niq·rā šə·mî ‘ā·le·hā — WLC · 28
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So David assembled all the troops and went to Rabbah; and he fought against it and captured it.
𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤎𐤐 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤓𐤁𐤕𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤁𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃𐤄
דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־ וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף כָּל־ הָעָ֖ם וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ רַבָּ֑תָה וַיִּלָּ֥חֶם בָּ֖הּ וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃ dā·wiḏ ’eṯ- way·ye·’ĕ·sōp̄ kāl- hā·‘ām way·yê·leḵ rab·bā·ṯāh way·yil·lā·ḥem bāh way·yil·kə·ḏāh — WLC · 29
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Then he took the crown from the head of their king. It weighed a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount… of plunder from the city.
𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤇 𐤀𐤕 𐤏𐤈𐤓𐤕 𐤌𐤏𐤋 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤅 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤌 𐤅𐤌𐤔𐤒𐤋𐤄 𐤊𐤊𐤓 𐤆𐤄𐤁 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤁𐤍 𐤅𐤕𐤄𐤉 𐤏𐤋 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤓𐤀𐤔 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 𐤌𐤀𐤃 𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓
וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת־ עֲטֶֽרֶת־ מֵעַ֨ל רֹאשׁ֜וֹ מַלְכָּם֩ וּמִשְׁקָלָ֨הּ כִּכַּ֤ר זָהָב֙ יְקָרָ֔ה וְאֶ֣בֶן וַתְּהִ֖י עַל־ דָּוִ֑ד רֹ֣אשׁ הוֹצִ֖יא הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃ וּשְׁלַ֥ל הָעִ֛יר way·yiq·qaḥ ’eṯ- ‘ă·ṭe·reṯ- mê·‘al rō·šōw mal·kām ū·miš·qā·lāh kik·kar zā·hāḇ yə·qā·rāh wə·’e·ḇen wat·tə·hî ‘al- dā·wiḏ rōš hō·w·ṣî har·bêh mə·’ōḏ ū·šə·lal hā·‘îr — WLC · 30
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- [David] brought out the people who [were] there and put [them to work] with saws, iron picks, and axes -, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the Ammonite… cities. Then [David] and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤁𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤌 𐤁𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤄 𐤄𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 𐤅𐤁𐤇𐤓𐤑𐤉 𐤅𐤁𐤌𐤂𐤆𐤓𐤕 𐤄𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 𐤅𐤄𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤓 𐤀𐤅𐤕𐤌 𐤁𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤍 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤅𐤊𐤍 𐤋𐤊𐤋 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 𐤏𐤓𐤉 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤐
וְאֶת־ הוֹצִ֗יא הָעָ֨ם אֲשֶׁר־ בָּ֜הּ וַיָּ֣שֶׂם בַּ֠מְּגֵרָה הַבַּרְזֶ֜ל וּבַחֲרִצֵ֨י וּֽבְמַגְזְרֹ֣ת הַבַּרְזֶ֗ל וְהֶעֱבִ֤יר אוֹתָם֙ בַּמַּלְכֶּן יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה וְכֵ֣ן לְכֹ֖ל בְנֵֽי־ עַמּ֑וֹן עָרֵ֣י דָּוִ֛ד וְכָל־ הָעָ֖ם וַיָּ֧שָׁב יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃פ wə·’eṯ- hō·w·ṣî hā·‘ām ’ă·šer- bāh way·yā·śem bam·mə·ḡê·rāh hab·bar·zel ū·ḇa·ḥă·ri·ṣê ū·ḇə·maḡ·zə·rōṯ hab·bar·zel wə·he·‘ĕ·ḇîr ’ō·w·ṯām bam·mal·kɛn ya·‘ă·śeh wə·ḵên lə·ḵōl ḇə·nê- ‘am·mō·wn ‘ā·rê dā·wiḏ wə·ḵāl hā·‘ām way·yā·šāḇ yə·rū·šā·lim — WLC · 31