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and David heareth, and sendeth Joab, and all the host -- the mighty men.

וְאֵ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Bene-Ammon come out, and set battle in array, at the opening of the gate, and Aram of Zoba, and Rehob, and Ish-Tob, and Maacah, `are' by themselves in the field;

וַאֲרַ֨ם (וַ) va. “and”וּרְחוֹב֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְאִֽישׁ־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַֽעֲכָ֔ה (וּ) u. “and”

and Joab seeth that the front of the battle hath been unto him before and behind, and he chooseth of all the chosen in Israel, and setteth in array to meet Aram,

וּמֵֽאָח֑וֹר (וּ) u. “and”

and the rest of the people he hath given into the hand of Abishai his brother, and setteth in array to meet the Bene-Ammon.

וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he saith, `If Aram be stronger than I, then thou hast been to me for salvation, and if the Bene-Ammon be stronger than thou, then I have come to give salvation to thee;

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

be strong and strengthen thyself for our people, and for the cities of our God, and Jehovah doth that which is good in His eyes.'

וְנִתְחַזַּק֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וּבְעַ֖ד (וּ) u. “and”וַֽיהוָ֔ה (וַֽ) va. “and”

And Joab draweth nigh, and the people who `are' with him, to battle against Aram, and they flee from his presence;

וְהָעָם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

and the Bene-Ammon have seen that Aram hath fled, and they flee from the presence of Abishai, and go in to the city; and Joab turneth back from the Bene-Ammon, and cometh in to Jerusalem.

וּבְנֵ֨י (וּ) u. “and”

and Hadadezer sendeth, and bringeth out Aram which `is' beyond the River, and they come in to Helam, and Shobach head of the host of Hadadezer `is' before them.

וְשׁוֹבַ֛ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

and Aram fleeth from the presence of Israel, and David slayeth of Aram seven hundred charioteers, and forty thousand horsemen, and Shobach head of its host he hath smitten, and he dieth there.

וְאַרְבָּעִ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֨ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And it cometh to pass, at the revolution of the year -- at the time of the going out of the messengers -- that David sendeth Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel, and they destroy the Bene-Ammon, and lay siege against Rabbah. And David is dwelling in Jerusalem,

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְדָוִ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”

and it cometh to pass, at evening-time, that David riseth from off his couch, and walketh up and down on the roof of the king's house, and seeth from the roof a woman bathing, and the woman `is' of very good appearance,

וְהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And David sendeth messengers, and taketh her, and she cometh unto him, and he lieth with her -- and she is purifying herself from her uncleanness -- and she turneth back unto her house;

וְהִ֥יא (וְ) ve. “and”

and Uriah cometh unto him, and David asketh of the prosperity of Joab, and of the prosperity of the people, and of the prosperity of the war.

וְלִשְׁל֣וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִשְׁל֖וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”

And David saith to Uriah, `Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet;' and Uriah goeth out of the king's house, and there goeth out after him a gift from the king,

וּרְחַ֣ץ (וּ) u. “and”

and Uriah lieth down at the opening of the king's house, with all the servants of his lord, and hath not gone down unto his house.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And Uriah saith unto David, `The ark, and Israel, and Judah, are abiding in booths, and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, on the face of the field are encamping; and I -- I go in unto my house to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife! -- thy life, and the life of thy soul -- if I do this thing.'

וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל (וְ) ve. “and”וִֽיהוּדָ֜ה (וִֽ) vi. “and”וַאדֹנִ֨י (וַ) va. “and”וְעַבְדֵ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲנִ֞י (וַ) va. “and”וְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִשְׁכַּ֣ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְחֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

And David saith unto Uriah, `Abide in this `place' also to-day, and to-morrow I send thee away;' and Uriah abideth in Jerusalem, on that day, and on the morrow,

וּמָחָ֣ר (וּ) u. “and”וּמִֽמָּחֳרָֽת׃ (וּ) u. “and”

and David calleth for him, and he eateth before him, and drinketh, and he causeth him to drink, and he goeth out in the evening to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, and unto his house he hath not gone down.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and those shooting shoot at thy servants from off the wall, and `some' of the servants of the king are dead, and also, thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead.

וְגַ֗ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And David saith unto the messenger, `Thus dost thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing be evil in thine eyes; for thus and thus doth the sword devour; strengthen thy warfare against the city, and throw it down -- and strengthen thou him.'

וְכָזֶ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָרְסָ֖הּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחַזְּקֵֽהוּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jehovah sendeth Nathan unto David, and he cometh unto him, and saith to him: `Two men have been in one city; One rich and one poor;

וְאֶחָ֥ד (וְ) ve. “and”

The rich hath flocks and herds very many;

וּבָקָ֖ר (וּ) u. “and”

And the poor one hath nothing, Except one little ewe-lamb, Which he hath bought, and keepeth alive, And it groweth up with him, And with his sons together; Of his morsel it eateth, And from his cup it drinketh, And in his bosom it lieth, And it is to him as a daughter;

וְלָרָ֣שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִכֹּס֤וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְחֵיק֣וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

And there cometh a traveller to the rich man, And he spareth to take Of his own flock, and of his own herd, To prepare for the traveller Who hath come to him, And he taketh the ewe-lamb of the poor man, And prepareth it for the man Who hath come unto him.'

וּמִבְּקָר֔וֹ (וּ) u. “and”