2 Samuel 16:10
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And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?But the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why did you do this?’”
In other translations
And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the Lord hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?But the king replied, “What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses me because the LORD told him, ‘Curse David,’ who can ask, ‘Why did you do this?’”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428מַה־mah-what?H4100לִּיli[is] to meוְלָכֶםvelakhemand to <the> youבְּנֵיbeneiO sons ofH1121צְרֻיָהtzeruyahZeruiahH6870כֹּהkithusH3541יְקַלֵּלyekalelhe is cursingH7043כִּיvekhiforH3588יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אָמַר'amarhe has saidH559לוֹloto <the> himקַלֵּלkalelcurseH7043אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732וּמִיumiand who?H4310יֹאמַרyomarwill he sayH559מַדּוּעַmadua'why?H4069עָשִׂיתָה'asitahhave you doneH6213כֵּן׃ סkenthusH3651
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