13Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD .” Nathan replied, “The LORD has taken away your sin. You are not going to die.
14But because by doing this you have shown utter contempt for An ancient Hebrew scribal tradition; Masoretic Text for the enemies of the LORD, the son born to you will die.” 15After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill. 16David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text does not have in sackcloth. on the ground.
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