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22 And he said, While the yeled was yet chai, I underwent a tzom and wept; for I said, Who can tell whether Hashem will be gracious to me, that the yeled may live?

23 But now he is met (dead), why should I undergo a tzom? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.

24 And Dovid [Beloved] comforted Bat-Sheva his isha, and went in unto her, and lay with her; and she bore ben, and he called shmo Sh’lomo; and Hashem loved him.

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22 He answered, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, ‘Who knows?(A) The Lord may be gracious to me and let the child live.’(B) 23 But now that he is dead, why should I go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him,(C) but he will not return to me.”(D)

24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba,(E) and he went to her and made love to her. She gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon.(F) The Lord loved him;

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