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2 Samuel 11:1-4

1Anditcametopass,atthereturnלִתְשׁוּבַ֨תlit.shu.VatH8666oftheyearהַשָּׁנָ֜הha.sha.NahH8141,atthetimeלְעֵ֣ת׀le.'EtH6256whenkingsH4428goH3318outtobattle,thatDavidדָּוִ֡דda.VidH1732sentH7971Joabיוֹאָב֩yo.'AvH3097,andhisservantsעֲבָדָ֨יו'a.va.DavH5650withhim,andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheydestroyedוַיַּשְׁחִ֙תוּ֙vai.yash.Chi.tuH7843thechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,andbesiegedRabbahרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7237.ButDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732tarriedatJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2Anditcametopassateventide,thatDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965fromoffhisbedמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙mish.ka.VoH4904,andwalkedוַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙vai.yit.ha.leKhH1980upontheroofגַּ֣גgagH1406oftheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004:andfromtheroofהַגָּ֑גha.GagH1406hesawH7200awomanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802bathingH7364;andthewomanוְהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הve.Ha.'i.ShahH802wasH1961veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966beautifultolookH7200upon.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732sentH7971andinquiredafterthewomanלָֽאִשָּׁ֑הla.'i.ShahH802.AndonesaidH559,IsnotthisBath-sheba,thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofEliamאֱלִיעָ֔ם'e.li.'AmH463,thewifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofUriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850?

4AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397,andtookH3947her;andshecameH935inuntohim,andhelayH7901withher(forshewaspurifiedfromheruncleannessמִטֻּמְאָתָ֑הּmi.tum.'a.TahH2932);andshereturnedוַתָּ֖שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725untoherhouseבֵּיתָֽהּ׃bei.TahH1004.

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