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2 Samuel 11:2-12

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.

5Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802conceivedH2029;andshesentH7971andtoldH5046Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,andsaidH559,Iamwithchild.

6AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentH7971toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, saying,SendH7971meUriahאֽוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֑יha.chi.TiH2850.AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097sentH7971Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223toDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

7AndwhenUriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223wascomeH935untohim,Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592ofhimhowJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097did,andhowthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971fared,andhowthewarH4421prospered.

8AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559toUriahלְא֣וּרִיָּ֔הle.'U.ri.YahH223,GoH3318downtothyhouseלְבֵיתְךָ֖le.vei.te.KhaH1004,andwashוּרְחַ֣ץu.re.ChatzH7364thyfeetH7272.AndUriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223departedoutoftheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,andtherefollowedhimamessoffoodfromthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

9ButUriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223sleptatthedoorH6607oftheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004withalltheservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofhislordאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113,andwentH3381notdownיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381tohishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

10AndwhentheyhadtoldH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732,sayingH559,Uriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223wentH935notdownH3381untohishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559untoUriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223, Art thounotcomeH935fromajourneyמִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙mi.De.rekhH1870? wherefore didst thounotgoH935downunto thyhouseבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004?

11AndUriahאוּרִיָּ֜ה'u.ri.YahH223saidH559untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Thearkהָ֠אָרוֹןHa.'a.ronH727,andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֜הvi.hu.DahH3063,abideinboothsבַּסֻּכּ֗וֹתba.su.KotH5521;andmylordוַאדֹנִ֨יva.do.NiH113Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097,andtheservantsוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650ofmylordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113,areencampedחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583intheopenfieldH7704;shallIthengoאָב֧וֹא'a.Vo'H935intomyhouseבֵּיתִ֛יbei.TiH1004,toeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398andtodrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354,andtolieוְלִשְׁכַּ֣בve.lish.KavH7901withmywifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.TiH802?asthou livest,andasthysoulH5315liveth,Iwillnotdothisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

12AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559toUriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223, TarryhereH2088to-dayalsoגַּם־gam-H1571,andto-morrowIwillletthee depart.SoUriahאוּרִיָּ֧ה'u.ri.YahH223abodeinJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389thatdayH3117,andthemorrow.

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