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2 Samuel 11:1-5

1וַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961In the springלִתְשׁוּבַ֨ת הַשָּׁנָ֜הlit.shu.Vat ha.sha.NahH8666 H8141,at the time whenלְעֵ֣ת׀le.'EtH6256kingsהַמַּלְאֿכִ֗יםha.mali'.KhimH4397march out to warצֵ֣אתtzetH3318,Davidדָּוִ֡דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853sent outוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971Joabיוֹאָב֩yo.'AvH3097andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853his servantsעֲבָדָ֨יו עִמּ֜וֹ'a.va.Dav i.MoH5650 H5973withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605armyof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478.They destroyedוַיַּשְׁחִ֙תוּ֙vai.yash.Chi.tuH7843אֶת־'et-H853the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹןbe.Nei a.MonH1121 H5983and besiegedוַיָּצֻ֖רוּ עַל־vai.ya.Tzu.ru 'al-H6696 H5921Rabbahרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7237,but Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732remainedיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961לְעֵ֣תle.'EtH6256One eveningהָעֶ֗רֶבha.'E.revH6153Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732got upוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965fromמֵעַ֤לme.'AlH5921his bedמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙mish.ka.VoH4904and strolled aroundוַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙vai.yit.ha.leKhH1980onעַל־'al-H5921the roofגַּ֣גgagH1406of the palaceבֵּית־ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְbeit- ha.Me.lekhH1004 H4428.And fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the roofהַגָּ֑גha.GagH1406he sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200a womanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802bathingרֹחֶ֖צֶתro.Che.tzetH7364—a veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966beautifulטוֹבַ֥ת מַרְאֶ֖הto.Vat mar.'EhH2896 H4758womanוְהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הve.Ha.'i.ShahH802.

3So Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971and inquiredוַיִּדְרֹ֖שׁvai.yid.RoshH1875about the womanלָֽאִשָּׁ֑הla.'i.ShahH802,and he was toldוַיֹּ֗אמֶר הֲלוֹא־vai.Yo.mer ha.lo'-H559 H3808, “Thisזֹאת֙zoTH2063is BathshebaH1339,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Eliamאֱלִיעָ֔ם'e.li.'AmH463and the wifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850.”

4Then Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to get herוַיִּקָּחֶ֗הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947,and when she cameוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to himאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413,he sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901with herעִמָּ֔הּ'i.MahH5973. (Now sheוְהִ֥יאve.Hi'H1931had just purified herselfמִתְקַדֶּ֖שֶׁתmit.ka.De.shetH6942from her uncleannessמִטֻּמְאָתָ֑הּmi.tum.'a.TahH2932.)Then she returnedוַתָּ֖שָׁב אֶל־va.Ta.shov 'el-H7725 H413homeבֵּיתָֽהּ׃bei.TahH1004.

5And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029and sent wordוַתִּשְׁלַח֙ וַתַּגֵּ֣דva.tish.Lach va.ta.GedH7971 H5046to Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,sayingוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Iאָנֹֽכִי׃'a.No.khiH595am pregnantהָרָ֥הha.RahH2030.”

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