Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 11:2-9

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.”

6At this, Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sent ordersוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971toאֶל־'el-H413Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097: “Sendשְׁלַ֣חshe.LachH7971meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413אֶת־'et-H853Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֑יha.chi.TiH2850.”So Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097אֶת־'et-H853sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971himאֽוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

7When Uriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to himאֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413,Davidדָּוִ֗ד לִשְׁל֤וֹםda.Vid lish.LomH1732 H7965askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592how Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097and the troopsהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971were doingוְלִשְׁל֣וֹםve.lish.LomH7965and how the warהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421was goingוְלִשְׁל֖וֹםve.lish.LomH7965.

8Thenדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732hesaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Uriahלְא֣וּרִיָּ֔הle.'U.ri.YahH223, “Go downרֵ֥דredH3381to your houseלְבֵיתְךָ֖le.vei.te.KhaH1004and washוּרְחַ֣ץu.re.ChatzH7364your feetרַגְלֶ֑יךָrag.Lei.khaH7272.”So Uriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223leftוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318the palaceמִבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְmi.Beit ha.Me.lekhH1004 H4428,and a giftמַשְׂאַ֥תmas.'AtH4864from the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428followedוַתֵּצֵ֥אva.te.Tze'H3318himאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310.

9But Uriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901at the doorפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607of the palaceבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְbeit ha.Me.lekhH1004 H4428withאֵ֖ת'etH854allכָּל־kol-H3605his master’sאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650;he did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808go downיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381toאֶל־'el-H413his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

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