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2 Samuel 11:3-6

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.

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