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2 Samuel 11:3-6

3And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971and enquiredוַיִּדְרֹ֖שׁvai.yid.RoshH1875after the womanלָֽאִשָּׁ֑הla.'i.ShahH802. And onesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Isnot this Bath–shebaH1339,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Eliamאֱלִיעָ֔ם'e.li.'AmH463,the wifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850?

4And Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397,and tookוַיִּקָּחֶ֗הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947her; and she came inוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935unto him, and he layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901with her; for she was purifiedמִתְקַדֶּ֖שֶׁתmit.ka.De.shetH6942from her uncleannessמִטֻּמְאָתָ֑הּmi.tum.'a.TahH2932:and she returnedוַתָּ֖שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725unto her houseבֵּיתָֽהּ׃bei.TahH1004.

5And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029,and sentוַתִּשְׁלַח֙va.tish.LachH7971and toldוַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.GedH5046Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,and saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, I amwith childהָרָ֥הha.RahH2030.

6And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971to Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, saying,Sendשְׁלַ֣חshe.LachH7971me Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֑יha.chi.TiH2850.And Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223to Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

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