New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 11:2-4

2Now when eveningהָעֶ֗רֶבha.'E.revH6153cameוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965from his bedמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙mish.ka.VoH4904and walkedוַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙vai.yit.ha.leKhH1980aroundH1980onthe roofגַּ֣גgagH1406of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,and from the roofהַגָּ֑גha.GagH1406he sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200a womanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802bathingרֹחֶ֖צֶתro.Che.tzetH7364;and the womanוְהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הve.Ha.'i.ShahH802was veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966beautifulטוֹבַ֥תto.VatH2896in appearanceמַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhH4758.

3So Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971and inquiredוַיִּדְרֹ֖שׁvai.yid.RoshH1875about the womanלָֽאִשָּׁ֑הla.'i.ShahH802.And one saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is thisH2088notBathshebaH1339,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Eliamאֱלִיעָ֔ם'e.li.'AmH463,the wifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofUriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850?”

4Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397and tookוַיִּקָּחֶ֗הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947her, and when she cameוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to him,he layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901with her;and when she had purifiedמִתְקַדֶּ֖שֶׁתmit.ka.De.shetH6942herself from her uncleannessמִטֻּמְאָתָ֑הּmi.tum.'a.TahH2932,she returnedוַתָּ֖שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725to her houseבֵּיתָֽהּ׃bei.TahH1004.

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