New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 11:2-9

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.

5The womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802conceivedH2029;and she sentוַתִּשְׁלַח֙va.tish.LachH7971and toldוַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.GedH5046Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,and saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “I amH2029pregnantהָרָ֥הha.RahH2030.”

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

7When Uriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to him,Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592concerning the welfareH7965of Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097andthe peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and the stateH7965of the warהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

8Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Uriahלְא֣וּרִיָּ֔הle.'U.ri.YahH223, “Goרֵ֥דredH3381downH3381to your houseלְבֵיתְךָ֖le.vei.te.KhaH1004, andwashוּרְחַ֣ץu.re.ChatzH7364your feetרַגְלֶ֑יךָrag.Lei.khaH7272.”And Uriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223wentוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,and a presentמַשְׂאַ֥תmas.'AtH4864from the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428was sentוַתֵּצֵ֥אva.te.Tze'H3318out afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him.

9But Uriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901at the doorפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004with allכָּל־kol-H3605the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of his lordאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113,and did not goH3381downH3381to his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

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