New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 11:8-13

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.

10Now when they toldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Uriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223did not goH3381downH3381to his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,”Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Uriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223, “Have you not comeבָ֔אVa'H935from a journeyמִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙mi.De.rekhH1870?Whyמַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'H4069did you not goH3381downH3381to your houseבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004?”

11Uriahאוּרִיָּ֜ה'u.ri.YahH223saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, “The arkהָ֠אָרוֹןHa.'a.ronH727and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֜הvi.hu.DahH3063are stayingיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427intemporaryH5521sheltersH5521,and my lordוַאדֹנִ֨יva.do.NiH113Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097andthe servantsוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650of my lordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113are campingחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583in the openפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704.Shall I then goאָב֧וֹא'a.Vo'H935to my houseבֵּיתִ֛יbei.TiH1004to eatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and to drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354and to lieוְלִשְׁכַּ֣בve.lish.KavH7901with my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.TiH802?By your lifeחַיֶּ֙ךָ֙chai.Ye.khaH2416and the lifeוְחֵ֣יve.CheiH2416of your soulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315,I will not doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.”

12Then Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Uriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223, “Stayשֵׁ֥בshevH3427hereבָּזֶ֛הba.ZehH2088todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117alsoגַּם־gam-H1571,and tomorrowוּמָחָ֣רu.ma.CharH4279I will letH7971you goאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ'a.sha.le.Che.kaH7971.”So Uriahאוּרִיָּ֧ה'u.ri.YahH223remainedוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117and thenextוּמִֽמָּחֳרָֽת׃u.Mi.mo.cho.RatH4283.

13Now Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732calledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121him, and he ateוַיֹּ֧אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drankוַיֵּ֖שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354beforeלְפָנָ֛יוle.fa.NavH6440him, and hemadeH7937him drunkוַֽיְשַׁכְּרֵ֑הוּvay.sha.ke.Re.huH7937;and in the eveningבָעֶ֗רֶבva.'E.revH6153he wentוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to lieלִשְׁכַּ֤בlish.KavH7901on his bedבְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙be.mish.ka.VoH4904with his lord’sאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650,but he did not goH3381downH3381to his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004.

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