Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 11:2-4

2And it came to pass in an eveningtideלְעֵ֣ת הָעֶ֗רֶבle.'Et ha.'E.revH6256 H6153,that Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965from off his bedמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙mish.ka.VoH4904,and walkedוַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙vai.yit.ha.leKhH1980upon the roofגַּ֣גgagH1406of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004:and from the roofהַגָּ֑גha.GagH1406he sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200a womanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802washingרֹחֶ֖צֶתro.Che.tzetH7364herself; and the womanוְהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הve.Ha.'i.ShahH802wasveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966beautifulטוֹבַ֥תto.VatH2896to look uponמַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhH4758.

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.

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