Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 11:2-9

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.

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.

7And when Uriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223was comeוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto him, Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732demandedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592of himhow Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097didלִשְׁל֤וֹםlish.LomH7965,and how the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971didוְלִשְׁל֣וֹםve.lish.LomH7965,and how the warהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421prosperedוְלִשְׁל֖וֹםve.lish.LomH7965.

8And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Uriahלְא֣וּרִיָּ֔הle.'U.ri.YahH223,Go downרֵ֥דredH3381to thy houseלְבֵיתְךָ֖le.vei.te.KhaH1004,and washוּרְחַ֣ץu.re.ChatzH7364thy feetרַגְלֶ֑יךָrag.Lei.khaH7272.And Uriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223departed outH3318of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,and there followedאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him a messמַשְׂאַ֥תmas.'AtH4864of meatfrom the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

9But Uriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901at the doorפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004with all the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of his lordאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113,and went not downיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381to his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

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