Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 11:6-8

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.

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