Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 11

1And itcameH1961topassH1961, at thereturnלִתְשׁוּבַ֨תlit.shu.VatH8666of theyearהַשָּׁנָ֜הha.sha.NahH8141, at the time whenkingsH4428goH3318outH3318to battle, thatDavidדָּוִ֡דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971Joabיוֹאָב֩yo.'AvH3097, and hisservantsעֲבָדָ֨יו'a.va.DavH5650with him, andallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and theydestroyedוַיַּשְׁחִ֙תוּ֙vai.yash.Chi.tuH7843thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983, and besiegedRabbahרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7237. ButDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732tarried atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2And itcameH1961topassH1961at eventide, thatDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965fromoffמֵעַ֤לme.'AlH5921hisbedמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙mish.ka.VoH4904, andwalkedוַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙vai.yit.ha.leKhH1980uponעַל־'al-H5921theroofגַּ֣גgagH1406of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004: and from theroofהַגָּ֑גha.GagH1406hesawH7200awomanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802bathingרֹחֶ֖צֶתro.Che.tzetH7364; and thewomanוְהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הve.Ha.'i.ShahH802wasveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966beautifulמַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhH4758tolookH7200uponמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971andinquiredH1875afterH1875thewomanלָֽאִשָּׁ֑הla.'i.ShahH802. And onesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Isnotהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808this Bath-sheba, thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofEliamאֱלִיעָ֔ם'e.li.'AmH463, thewifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofUriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850?

4AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397, andtookוַיִּקָּחֶ֗הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haH3947herH413; andsheH1931cameוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935in unto him, and helayוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901withherH413; (forsheH1931waspurifiedמִתְקַדֶּ֖שֶׁתmit.ka.De.shetH6942fromherH413uncleannessמִטֻּמְאָתָ֑הּmi.tum.'a.TahH2932;) andsheH1931returnedוַתָּ֖שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725untoherH413houseבֵּיתָֽהּ׃bei.TahH1004.

5And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029; and shesentוַתִּשְׁלַח֙va.tish.LachH7971andtoldוַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.GedH5046Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732, andsaidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, I am withchildהָרָ֥הha.RahH2030.

6AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, saying,Sendשְׁלַ֣חshe.LachH7971meH413Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֑יha.chi.TiH2850. AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223toDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

7And whenUriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223wascomeוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto him,Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592of himhowלִשְׁל֤וֹםlish.LomH7965Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097did, andhowוְלִשְׁל֣וֹםve.lish.LomH7965thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971fared, andhowוְלִשְׁל֖וֹםve.lish.LomH7965thewarהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421prospered.

8AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toUriahלְא֣וּרִיָּ֔הle.'U.ri.YahH223,GoH3318downרֵ֥דredH3381thyhouseלְבֵיתְךָ֖le.vei.te.KhaH1004, andwashוּרְחַ֣ץu.re.ChatzH7364thyfeetרַגְלֶ֑יךָrag.Lei.khaH7272. AndUriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223departedH3318outH3318of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004, and therefollowedאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him a mess of meat from thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

9ButUriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901at thedoorפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004withallכָּל־kol-H3605theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of hislordאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113, andwentH3381notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808downיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381to hishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

10And when they hadtoldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Uriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223wentH935notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808downיָרַ֥דya.RadH3381unto hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoUriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223, Art thounotהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808comeH935from ajourneyמִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙mi.De.rekhH1870? wherefore didst thounotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goH935downיָרַ֥דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381unto thinehouseבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004?

11AndUriahאוּרִיָּ֜ה'u.ri.YahH223saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, Thearkהָ֠אָרוֹןHa.'a.ronH727, andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֜הvi.hu.DahH3063,abideיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427inboothsבַּסֻּכּ֗וֹתba.su.KotH5521; and mylordוַאדֹנִ֨יva.do.NiH113Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097, and theservantsוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650of mylordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113, areencampedחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583in theopenפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704; shall I thengoאָב֧וֹא'a.Vo'H935intoH413mineעִם־'im-H5973houseבֵּיתִ֛יbei.TiH1004, toeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and todrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354and tolieוְלִשְׁכַּ֣בve.lish.KavH7901with mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.TiH802? as thou livest, and as thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315liveth, I willnotהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

12AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toUriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223, Tarryhereבָּזֶ֛הba.ZehH2088todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117also, andtomorrowוּמָחָ֣רu.ma.CharH4279I willletH7971thee depart.SoH7971Uriahאוּרִיָּ֧ה'u.ri.YahH223abodeH3427inJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117, and the morrow.

13And whenDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732hadcalledH7121him, hedidH3808eatוַיֹּ֧אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398anddrinkוַיֵּ֖שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354beforeלְפָנָ֛יוle.fa.NavH6440him; and hemadeH7121himdrunkוַֽיְשַׁכְּרֵ֑הוּvay.sha.ke.Re.huH7937: and atevenH3808hewentH3318outH3318tolieלִשְׁכַּ֤בlish.KavH7901on hisbedבְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙be.mish.ka.VoH4904with theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of hislordאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113, butwentH3318notH3808downיָרָֽד׃ya.RadH3381to hishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004.

14And itcameH1961topassH1961in themorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, thatDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֥בvai.yikh.ToH3789aletterסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612toJoabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097, andsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971it by thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofUriahאוּרִיָּֽה׃'u.ri.YahH223.

15And hewroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֥בvai.yikh.ToH3789in theletterבַּסֵּ֖פֶרba.Se.ferH5612,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,SetH7725yeUriahאֽוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223in the forefront of the hottestbattleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421, andretireH7725ye from him, that he may besmittenוְנִכָּ֥הve.ni.KahH5221, anddieוָמֵֽת׃ סva.MetH4191.

16And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097keptH8104watchבִּשְׁמ֥וֹרbish.MorH8104uponH1961thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, that heassignedוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414Uriahא֣וּרִיָּ֔ה'u.ri.YahH223unto theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834heknewיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045thatvaliantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428menH376were.

17And themenH376of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892wentH3318outH3318, andfoughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898withJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097: and therefellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307someמִן־min-H4480of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,evenגַּ֖םgamH1571of theservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732; andUriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191also.

18ThenJoabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732allכָּל־kol-H3605the things concerning thewarהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421;

19and hechargedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, When thou hastmadeH1696anendכְּכַלּוֹתְךָ֗ke.kha.lot.KhaH3615oftellingH1696allכָּל־kol-H3605the things concerning thewarהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421unto thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,

20it shall be that,ifאִֽם־'im-H518theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wrathחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534ariseH5927, and hesayוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559unto thee, WhereforewentH5927yesoוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961nigh unto thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.ChemH3898?knewיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045yenotהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808that they wouldshootיֹר֖וּyo.RuH3384from thewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346?

21whosmoteהִכָּ֞הhi.KahH5221Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerubbeshethיְרֻבֶּ֗שֶׁתye.ru.Be.shetH3380?didH4100notH3808awomanאִשָּׁ֡ה'i.ShahH802castהִשְׁלִ֣יכָהhish.Li.khahH7993anupperרֶ֜כֶבRe.khevH7393millstoneH7393uponH5921him from thewallהַֽחוֹמָה֙ha.cho.MahH2346, that hediedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191atThebezבְּתֵבֵ֔ץbe.te.VetzH8405?whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100wentנִגַּשְׁתֶּ֖םni.gash.TemH5066yesoH3808nigh thewallהַֽחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346? then shalt thousayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850isdeadמֵֽת׃MetH4191also.

22SoH7971themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֑ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397wentH935, andcameH935and shewedDavidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732allכָּל־kol-H3605thatJoabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097hadsentH7971him for.

23And themessengerהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, ThemenH376prevailedגָבְר֤וּga.ve.RuH1396againstעָלֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.Lei.nuH5921usH413andcameוַנִּהְיֶ֥הva.nih.YehH1961outוַיֵּצְא֥וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318untousH413intoH413thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704, andweכִּֽי־ki-H3588wereuponעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921themevenעַד־'ad-H5704unto the entering of thegateהַשָּֽׁעַר׃ha.Sha.'arH8179.

24And the shootersshotH3384at thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙ךָ֙'a.va.De.khaH5650fromoffמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921thewallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346; and some of theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650bedeadוַיָּמ֖וּתוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191, and thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850isdeadמֵֽת׃ סMetH4191also.

25ThenDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֗ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shalt thousayתֹאמַ֤רto.MarH559untoJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097,LetH408notH408thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697displease thee, for theswordהֶחָ֑רֶבhe.Cha.revH2719devoureth one as well asanotherH2088:makeH2388thybattleמִלְחַמְתְּךָ֧mil.cham.te.KhaH4421moreכִּֽי־ki-H3588strongH2388againstH413thecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892, andoverthrowוְהָרְסָ֖הּve.ha.re.SahH2040it: andencourageH2388thou him.

26And when thewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofUriahאֽוּרִיָּ֔ה'u.ri.YahH223heardH8085thatUriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223herH5921husbandאִישָׁ֑הּ'i.ShahH376wasdeadמֵ֖תmetH4191,sheכִּי־ki-H3588madeH8085lamentation forherH5921husbandH376.

27And when themourningהָאֵ֗בֶלha.'E.velH60was past,Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971andtookוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961herאֶל־'el-H413homeH1004to hishouseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004, andsheאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834becameוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205hiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802, and bare him asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121. But thethingהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697thatDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732haddoneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213displeasedוַיֵּ֧רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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