Revised Webster's Bible
2 Samuel 11
1And it came to pass, after theyearהַשָּׁנָ֜הha.sha.NahH8141hadendedלִתְשׁוּבַ֨תlit.shu.VatH8666, at thetimeלְעֵ֣ת׀le.'EtH6256whenkingsהַמַּלְאֿכִ֗יםha.mali'.KhimH4428H4397goforthצֵ֣אתtzetH3318to battle, thatDavidדָּוִ֡דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971Joabיוֹאָב֩yo.'AvH3097, and hisservantsעֲבָדָ֨יו'a.va.DavH5650with him, and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and theydestroyedוַיַּשְׁחִ֙תוּ֙vai.yash.Chi.tuH7843thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983, anddestroyedוַיָּצֻ֖רוּvai.ya.Tzu.ruH6696Rabbahרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7237. ButDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732tarriedstillיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
2And it came to pass in aneveningלְעֵ֣ת הָעֶ֗רֶבle.'Et ha.'E.revH6153H6256, thatDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965from off hisbedמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙mish.ka.VoH4904, andwalkedוַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙vai.yit.ha.leKhH1980upon theroofגַּ֣גgagH1406of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004: and from theroofהַגָּ֑גha.GagH1406hesawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200awomanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802washingרֹחֶ֖צֶתro.Che.tzetH7364herself; and thewomanוְהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הve.Ha.'i.ShahH802wasveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966beautifulטוֹבַ֥תto.VatH2896to lookuponמַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhH4758.
3AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971andenquiredוַיִּדְרֹ֖שׁvai.yid.RoshH1875after thewomanלָֽאִשָּׁ֑הla.'i.ShahH802. And onesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is not thisBathshebaH1339, 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.haH3947her; and she cameinוַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to him, and helayוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.KavH7901with her; for she waspurifiedמִתְקַדֶּ֖שֶׁתmit.ka.De.shetH6942from heruncleannessמִטֻּמְאָתָ֑הּmi.tum.'a.TahH2932: and shereturnedוַתָּ֖שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725to herhouseבֵּיתָֽהּ׃bei.TahH1004.
7And whenUriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223hadcomeוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to him,Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732enquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592of him howJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097didלִשְׁל֤וֹםlish.LomH7965, and how thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971didוְלִשְׁל֣וֹםve.lish.LomH7965, and how thewarהַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ha.mil.cha.MahH4421prosperedוְלִשְׁל֖וֹםve.lish.LomH7965.
8AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toUriahלְא֣וּרִיָּ֔הle.'U.ri.YahH223, Godownרֵ֥דredH3381to thyhouseלְבֵיתְךָ֖le.vei.te.KhaH1004, andwashוּרְחַ֣ץu.re.ChatzH7364thyfeetרַגְלֶ֑יךָrag.Lei.khaH7272. AndUriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223departedoutH3318of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004, and therefollowedאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him apresentמַשְׂאַ֥תmas.'AtH4864from thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
10And when they hadtoldוַיַּגִּ֤דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Uriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223went notdownיָרַ֥דya.RadH3381to hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toUriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223,Camestבָ֔אVa'H935thou not from thyjourneyמִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙mi.De.rekhH1870? why then didst thou not godownיָרַ֥דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381to thyhouseבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004?
11AndUriahאוּרִיָּ֜ה'u.ri.YahH223saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, Thearkהָ֠אָרוֹןHa.'a.ronH727, andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֜הvi.hu.DahH3063,abideיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427intentsבַּסֻּכּ֗וֹתba.su.KotH5521; and mylordוַאדֹנִ֨יva.do.NiH113Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097, and theservantsוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650of mylordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113, areencampedחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583in theopenפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440fieldsהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704; shallIוַאֲנִ֞יva.'a.NiH589thengoאָב֧וֹא'a.Vo'H935into myhouseבֵּיתִ֛יbei.TiH1004, toeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and todrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354, and tolieוְלִשְׁכַּ֣בve.lish.KavH7901with mywifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.TiH802? as thoulivestחַיֶּ֙ךָ֙chai.Ye.khaH2416, and as thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315livethוְחֵ֣יve.CheiH2416, I will notdoאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.
12AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toUriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223,Tarryשֵׁ֥בshevH3427here todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117also, and tomorrowוּמָחָ֣רu.ma.CharH4279I will let theedepartאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ'a.sha.le.Che.kaH7971. SoUriahאוּרִיָּ֧ה'u.ri.YahH223abodeוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117, and thenextוּמִֽמָּחֳרָֽת׃u.Mi.mo.cho.RatH4283.
13And whenDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732hadcalledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121him, heateוַיֹּ֧אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398anddrankוַיֵּ֖שְׁתְּvai.Ye.shetH8354beforeלְפָנָ֛יוle.fa.NavH6440him; and he made himdrunkוַֽיְשַׁכְּרֵ֑הוּvay.sha.ke.Re.huH7937: and ateveningבָעֶ֗רֶבva.'E.revH6153he wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318tolieלִשְׁכַּ֤בlish.KavH7901on hisbedבְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙be.mish.ka.VoH4904with theservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of hislordאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113, but went notdownיָרָֽד׃ya.RadH3381to hishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004.
15And hewroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֥בvai.yikh.ToH3789in theletterבַּסֵּ֖פֶרba.Se.ferH5612,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Setהָב֣וּha.VuH3051yeUriahאֽוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223in the frontlineמוּל֙ פְּנֵ֤יmul pe.NeiH6440H4136of thehottestהַֽחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.KahH2389battleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421, andretireוְשַׁבְתֶּ֥םve.shav.TemH7725ye fromhimמֵאַחֲרָ֖יוme.'a.cha.RavH310, that he may besmittenוְנִכָּ֥הve.ni.KahH5221, anddieוָמֵֽת׃ סva.MetH4191.
17And themenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892wentoutוַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּvai.Ye.tze.'UH3318, andfoughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898withJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097: and therefellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307some of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971of theservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732; andUriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850diedוַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motH4191also.
20And if theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wrathחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534shallriseתַּעֲלֶה֙ta.'a.LehH5927, and he shallsayוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559to thee, Why approached ye sonearנִגַּשְׁתֶּ֥םni.gash.TemH5066to thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892for thefightלְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.ChemH3898?knewיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045ye not that they wouldshootיֹר֖וּyo.RuH3384from thewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346?
21Whosmoteהִכָּ֞הhi.KahH5221Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerubbeshethיְרֻבֶּ֗שֶׁתye.ru.Be.shetH3380? did not awomanאִשָּׁ֡ה'i.ShahH802castהִשְׁלִ֣יכָהhish.Li.khahH7993apieceפֶּ֨לַחPe.lachH6400of amillstoneרֶ֜כֶבRe.khevH7393upon him from thewallהַֽחוֹמָה֙ha.cho.MahH2346, that hediedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191inThebezבְּתֵבֵ֔ץbe.te.VetzH8405? why went yenearנִגַּשְׁתֶּ֖םni.gash.TemH5066thewallהַֽחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346? thensayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559thou, Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850isdeadמֵֽת׃MetH4191also.
23And themessengerהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, Surely themenהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582prevailedגָבְר֤וּga.ve.RuH1396against us, and cameoutוַיֵּצְא֥וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318to us into thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704, and we were upon them even to theentranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of thegateהַשָּֽׁעַר׃ha.Sha.'arH8179.
24And theshootersוַיֹּר֨וּvai.yo.re.'uH3384shotהַמּוֹרִ֤יםha.mor.'imH3384from off thewallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346upon thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙ךָ֙'a.va.De.khaH5650; and some of theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650aredeadוַיָּמ֖וּתוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191, and thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850isdeadמֵֽת׃ סMetH4191also.
25ThenDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themessengerהַמַּלְאָ֗ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397, Thus shalt thousayתֹאמַ֤רto.MarH559toJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097, Let not thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697displeaseבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH3415H5869thee, for theswordהֶחָ֑רֶבhe.Cha.revH2719devourethתֹּאכַ֣לto.KhalH398one as well asanotherכָזֹ֥הkha.ZohH2090: make thybattleמִלְחַמְתְּךָ֧mil.cham.te.KhaH4421morestrongהַחֲזֵ֨קha.cha.ZekH2388against thecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892, andoverthrowוְהָרְסָ֖הּve.ha.re.SahH2040it: andencourageוְחַזְּקֵֽהוּ׃ve.cha.ze.Ke.huH2388thou him.
27And when themourningהָאֵ֗בֶלha.'E.velH60waspastוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674,Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971andbroughtוַיַּאַסְפָ֤הּvai.ya.'as.FahH622her to hishouseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004, and she became hiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802, andboreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205him asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121. But thethingהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697thatDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732haddoneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213displeasedבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH3415H5869theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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