2 Samuel 11

David sees Bathsheba bathing, commits adultery with her, and upon her pregnancy, recalls Uriah the Hittite from battle to cover his sin; when Uriah refuses to lie with his wife, David arranges his death in battle and marries Bathsheba, an act evil in the eyes of YHWH.[1][2][3][4]

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וַ/יְהִי֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it was and he became and it happened HC/Vqw3ms לִ/תְשׁוּבַ֨ת 𐤋/𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤕 liteshuvat Phenduka (Zulu) at the return for the return of at the return of HR/Ncfsc הַ/שָּׁנָ֜ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤄 hashanah of the year the year-cycle the year-cycle HTd/Ncfsa לְ/עֵ֣ת 𐤋/𐤏𐤕 leet at the time for an appointed time at the time HR/Ncbsc צֵ֣את 𐤑𐤀𐤕 tset when going out going out going out HVqc הַ/מַּלְאֿכִ֗ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 hamalekhim the kings the kings the kings HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and sent and he dispatched and he sent HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֡ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo יוֹאָב֩ 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 yoav Joab YHWH is Father Yoav HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To עֲבָדָ֨י/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv his servants his servants his servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms עִמּ֜/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo with him with him with him HR/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of all of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וַ/יַּשְׁחִ֨תוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤕𐤅 vayashechitu and they destroyed and they brought to ruin and they brought to ruin HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc עַמּ֔וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp וַ/יָּצֻ֖רוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤓𐤅 vayatsuru and they besieged and they besieged and they besieged HC/Vqw3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon against HR רַבָּ֑ה 𐤓𐤁𐤄 rabah Rabbah great Rabah HNp וְ/דָוִ֖ד 𐤅/𐤃𐤅𐤃 vedavid but David and David and David HC/Np יוֹשֵׁ֥ב 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev was staying dwelling-one of dwelling in HVqrmsa בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem in Yerushalem in Yerushalam HR/Np
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וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it happened and he became and it happened HC/Vqw3ms לְ/עֵ֣ת 𐤋/𐤏𐤕 leet at the time of for an appointed time at the time of HR/Ncbsc הָ/עֶ֗רֶב 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁 haerev evening the mingling-evening the evening twilight HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יָּ֨קָם 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤌 vayaqam uku-ima (Bemba) and he arose and he rose up and he arose HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp מֵ/עַ֤ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from from upon from upon HR/R מִשְׁכָּב/וֹ֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤁/𐤅 mishekavo his bed his lying-place his bed HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤊 vayitehalekhe and walked and he walked about and he walked about HC/Vtw3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR גַּ֣ג 𐤂𐤂 gag the roof elevated roof of the roof of HNcmsc בֵּית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt of the house house-of the house of HNcmsc הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יַּ֥רְא 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayare and he saw and he saw and he saw HC/Vqw3ms אִשָּׁ֛ה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah a woman woman a woman HNcfsa רֹחֶ֖צֶת 𐤓𐤇𐤑𐤕 rochetset bathing washing woman bathing HVqrfsa מֵ/עַ֣ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal-2 from from upon from upon HR/R הַ/גָּ֑ג 𐤄/𐤂𐤂 hagag the roof the elevated roof the roof HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הָ֣/אִשָּׁ֔ה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 vehaishah and the woman and the woman and the woman HC/Td/Ncfsa טוֹבַ֥ת 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤕 tovat good of goodness of goodness of HAafsc מַרְאֶ֖ה 𐤌𐤓𐤀𐤄 mareeh appearance visible appearance visible appearance HNcmsa מְאֹֽד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very with great force very HD
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וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אוּרִיָּ֜ה 𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤄 uriyah Uriah Yahweh is my light Uriyah HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR דָּוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp הָ֠/אָרוֹן 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 haaron the ark the gathering-chest the ark HTd/Ncbsa וְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 veyiserael and Israel El contends and Yiserael HC/Np וִֽ/יהוּדָ֜ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 vihudah and Judah And Yehudah and Yehudah HC/Np יֹשְׁבִ֣ים 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 yoshevim are dwelling the ones dwelling the ones dwelling HVqrmpa בַּ/סֻּכּ֗וֹת 𐤁/𐤎𐤊𐤅𐤕 basukot in booths in the shelter-booths in the shelter-booths HRd/Ncfpa וַ/אדֹנִ֨/י 𐤅/𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 vadoni and my lord and my lord and my lord HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs יוֹאָ֜ב 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 yoav Joab YHWH is Father Yoav HNp וְ/עַבְדֵ֤י 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 veavedey and the servants of and servants of and servants of HC/Ncmpc אֲדֹנִ֨/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adoni my lord my lord my lord HNcmsc/Sp1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR פְּנֵ֤י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney face of face of before the face of HNcbpc הַ/שָּׂדֶה֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh the field the open field the open field HTd/Ncmsa חֹנִ֔ים 𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤌 chonim encamping encamping ones encamping ones HVqrmpa וַ/אֲנִ֞י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani Ine (Bemba) and I and I and I HC/Pp1cs אָב֧וֹא 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤀 avo come I will come I will come HVqi1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward to HR בֵּיתִ֛/י 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤉 beyti my house my house my house HNcmsc/Sp1cs לֶ/אֱכֹ֥ל 𐤋/𐤀𐤊𐤋 leekhol okèlè (Yoruba) to eat to eat to eat HR/Vqc וְ/לִ/שְׁתּ֖וֹת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤕 velishetot and to drink and to drink and to drink HC/R/Vqc וְ/לִ/שְׁכַּ֣ב 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤊𐤁 velishekav and to lie and to lie down and to lie down HC/R/Vqc עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR אִשְׁתִּ֑/י 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤉 isheti my wife my woman my wife HNcfsc/Sp1cs חַיֶּ֨/ךָ֙ 𐤇𐤉/𐤊 chayekha lives your your lives your life HNcbpc/Sp2ms וְ/חֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤇𐤉 vechey and lives and he lived and life HC/Ncbsc נַפְשֶׁ֔/ךָ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊 nafeshekha your soul your living being your life HNcbsc/Sp2ms אִֽם 𐤀𐤌 im-2 if if / whether if HC אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה 𐤀𐤏𐤔𐤄 eeseh I will do I will do I will do HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo הַ/דָּבָ֥ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar Ndaba (Zulu) the thing the spoken-matter the spoken-matter HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּֽה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this one HTd/Pdxms
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וַ/יִּקְרָא 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 vayiqera and called he called and he called HC/Vqw3ms ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo him to him HR/Sp3ms דָוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp וַ/יֹּ֧אכַל 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋 vayokhal okèlè (Yoruba) and he ate and he consumed and he ate HC/Vqw3ms לְ/פָנָ֛י/ו 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 lefanayv before him before his face before his face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms וַ/יֵּ֖שְׁתְּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕 vayeshete and he drank and he drank and he drank HC/Vqw3ms וַֽ/יְשַׁכְּרֵ֑/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤓/𐤄𐤅 vayeshakerehu and made him drunk and he intoxicated him and he made him drunk HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms וַ/יֵּצֵ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 vayetse and he went out and he went out and he went out HC/Vqw3ms בָ/עֶ֗רֶב 𐤁/𐤏𐤓𐤁 vaerev in the evening mingling dusk in the evening twilight HRd/Ncmsa לִ/שְׁכַּ֤ב 𐤋/𐤔𐤊𐤁 lishekav to lie down to lie down to lie down HR/Vqc בְּ/מִשְׁכָּב/וֹ֙ 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤁/𐤅 bemishekavo on his bed in his lying-place in his bed HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR עַבְדֵ֣י 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 avedey servants of servants of servants of HNcmpc אֲדֹנָ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤅 adonayv his lord his lords his Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward and to HC/R בֵּית֖/וֹ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 beyto his house his built-house his house HNcmsc/Sp3ms לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn יָרָֽד 𐤉𐤓𐤃 yarad he went down he went down he went down HVqp3ms
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מִֽי 𐤌𐤉 mi Who who? who? HTi הִכָּ֞ה 𐤄𐤊𐤄 hikah struck he struck he struck HVhp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker [·] HTo אֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 avimelekhe Abimelech My-Father-is-King Avimelekhe HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son son HNcmsc יְרֻבֶּ֗שֶׁת 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤔𐤕 yerubeshet of Jerubbesheth Shame-Contender Yerubeshet HNp הֲ/לֽוֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo Did not is it not? is it not? HTi/Tn אִשָּׁ֡ה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah a woman woman woman HNcfsa הִשְׁלִ֣יכָה 𐤄𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤄 hishelikhah throw she hurled she hurled HVhp3fs עָלָי/ו֩ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv on him upon him upon him HR/Sp3ms פֶּ֨לַח 𐤐𐤋𐤇 pelach millstone slice of slice of HNcfsc רֶ֜כֶב 𐤓𐤊𐤁 rekhev of the chariot chariot chariot HNcmsa מֵ/עַ֤ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from from upon from upon HR/R הַֽ/חוֹמָה֙ 𐤄/𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤄 hachomah the wall the enclosing wall the enclosing wall HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יָּ֣מָת 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤕 vayamat and he died and he died and he died HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/תֵבֵ֔ץ 𐤁/𐤕𐤁𐤑 betevets at Thebez in Tebets in Tevets HR/Np לָ֥/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah Why for what? for what? HR/Ti נִגַּשְׁתֶּ֖ם 𐤍𐤂𐤔𐤕𐤌 nigashetem did you approach you drew near you (pl.) approached HVNp2mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR הַֽ/חוֹמָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤄 hachomah-2 the wall the enclosing wall the enclosing wall HTd/Ncfsa וְ/אָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 veamareta Then you shall say and you said and you said HC/Vqq2ms גַּ֗ם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also also HTa עַבְדְּ/ךָ֛ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha your servant your servant your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms אוּרִיָּ֥ה 𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤄 uriyah Uriah Yahweh is my light Uriyah HNp הַ/חִתִּ֖י 𐤄/𐤇𐤕𐤉 hachiti the Hittite the Hittite man the Chiti HTd/Ngmsa מֵֽת 𐤌𐤕 met is dead the dying one is dead HVqp3ms
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וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and-he-said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR הַ/מַּלְאָ֗ךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊 hamaleakhe Malaika (Bemba) the-messenger the messenger the messenger HTd/Ncmsa כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus in this manner thus HD תֹאמַ֤ר 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 tomar you-shall-say you will say you will say HVqi2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward to HR יוֹאָב֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 yoav Joab YHWH is Father Yoav HNp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over do not let it be evil HTn יֵרַ֤ע 𐤉𐤓𐤏 yera let-it-be-evil may he do harm in your eyes HVqj3ms בְּ/עֵינֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 beeyneykha Enyi (Fante) in-your-eyes in your two eyes in your eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [-direct object marker-] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/דָּבָ֣ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar Ndaba (Zulu) the-matter the spoken-matter the matter HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this HTd/Pdxms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC כָ/זֹ֥ה 𐤊/𐤆𐤄 khazoh like-this like this like this HR/Pdxfs וְ/כָ/זֶ֖ה 𐤅/𐤊/𐤆𐤄 vekhazeh and-like-this and like this one and like this one HC/R/Pdxms תֹּאכַ֣ל 𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 tokhal okèlè (Yoruba) devours you will eat the sword devours HVqi3fs הֶ/חָ֑רֶב 𐤄/𐤇𐤓𐤁 hecharev the-sword the destroying blade the sword HTd/Ncfsa הַחֲזֵ֨ק 𐤄𐤇𐤆𐤒 hachazeq be-strong Strengthen! Strengthen! HVhv2ms מִלְחַמְתְּ/ךָ֧ 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤕/𐤊 milechametekha your-battle your battle your battle HNcfsc/Sp2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-3 against toward against HR הָ/עִ֛יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the-city the watchful settlement the city HTd/Ncfsa וְ/הָרְסָ֖/הּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤓𐤎/𐤄 veharesah and-destroy-it and demolish her and destroy it HC/Vqv2ms/Sp3fs וְ/חַזְּקֵֽ/הוּ 𐤅/𐤇𐤆𐤒/𐤄𐤅 vechazeqehu and-encourage-him and strengthen him and strengthen him HC/Vpv2ms/Sp3ms
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וַ/יַּעֲבֹ֣ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓 vayaavor and passed and he crossed over and the mourning passed HC/Vqw3ms הָ/אֵ֗בֶל 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤋 haevel the mourning the mourning the mourning HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֨ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and sent and he dispatched and he sent HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp וַ/יַּאַסְפָ֤/הּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤎𐤐/𐤄 vayaasefah and brought her and he gathered her and he gathered her HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3fs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR בֵּית/וֹ֙ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 beyto his house his built-house his house HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/תְּהִי 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 vatehi and she became and she became and she became HC/Vqw3fs ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo his his HR/Sp3ms לְ/אִשָּׁ֔ה 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤄 leishah wife to a woman wife HR/Ncfsa וַ/תֵּ֥לֶד 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤃 vateled fyala (Bemba) and bore and she bore and she bore HC/Vqw3fs ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 him to him HR/Sp3ms בֵּ֑ן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) a son son a son HNcmsa וַ/יֵּ֧רַע 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤏 vayera and was evil and he was harmed and it was evil HC/Vqw3ms הַ/דָּבָ֛ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar Ndaba (Zulu) the thing the spoken-matter the thing HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr עָשָׂ֥ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah had done he did he did HVqp3ms דָוִ֖ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp בְּ/עֵינֵ֥י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 beeyney Enyi (Fante) in the eyes of in the eyes of in the eyes of HR/Ncbdc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp