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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And it was at the return of the year at the time when going out the kings and sent David [direct object marker] Joab and [direct object marker] his servants with him and [direct object marker] all Israel and they destroyed [direct object marker] sons of Ammon and they besieged against Rabbah but David was staying in Jerusalem
1 וַ/יְהִי֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it was HC/Vqw3ms לִ/תְשׁוּבַ֨ת 𐤋/𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤕 liteshuvat at the return HR/Ncfsc הַ/שָּׁנָ֜ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤄 hashanah of the year HTd/Ncfsa לְ/עֵ֣ת 𐤋/𐤏𐤕 leet at the time HR/Ncbsc צֵ֣את 𐤑𐤀𐤕 tset when going out HVqc הַ/מַּלְאֿכִ֗ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 hamalekhim the kings HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and sent HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֡ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo יוֹאָב֩ 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 yoav Joab HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] HC/To עֲבָדָ֨י/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv his servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms עִמּ֜/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo with him HR/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [direct object marker] HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp וַ/יַּשְׁחִ֨תוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤕𐤅 vayashechitu and they destroyed HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] HTo בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of HNcmpc עַמּ֔וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon HNp וַ/יָּצֻ֖רוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤓𐤅 vayatsuru and they besieged HC/Vqw3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against HR רַבָּ֑ה 𐤓𐤁𐤄 rabah Rabbah HNp וְ/דָוִ֖ד 𐤅/𐤃𐤅𐤃 vedavid but David HC/Np יוֹשֵׁ֥ב 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev was staying HVqrmsa בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem HR/Np
And said Uriah to David the ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in booths and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord on face of the field encamping and I come to my house to eat and to drink and to lie with my wife lives your and lives your soul if I will do direct object marker the thing this
11 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said HC/Vqw3ms אוּרִיָּ֜ה 𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤄 uriyah Uriah HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR דָּוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David HNp הָ֠/אָרוֹן 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 haaron the ark HTd/Ncbsa וְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 veyiserael and Israel HC/Np וִֽ/יהוּדָ֜ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 vihudah and Judah HC/Np יֹשְׁבִ֣ים 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 yoshevim are dwelling HVqrmpa בַּ/סֻּכּ֗וֹת 𐤁/𐤎𐤊𐤅𐤕 basukot in booths HRd/Ncfpa וַ/אדֹנִ֨/י 𐤅/𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 vadoni and my lord HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs יוֹאָ֜ב 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 yoav Joab HNp וְ/עַבְדֵ֤י 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 veavedey and the servants of HC/Ncmpc אֲדֹנִ֨/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adoni my lord HNcmsc/Sp1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR פְּנֵ֤י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney face of HNcbpc הַ/שָּׂדֶה֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh the field HTd/Ncmsa חֹנִ֔ים 𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤌 chonim encamping HVqrmpa וַ/אֲנִ֞י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani Ine (Bemba) and I HC/Pp1cs אָב֧וֹא 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤀 avo come HVqi1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to HR בֵּיתִ֛/י 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤉 beyti my house HNcmsc/Sp1cs לֶ/אֱכֹ֥ל 𐤋/𐤀𐤊𐤋 leekhol to eat HR/Vqc וְ/לִ/שְׁתּ֖וֹת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤕 velishetot and to drink HC/R/Vqc וְ/לִ/שְׁכַּ֣ב 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤊𐤁 velishekav and to lie HC/R/Vqc עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with HR אִשְׁתִּ֑/י 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤉 isheti my wife HNcfsc/Sp1cs חַיֶּ֨/ךָ֙ 𐤇𐤉/𐤊 chayekha lives your HNcbpc/Sp2ms וְ/חֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤇𐤉 vechey and lives HC/Ncbsc נַפְשֶׁ֔/ךָ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊 nafeshekha your soul HNcbsc/Sp2ms אִֽם 𐤀𐤌 im-2 if HC אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה 𐤀𐤏𐤔𐤄 eeseh I will do HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker HTo הַ/דָּבָ֥ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar the thing HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּֽה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this HTd/Pdxms
Who struck - Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth Did not a woman throw on him millstone of the chariot from the wall and he died at Thebez Why did you approach to the wall Then you shall say also your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead
21 מִֽי 𐤌𐤉 mi Who HTi הִכָּ֞ה 𐤄𐤊𐤄 hikah struck HVhp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - HTo אֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 avimelekhe Abimelech HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son HNcmsc יְרֻבֶּ֗שֶׁת 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤔𐤕 yerubeshet of Jerubbesheth HNp הֲ/לֽוֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo Did not HTi/Tn אִשָּׁ֡ה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah a woman HNcfsa הִשְׁלִ֣יכָה 𐤄𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤄 hishelikhah throw HVhp3fs עָלָי/ו֩ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv on him HR/Sp3ms פֶּ֨לַח 𐤐𐤋𐤇 pelach millstone HNcfsc רֶ֜כֶב 𐤓𐤊𐤁 rekhev of the chariot HNcmsa מֵ/עַ֤ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from HR/R הַֽ/חוֹמָה֙ 𐤄/𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤄 hachomah the wall HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יָּ֣מָת 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤕 vayamat and he died HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/תֵבֵ֔ץ 𐤁/𐤕𐤁𐤑 betevets at Thebez HR/Np לָ֥/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah Why HR/Ti נִגַּשְׁתֶּ֖ם 𐤍𐤂𐤔𐤕𐤌 nigashetem did you approach HVNp2mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR הַֽ/חוֹמָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤄 hachomah-2 the wall HTd/Ncfsa וְ/אָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 veamareta Then you shall say HC/Vqq2ms גַּ֗ם 𐤂𐤌 gam also HTa עַבְדְּ/ךָ֛ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms אוּרִיָּ֥ה 𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤄 uriyah Uriah HNp הַ/חִתִּ֖י 𐤄/𐤇𐤕𐤉 hachiti the Hittite HTd/Ngmsa מֵֽת 𐤌𐤕 met is dead HVqp3ms
and-he-said David to the-messenger thus you-shall-say to Joab not let-it-be-evil in-your-eyes [-direct object marker-] the-matter this for like-this and-like-this devours the-sword be-strong your-battle against the-city and-destroy-it and-encourage-him
25 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and-he-said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR הַ/מַּלְאָ֗ךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊 hamaleakhe the-messenger HTd/Ncmsa כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus HD תֹאמַ֤ר 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 tomar you-shall-say HVqi2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to HR יוֹאָב֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 yoav Joab HNp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not HTn יֵרַ֤ע 𐤉𐤓𐤏 yera let-it-be-evil HVqj3ms בְּ/עֵינֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 beeyneykha in-your-eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [-direct object marker-] HTo הַ/דָּבָ֣ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar the-matter HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this HTd/Pdxms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC כָ/זֹ֥ה 𐤊/𐤆𐤄 khazoh like-this HR/Pdxfs וְ/כָ/זֶ֖ה 𐤅/𐤊/𐤆𐤄 vekhazeh and-like-this HC/R/Pdxms תֹּאכַ֣ל 𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 tokhal devours HVqi3fs הֶ/חָ֑רֶב 𐤄/𐤇𐤓𐤁 hecharev the-sword HTd/Ncfsa הַחֲזֵ֨ק 𐤄𐤇𐤆𐤒 hachazeq be-strong HVhv2ms מִלְחַמְתְּ/ךָ֧ 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤕/𐤊 milechametekha your-battle HNcfsc/Sp2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-3 against HR הָ/עִ֛יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the-city HTd/Ncfsa וְ/הָרְסָ֖/הּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤓𐤎/𐤄 veharesah and-destroy-it HC/Vqv2ms/Sp3fs וְ/חַזְּקֵֽ/הוּ 𐤅/𐤇𐤆𐤒/𐤄𐤅 vechazeqehu and-encourage-him HC/Vpv2ms/Sp3ms
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