2 Samuel

2 Samuel 11:2–3

2One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing— a very beautiful woman. 3So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliamb and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”

Footnotes

  • b 11:3 Eliam is a variant of Ammiel; see 1 Chronicles 3:5|1CH 3:5.

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2 Samuel 11:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
One eveningהָעֶ֗רֶבhā·‘e·reḇArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6153 (sun)set, evening
Davidדָּוִ֜דdā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
got upוַיָּ֨קָםway·yā·qāmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6965 arise, stand up, stand
fromמֵעַ֤לmê·‘alPreposition-mH5921 height
his bedמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙miš·kā·ḇōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH4904 place of lying, couch; act of lying
and strolled aroundוַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙way·yiṯ·hal·lêḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the roofגַּ֣גgaḡNoun - masculine singular constructH1406 roof, top
of the palaceבֵּית־bêṯ-Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
And fromמֵעַ֣לmê·‘alPreposition-mH5921 height
the roofהַגָּ֑גhag·gāḡArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1406 roof, top
he sawוַיַּ֥רְאway·yarConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
a womanאִשָּׁ֛ה’iš·šāhNoun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female
bathingרֹחֶ֖צֶתrō·ḥe·ṣeṯVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
a veryמְאֹֽד׃mə·’ōḏAdverbH3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
beautifulטוֹבַ֥תṭō·w·ḇaṯAdjective - feminine singular constructH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
womanוְהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הwə·hā·’iš·šāhConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female

2 Samuel 11:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So Davidדָּוִ֔דdā·wiḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חway·yiš·laḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7971 send
and inquiredוַיִּדְרֹ֖שׁway·yiḏ·rōšConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1875 resort to, seek
about the womanלָֽאִשָּׁ֑הlā·’iš·šāhPreposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female
and he was toldוַיֹּ֗אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Thisזֹאת֙zōṯPronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
is Bathshebaשֶׁ֣בַעše·ḇa‘Noun - proper - feminine singularH1339 Bath-Sheba
the daughterבַּת־baṯ-PrepositionH1323 daughter
of Eliamאֱלִיעָ֔ם’ĕ·lî·‘āmNoun - proper - masculine singularH463 Eliam
and the wifeאֵ֖שֶׁת’ê·šeṯNoun - feminine singular constructH802 woman, wife, female
of Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה’ū·rî·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH223 Urijah
the Hittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha·ḥit·tîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH2850 Hittite(s)

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2 Samuel 11:2 Matthew 5:28 · Psalm 119:37 · Proverbs 6:25 · Job 31:1 · 1 John 2:16 · Acts 10:9 · Proverbs 31:30 · Deuteronomy 22:8 · 1 Thessalonians 5:6–7 · Genesis 3:6 · 1 Peter 4:7

2 Samuel 11:3 2 Samuel 23:39 · 1 Chronicles 3:5 · James 1:14–15 · Jeremiah 5:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.