2 Samuel

2 Samuel 11:2–5

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 Eliam^b and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”

⁴Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home. ⁵And the woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.”

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
One evening	הָעֶ֗רֶב	hā·‘e·reḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
David	דָּוִ֜ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
got up	וַיָּ֨קָם	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
from	מֵעַ֤ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
his bed	מִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙	miš·kā·ḇōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4904 place of lying, couch; act of lying
and strolled around	וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙	way·yiṯ·hal·lêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the roof	גַּ֣ג	gaḡ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1406 roof, top
of the palace	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
And from	מֵעַ֣ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the roof	הַגָּ֑ג	hag·gāḡ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1406 roof, top
he saw	וַיַּ֥רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
a woman	אִשָּׁ֛ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
bathing	רֹחֶ֖צֶת	rō·ḥe·ṣeṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
a very	מְאֹֽד׃	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
beautiful	טוֹבַ֥ת	ṭō·w·ḇaṯ	Adjective - feminine singular construct	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
woman	וְהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔ה	wə·hā·’iš·šāh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female

2 Samuel 11:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So David	דָּוִ֔ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
and inquired	וַיִּדְרֹ֖שׁ	way·yiḏ·rōš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1875 resort to, seek
about the woman	לָֽאִשָּׁ֑ה	lā·’iš·šāh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
and he was told	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
This	זֹאת֙	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
is Bathsheba	שֶׁ֣בַע	še·ḇa‘	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1339 Bath-Sheba
the daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Preposition	H1323 daughter
of Eliam	אֱלִיעָ֔ם	’ĕ·lî·‘ām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H463 Eliam
and the wife	אֵ֖שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
of Uriah	אוּרִיָּ֥ה	’ū·rî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H223 Urijah
the Hittite	הַחִתִּֽי׃	ha·ḥit·tî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2850 Hittite(s)

2 Samuel 11:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then David	דָּוִ֨ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַח֩	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
messengers	מַלְאָכִ֜ים	mal·’ā·ḵîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4397 messenger
to get her	וַיִּקָּחֶ֗הָ	way·yiq·qā·ḥe·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3947 take
and when she came	וַתָּב֤וֹא	wat·tā·ḇō·w	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to him	אֵלָיו֙	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
he slept	וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב	way·yiš·kaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
with her	עִמָּ֔הּ	‘im·māh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5973 with
Now she	וְהִ֥יא	wə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
had just purified herself	מִתְקַדֶּ֖שֶׁת	miṯ·qad·de·šeṯ	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singular	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
from her uncleanness	מִטֻּמְאָתָ֑הּ	miṭ·ṭum·’ā·ṯāh	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H2932 uncleanness
Then she returned	וַתָּ֖שָׁב	wat·tā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7725 turn back, return
home	בֵּיתָֽהּ׃	bê·ṯāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1004 house

2 Samuel 11:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the woman	הָֽאִשָּׁ֑ה	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
conceived	וַתַּ֖הַר	wat·ta·har	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2029 conceive, become pregnant
and sent word	וַתִּשְׁלַח֙	wat·tiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7971 send
to David	לְדָוִ֔ד	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
saying	וַתֹּ֖אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
I	אָנֹֽכִי׃	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am pregnant	הָרָ֥ה	hā·rāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2030 pregnant