2 Samuel
2 Samuel 11:2
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.