2 Samuel

2 Samuel 11:26–27

²⁶When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him. ²⁷And when the time of mourning was over, David had her brought to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son.

But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of the LORD.

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2 Samuel 11:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Uriah’s	אֽוּרִיָּ֔ה	’ū·rî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H223 Urijah
wife	אֵ֣שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
heard	וַתִּשְׁמַע֙	wat·tiš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H8085 hear
that	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
her husband	אִישָׁ֑הּ	’î·šāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H376 man
was dead	מֵ֖ת	mêṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
she mourned	וַתִּסְפֹּ֖ד	wat·tis·pōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5594 wail, lament
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
him	בַּעְלָֽהּ׃	ba‘·lāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1167 owner, lord

2 Samuel 11:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And when the	הָאֵ֗בֶל	hā·’ê·ḇel	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H60 mourning
was over	וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר	way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
David	דָּוִ֜ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
had her brought	וַיַּאַסְפָ֤הּ	way·ya·’as·p̄āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H622 gather, remove
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his house	בֵּיתוֹ֙	bê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
and she became	וַתְּהִי־	wat·tə·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
his	ל֣וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
wife	לְאִשָּׁ֔ה	lə·’iš·šāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
and bore	וַתֵּ֥לֶד	wat·tê·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
him	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
a son	בֵּ֑ן	bên	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
But the thing	הַדָּבָ֛ר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
David	דָוִ֖ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
had done	עָשָׂ֥ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
was evil	וַיֵּ֧רַע	way·yê·ra‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7489 be evil, bad
in the sight	בְּעֵינֵ֥י	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃פ	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

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2 Samuel 11:27 2 Samuel 12:9 · Psalm 51:4–5 · Hebrews 13:4 · 1 Chronicles 21:7 · Genesis 38:10 · Deuteronomy 22:29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.