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And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house. (KJV)
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וַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.Lachand he sent
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:4 word 1
דָּוִ֨דda.VidDavid
Lemma: דָּוִד (da.vid) · Strong's: H1732
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: David
Used 1075 times. Also: Ruth 4:17, Ruth 4:22, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:19, 1 Samuel 16:20, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1732; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:4 word 2
מַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.Khimmessengers
Lemma: מַלְאָךְ (ma.le.akh) · Strong's: H4397G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: messenger
Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 32:3, Genesis 32:6, Numbers 20:14, Numbers 21:21, Numbers 22:5, Numbers 24:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4397G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:4 word 3
וַיִּקָּחֶ֗הָvai.yi.ka.Che.haand he took her
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:4 word 4
וַתָּב֤וֹאva.ta.Vo'and she came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:4 word 5
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto him
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:4 word 6
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣בvai.yish.Kavand he lay
Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to lie down: lay down
Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Genesis 28:13, Genesis 47:30, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7901G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:4 word 7
עִמָּ֔הּ'i.Mahwith her
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:4 word 8
וְהִ֥יאve.Hi'and she
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Singular (HPp3fs)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:4 word 9
מִתְקַדֶּ֖שֶׁתmit.ka.De.shet[was] purifying herself
Lemma: קָדַשׁ (qa.dash) · Strong's: H6942G
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVtrfsa)
Meaning: to consecrate: consecate
Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 2:3, Exodus 19:10, Exodus 19:14, Exodus 19:22, Exodus 19:23, Exodus 20:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6942G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:4 word 10
מִטֻּמְאָתָ֑הּmi.tum.'a.Tahfrom uncleanness her
Lemma: טֻמְאָה (tum.ah) · Strong's: H2932
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: uncleanness
Used 36 times. Also: Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 7:20, Leviticus 7:21, Leviticus 14:19, Leviticus 15:3, Leviticus 15:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2932; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:4 word 11
וַתָּ֖שָׁבva.Ta.shovand she returned
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:4 word 12
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:4 word 13
בֵּיתָֽהּ\׃bei.Tahhouse her
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:4 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then David | → | דָּוִד H1732 David |
| sent | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| messengers | → | מַלְאָךְ H4397G messenger |
| to get her | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| and when she came | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to him | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| he slept | → | שָׁכַב H7901G to lie down: lay down |
| with her | → | עִם H5973A with |
| Now she | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| had just purified herself | → | קָדַשׁ H6942G to consecrate: consecate |
| from her uncleanness | → | טֻמְאָה H2932 uncleanness |
| Then she returned | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| home | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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