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2 Samuel 11:2 — King James Version← Study notes

And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.


2 Samuel 11:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 2 Samuel 11:221 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יְהִ֣יwayəhiy
beaconconjH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
לְ/עֵ֣תləʿēt
wayspronH6256
after · certain · continually · evening ···
הָ/עֶ֗רֶבhāʿereb
even(-ingparticleH6153
day · tide) · night
וַ/יָּ֨קָםwayāqām
abideconjH6965
accomplish · be clearer · confirm · continue ···
דָּוִ֜דdāwid
DavidnounH1732
מֵ/עַ֤לmēʿal
abovepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
מִשְׁכָּב/וֹ֙mišəkābwō
bednounH4904
couch · lieth with
וַ/יִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙wayitəhalēkə
alongconjH1980
apace · behave · come · continually ···
עַלʿal
abovepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
גַּ֣גgag
roofnounH1406
top
בֵּיתbēyt
housenounH1004
daughter · door · dungeon · family ···
הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekə
kingparticleH4428
royal
וַ/יַּ֥רְאwayarəʾ
advise selfconjH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
אִשָּׁ֛הʾišāh
womannounH802
each · every · female · many ···
רֹחֶ֖צֶתrōḥeṣet
batheverbH7364
wash
מֵ/עַ֣לmēʿal
abovepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
הַ/גָּ֑גhagāg
roofparticleH1406
top
וְ/הָ֣/אִשָּׁ֔הwəhāʾišāh
womanconjH802
each · every · female · many ···
טוֹבַ֥תṭwōbat
beautifuladjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
מַרְאֶ֖הmarəʾeh
appearancenounH4758
apparently · as soon as beautiful · countenance · fair ···
מְאֹֽדməʾōd
diligentlyadvH3966
especially · exceeding · far · fast ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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