2 Samuel 11:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 11:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּשְׁלַח֩
shâlach
H7971
to send
דָּוִ֨ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
מַלְאָכִ֜ים
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
וַיִּקָּחֶ֗הָ
lâqach
H3947
to take
וַתָּב֤וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלָיו֙
ʼêl
H413
to
וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
עִמָּ֔הּ
ʻim
H5973
with
וְהִ֥יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
מִתְקַדֶּ֖שֶׁת
qâdash
H6942
to consecrate
מִטֻּמְאָתָ֑הּ
ṭumʼâh
H2932
uncleanness
וַתָּ֖שָׁב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בֵּיתָֽהּ
bayith
H1004
house
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World English Bible Public Domain
David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in to him, and he lay with her (for she was purified from her uncleanness); and she returned to her house.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David sent messengers, and he took her. And she came to him, and he lay with her. (Now she had been sanctifying herself from her uncleanness.) And she returned to her house.
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