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OET (OET-RV) No OET-RV 2SA 11:4 verse available
OET-LV And_sent Dāvid messengers and_get_her and_came to_him/it and_slept with_her/it[fn] and_she [was]_purifying_herself from_uncleanness_her and_returned to house_her.
11:4 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.
UHB וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ דָּוִ֨ד מַלְאָכִ֜ים וַיִּקָּחֶ֗הָ וַתָּב֤וֹא אֵלָיו֙ וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב עִמָּ֔הּ וְהִ֥יא מִתְקַדֶּ֖שֶׁת מִטֻּמְאָתָ֑הּ וַתָּ֖שָׁב אֶל־בֵּיתָֽהּ׃ ‡
(vayyishəlaḩ dāvid malʼākiym vayyiqqāḩehā vattāⱱōʼ ʼēlāyv vayyishəⱪaⱱ ˊimmāh vəhiyʼ mitqaddeshet miţţumʼātāh vattāshāⱱ ʼel-bēytāh.)
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ULT And David sent messengers, and he took her. And she came to him, and he laid with her. (And she was keeping herself sanctified from her uncleanness.) And she returned to her house.
UST Then David sent more messengers to get her. They brought her to David, and he slept with her. (She had just finished performing the rituals to make herself pure after her menstrual period.) Then Bathsheba went back home.
BSB § Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home.
OEB Then David sent messengers to take her; and she came to him, and he lay with her--she having been purified from her uncleanness. Then she returned to her house.
CSB David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. Now she had just been purifying herself from her uncleanness. Afterward, she returned home.
NLT Then David sent messengers to get her; and when she came to the palace, he slept with her. She had just completed the purification rites after having her menstrual period. Then she returned home.
NIV Then David sent messengers to get her. She came to him, and he slept with her. (Now she was purifying herself from her monthly uncleanness.) Then she went back home.
ESV So David sent messengers and took her, and she came to him, and he lay with her. (Now she had been purifying herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned to her house.
NASB David sent messengers and took her, and when she came to him, he lay with her; and when she had purified herself from her uncleanness, she returned to her house.
LSB Then David sent messengers and took her, and she came to him, and he lay with her; and when she had purified herself from her uncleanness, she returned to her house.
WEB 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.
MSG (2-5)One late afternoon, David got up from taking his nap and was strolling on the roof of the palace. From his vantage point on the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was stunningly beautiful. David sent to ask about her, and was told, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hittite?” David sent his agents to get her. After she arrived, he went to bed with her. (This occurred during the time of “purification” following her period.) Then she returned home. Before long she realized she was pregnant.
Later she sent word to David: “I’m pregnant.”
NET David sent some messengers to get her. She came to him and he had sexual relations with her. (Now at that time she was in the process of purifying herself from her menstrual uncleanness.) Then she returned to her home.
LSV And David sends messengers, and takes her, and she comes to him, and he lies with her—and she is purifying herself from her uncleanness—and she turns back to her house;
FBV David sent messengers to fetch her. When she came to him, he had sex with her. (Now she had just purified herself from having her period.)[fn] Afterwards she went back home.
11:4 The Hebrew refers to “uncleanliness.”
T4T Then David sent more messengers to get her. They brought her to David, and he ◄slept/had sex► [EUP] with her. (She had just finished performing the rituals to make herself pure after her monthly menstrual period.) Then Bathsheba went back home.
LEB Then David sent messengers and took her, and she came to him, and he slept with her. (Now she had been purifying herself from her uncleanness.) And she returned to her house.
NRSV So David sent messengers to get her, and she came to him, and he lay with her. (Now she was purifying herself after her period.) Then she returned to her house.
NKJV Then David sent messengers, and took her; and she came to him, and he lay with her, for she was cleansed from her impurity; and she returned to her house.
BBE And David sent and took her; and she came to him, and he took her to his bed: (for she had been made clean;) then she went back to her house.
MOF No MOF 2SA book available
JPS 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.
ASV 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.
DRA And David sent messengers, and took her, and she came in to him, and he slept with her: and presently she was purified from her uncleanness:
YLT And David sendeth messengers, and taketh her, and she cometh unto him, and he lieth with her — and she is purifying herself from her uncleanness — and she turneth back unto her house;
DBY And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in to him, and he lay with her; and she had purified herself from her uncleanness; and she returned to her house.
RV 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.
WBS And 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.
KJB 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.[fn]
(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.)
11.4 for she…: or, and when she had purified herself, etc, she returned
BB And Dauid sent messengers, and toke her away: And she came in vnto him, and he lay with her (and she was purified from her vnclennesse) and returned vnto her house.
(And Dauid sent messengers, and took her away: And she came in unto him, and he lay with her (and she was purified from her unclennesse) and returned unto her house.)
GNV Then Dauid sent messengers, and tooke her away: and she came vnto him and he lay with her: (now she was purified from her vncleannes) and she returned vnto her house.
(Then Dauid sent messengers, and took her away: and she came unto him and he lay with her: (now she was purified from her uncleannes) and she returned unto her house. )
CB And Dauid sent messaugers, and caused for to fetch her. And wha she was come in vnto him, he laye with her. Neuertheles she halowed hir selfe from hir vnclennes, and turned agayne vnto hir house.
(And Dauid sent messengers, and caused for to fetch her. And wha she was come in unto him, he lay with her. Nevertheless she halowed herself from her unclennes, and turned again unto her house.)
WYC Therfor bi messangeris sent Dauid took hir; and whanne sche entride to hym, he slepte with hir, and anoon sche was halewid fro hir vnclenesse.
(Therefore by messangeris sent Dauid took her; and when she entered to him, he slept with her, and anon/immediately she was halewid from her uncleansse.)
LUT Und David sandte Boten hin und ließ sie holen. Und da sie zu ihm hineinkam, schlief er bei ihr. Sie aber reinigte sich von ihrer Unreinigkeit und kehrete wieder zu ihrem Hause.
(And David sandte Boten there and let they/she/them holen. And there they/she/them to him hineinkam, schlief he bei ihr. They/She but reinigte itself/yourself/themselves from ihrer Unreinigkeit and kehrete again to ihrem Hause.)
CLV Missis itaque David nuntiis, tulit eam: quæ cum ingressa esset ad illum, dormivit cum ea: statimque sanctificata est ab immunditia sua,
(Missis therefore David nuntiis, took eam: which when/with ingressa was to illum, dormivit when/with ea: statimque sanctificata it_is away immunditia sua, )
BRN And David sent messengers, and took her, and went in to her, and he lay with her: and she was [fn]purified from her uncleanness, and returned to her house.
11:4 Gr. sanctified.
BrLXX Καὶ ἀπέστειλεν Δαυὶδ ἀγγέλους, καὶ ἔλαβεν αὐτὴν, καὶ εἰσῆλθε πρὸς αὐτὴν, καὶ ἐκοιμήθη μετʼ αὐτῆς· καὶ αὕτη ἁγιαζομένη ἀπὸ ἀκαθαρσίας αὐτῆς, καὶ ἀπέστρεψεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτῆς.
(Kai apesteilen Dawid angelous, kai elaben autaʸn, kai eisaʸlthe pros autaʸn, kai ekoimaʸthaʸ metʼ autaʸs; kai hautaʸ hagiazomenaʸ apo akatharsias autaʸs, kai apestrepsen eis ton oikon autaʸs. )
11:4 It is not clear whether Bathsheba came to David’s palace voluntarily. That no protestations are recorded (cp. 13:12-13) and that she married David, bore him another child, and persuaded him to designate their child as heir (1 Kgs 1:11-21) suggest that she might have been a willing partner. However, Bathsheba mourned for her husband (2 Sam 11:26-27), and only David was condemned for this act (11:27), so she might have been violated against her will.
• The phrase after having her menstrual period (see Lev 15:19-24) is included to show that the child Bathsheba conceived could not possibly have been Uriah’s.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) took her
(Some words not found in UHB: and,sent Dāvid messengers and,get,her and,came to=him/it and,slept with=her/it and=she purifying from,uncleanness,her and,returned to/towards house,her )
David sent messengers, and they took her and brought her to him. Alternate translation: “they brought her to him”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism
(Occurrence 0) he lay with her
(Some words not found in UHB: and,sent Dāvid messengers and,get,her and,came to=him/it and,slept with=her/it and=she purifying from,uncleanness,her and,returned to/towards house,her )
This is a polite way of saying that he had sexual relations with her. You may need to use a different euphemism in your language.
(Occurrence 0) menstruation
(Some words not found in UHB: and,sent Dāvid messengers and,get,her and,came to=him/it and,slept with=her/it and=she purifying from,uncleanness,her and,returned to/towards house,her )
the time when a woman bleeds from her womb