2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 11:2:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֣יvayehiand it happened 2 Samuel 11:2:2 ⧉לְעֵ֣תleetat the time of 2 Samuel 11:2:3 ⧉הָעֶ֗רֶבhaerevthe evening 2 Samuel 11:2:4 ⧉וַיָּ֨קָםvayakamand he rose 2 Samuel 11:2:5 ⧉דָּוִ֜דdavidDavid 2 Samuel 11:2:6 ⧉מֵעַ֤לmealfrom upon 2 Samuel 11:2:7 ⧉מִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙mishkavohis lying place or his bed 2 Samuel 11:2:8 ⧉וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙vayithalekhand he walked about 2 Samuel 11:2:9 ⧉עַל־גַּ֣גalgagon the roof of 2 Samuel 11:2:10 ⧉בֵּית־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְbethamelekhthe house of the king 2 Samuel 11:2:11 ⧉וַיַּ֥רְאvayareand he saw 2 Samuel 11:2:12 ⧉אִשָּׁ֛הishaa woman 2 Samuel 11:2:13 ⧉רֹחֶ֖צֶתrokhetsetbathing or washing 2 Samuel 11:2:14 ⧉מֵעַ֣לmealfrom upon 2 Samuel 11:2:15 ⧉הַגָּ֑גhagagthe roof 2 Samuel 11:2:16 ⧉וְהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הvehaishaand the woman 2 Samuel 11:2:17 ⧉טוֹבַ֥תtovatgood of 2 Samuel 11:2:18 ⧉מַרְאֶ֖הmareappearance or sight 2 Samuel 11:2:19 ⧉מְאֹֽד׃meodvery |
2. Formal Translation And it happened at twilight that David rose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king’s house, and from the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful of appearance. |
2. Dynamic Translation One evening David got up from his bed and walked on the roof of the palace. From the roof he noticed a woman bathing. She was exceptionally beautiful. |