They reported itוַיַּגִּדוּto David,לְדָוִדsaying,לֵאמֹר“Uriahאוּרִיָּהdid notלֹאgo downיָרַדtoאֶלhis house.”בֵּיתוֹDavidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלUriah,אוּרִיָּה“Have you notהֲלוֹאcomeאַתָּה בָאfrom a journey?מִדֶּרֶךְWhyמַדּוּעַdid you notלֹאgo downיָרַדְתָּtoאֶלyour house?”בֵּיתֶךָ
2 Samuel 11:10
Study it in the app“They reported it to David, saying, “Uriah did not go down to his house.” David said to Uriah, “Have you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 11:10, word by word
- They reported itיַּגִּדוּyagidu
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yagidu” appears- to Davidדָוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “Uriahאוּרִיָּהuriya
Uriah
Uriah: the name of several men; the best known is the Hittite, one of David's mighty men and husband of Bathsheba, whom David had killed in battle (2 Samuel 11). It means "my light is YHWH."
Where else “uriya” appears- go downיָרַדyarad
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yarad” appears- his houseבֵּיתbet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bet” appears- comeבָאva
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “va” appears- from a journeyדֶּרֶךְderech
journey
The stretch one covers going from place to place, and how long it takes.
Where else “derech” appears- Whyמַדּוּעַmadua
why?
Why? For what reason?
Where else “madua” appears
The context
9But Uriah lay down at the entrance of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and he did not go down to his house.
10 · This verse (above)
11Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah are living in booths, and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are camping on the open field; and shall I go into my house to eat and to drink and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do this thing.”