2 Samuel 11:10

“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?””

2 Samuel 11:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 11:10, word by word

They reported itיַּגִּדוּyagidu

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

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to Davidדָוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“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."

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go downיָרַדyarad

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

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his houseבֵּיתbet

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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comeבָאva

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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from a journeyדֶּרֶךְderech

journey

The stretch one covers going from place to place, and how long it takes.

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Whyמַדּוּעַmadua

why?

Why? For what reason?

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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.”

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