2 Samuel 11:13

“David invited him, and he ate before him and drank, and he made him drunk; and in the evening he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but to his house he did not go down.”

2 Samuel 11:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 11:13, word by word

Davidדָוִדdavid

David

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

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invitedיִּקְרָאyikra

call

To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.

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and he ateיֹּאכַלyochal

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

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before himפָנָיfanay

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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and drankיֵּשְׁתְּyesht

drink

Drink.

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and he made him drunkיְשַׁכְּרֵyeshakre

make drunk

To make another drunk.

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and in the eveningעֶרֶבerev

evening

Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.

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he went outיֵּצֵאyetse

go out

To go out of a place.

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to lieשְׁכַּבshekav

lie down

To lie down to sleep or rest.

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on his bedמִשְׁכָּבmishkav

bed

The place in the house for sleeping and resting.

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the servantsעַבְדֵיavde

servant

Someone who works for another, or a king's official.

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of his lordאֲדֹנָיadonay

lord

The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.

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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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go downיָרָדyarad

go down

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

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The context

12David said to Uriah, “Stay here today also, and tomorrow I will send you away.” So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day and the next.

13 · This verse (above)

14And it happened in the morning that David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah.

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