2 Samuel 11:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Davidדָּוִ֨ד
(da·vid)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩
(vai·yish·lach)
7971: to senda prim. root
messengersמַלְאָכִ֜ים
(mal·'a·chim)
4397: a messengerfrom an unused word
and tookוַיִּקָּחֶ֗הָ
(vai·yik·ka·che·ha)
3947: to takea prim. root
her, and when she cameוַתָּבֹ֤וא
(vat·ta·vo·v)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to him, he layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב
(vai·yish·kav)
7901: to lie downa prim. root
with her; and when she had purifiedמִתְקַדֶּ֖שֶׁת
(mit·kad·de·shet)
6942: to be set apart or consecrateddenominative verb from qodesh
herself from her uncleanness,מִטֻּמְאָתָ֑הּ
(mit·tum·'a·tah;)
2932a: uncleannessfrom tame
she returnedוַתָּ֖שָׁב
(vat·ta·shav)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
to her house.בֵּיתָֽהּ׃
(bei·tah.)
1004: a housea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
sent
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
messengers
mal'ak  (mal-awk')
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher) -- ambassador, angel, king, messenger.
and took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
her and she came in
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
unto him and he lay
shakab  (shaw-kab')
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
with her for she was purified
qadash  (kaw-dash')
to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
from her uncleanness
tum'ah  (toom-aw')
religious impurity -- filthiness, unclean(-ness).
and she returned
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
unto her house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.

International Standard Version
So David sent some messengers, took her from her home, and she went to him, and he had sex with her. (She had been consecrating herself following her menstrual separation.) Then she returned to her home.

NET Bible
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So David sent messengers and took her. She came to him, and he went to bed with her. (She had just cleansed herself after her monthly period.) Then she went home.

King James 2000 Bible
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.
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