2 Samuel 11:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

And when her mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר הָאֵ֗בֶל וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח דָּוִ֜ד וַיַּאַסְפָ֤הּ אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ֙ וַתְּהִי־ל֣וֹ לְאִשָּׁ֔ה וַתֵּ֥לֶד ל֖וֹ בֵּ֑ן וַיֵּ֧רַע הַדָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה דָוִ֖ד בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פ

Transliteration

wa-yaʿăbōr hā-ʾēbel and wa-yishlach Dāwid wa-yaʾasfāh ʾel-bêytô wa-təhî-lô lə-ʾishâ wa-tēled lô bēn and wa-yēraʿ ha-dābār ʾăsher-ʿāsâ Dāwid bə-ʿêynê YHWH

Grammar Details

• *wa-yaʿăbōr*: consecutive imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and passed
• *hā-ʾēbel*: definite article + noun masculine singular - the mourning
• *wa-yishlach*: consecutive imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he sent
• *wa-yaʾasfāh*: consecutive imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he gathered her
• *ʾel-bêytô*: preposition + noun masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his house
• *wa-təhî-lô*: consecutive imperfect 3rd feminine singular + preposition lamed + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and she became to him
• *lə-ʾishâ*: preposition lamed + noun feminine singular - as a wife
• *wa-tēled*: consecutive imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she bore
• *lô*: preposition lamed + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to/for him
• *bēn*: noun masculine singular - a son
• *wa-yēraʿ*: consecutive imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and was evil
• *ha-dābār*: definite article + noun masculine singular - the thing/matter
• *ʾăsher-ʿāsâ*: relative pronoun + perfect 3rd masculine singular - which did
• *bə-ʿêynê*: preposition bet + noun feminine dual construct - in the eyes of
• *YHWH*: divine name - LORD

Word Meanings

• *yaʿăbōr hā-ʾēbel*: the mourning period passed/the mourning was over
• *yaʾasfāh*: gathered her/brought her in/took her
• *təhî-lô lə-ʾishâ*: became his wife/became to him as a wife
• *yēraʿ*: was evil/displeased/was displeasing
• *bə-ʿêynê YHWH*: in the eyes of YHWH/in the LORD's sight

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  After the mourning was over, David sent for her and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing David had done displeased the LORD.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased Jehovah.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But wha she had made an ende of mournynge, Dauid sent, and caused her be fetched vnto his palace, and she became his wyfe, and bare him a sonne. Neuertheles this dede yt Dauid dyd, displeased the LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So when the mourning was past, Dauid sent and tooke her into his house, and shee became his wife, and bare him a sonne: but ye thing that Dauid had done, displeased the Lord.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when the mourning was past, Dauid sent and fet her to his house, and she became his wyfe, and bare him a sonne: But this thing that Dauid dyd, displeased the Lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the mourning passeth by, and David sendeth and gathereth her unto his house, and she is to him for a wife, and beareth to him a son; and the thing which David hath done is evil in the eyes of Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when the days of weeping were past, David sent for her, and took her into his house, and she became his wife and gave him a son. But the Lord was not pleased with the thing David had done.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When the time of mourning passed, David had her brought to his palace. She became his wife and she bore him a son. But what David had done upset the LORD.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 12:9 : 9 Why have you despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in His sight? You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
• Ps 51:4-5 : 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done this evil in your sight, that you may be justified when you speak and be clear when you judge. 5 Behold, I was shaped in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.
• Heb 13:4 : 4 Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
• 1 Chr 21:7 : 7 And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he struck Israel.
• Ps 5:6 : 6 You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; the LORD will abhor the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.
• Gen 38:10 : 10 What he did was displeasing in the sight of the LORD, so He put him to death also.
• Deut 22:29 : 29 Then the man who lay with her shall give to the young woman's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he has humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.
• 2 Sam 3:2-5 : 2 And sons were born to David in Hebron; his firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam the Jezreelite. 3 And his second, Chileab, by Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom, the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur. 4 And the fourth, Adonijah, the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah, the son of Abital. 5 And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah, David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron.
• 2 Sam 5:13-16 : 13 And David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he came from Hebron, and more sons and daughters were born to David. 14 And these are the names of those who were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, 15 Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia, 16 And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet.