KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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To get what 2 Samuel 11:8 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And David” | דָּוִד֙ | David, the youngest son of Jesse | David |
| “said” | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “to Uriah,” | לְא֣וּרִיָּ֗ה | Urijah, the name of one Hittite and five Israelites | Uriah |
| “Go down” | רֵ֥ד | To descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications) | Go down |
| “to thy house,” | לְבֵֽיתְךָ֖ | A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) | house |
| “and wash” | וּרְחַ֣ץ | To lave (the whole or a part of a thing) | wash |
| “thy feet.” | רַגְלֶ֑יךָ | A foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda | feet |
| “And Uriah” | אֽוּרִיָּה֙ | Urijah, the name of one Hittite and five Israelites | Uriah |
| “departed” | וַיֵּצֵ֤א | To go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim | departed |
| “out” | וַתֵּצֵ֥א | To go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim | out |
| “of the king's” | הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | A king | kings |
| “house,” | מִבֵּ֣ית | A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) | house |
| “and there followed” | אַֽחֲרָ֖יו | Properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) | followed |
| “him a mess” | מַשְׂאַ֥ת | Properly, (abstractly) a raising (as of the hands in prayer), or rising (of flame); figuratively, an utterance; concretely, a beacon (as raised); a present (as taken), mess, or tribute; figuratively, a reproach (as a burden) | mess |
| “of meat” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “from the king.” | הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | A king | king |
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6 And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.
7 And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.
8 And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king.
9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
10 And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house?
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