Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.” New Living Translation Later, when Bathsheba discovered that she was pregnant, she sent David a message, saying, “I’m pregnant.” English Standard Version And the woman conceived, and she sent and told David, “I am pregnant.” Berean Standard Bible And the woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.” King James Bible And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child. New King James Version And the woman conceived; so she sent and told David, and said, “I am with child.” New American Standard Bible But the woman conceived; so she sent word and informed David, and said, “I am pregnant.” NASB 1995 The woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, “I am pregnant.” NASB 1977 And the woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, “I am pregnant.” Legacy Standard Bible And the woman became pregnant; and she sent and told David, and said, “I am pregnant.” Amplified Bible The woman conceived; and she sent word and told David, “I am pregnant.” Christian Standard Bible The woman conceived and sent word to inform David, “I am pregnant.” Holman Christian Standard Bible The woman conceived and sent word to inform David: “I am pregnant.” American Standard Version And the woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, I am with child. Contemporary English Version But later, when she found out that she was going to have a baby, she sent someone to David with this message: "I'm pregnant!" English Revised Version And the woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, I am with child. GOD'S WORD® Translation The woman had become pregnant. So she sent someone to tell David that she was pregnant. Good News Translation Afterward she discovered that she was pregnant and sent a message to David to tell him. International Standard Version The woman conceived, and she sent this message to David: "I'm pregnant." Majority Standard Bible And the woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, ?I am pregnant.? NET Bible The woman conceived and then sent word to David saying, "I'm pregnant." New Heart English Bible The woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, "I?m pregnant." Webster's Bible Translation And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child. World English Bible The woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, “I am with child.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand the woman conceives, and sends, and declares [it] to David, and says, “I [am] conceiving.” Young's Literal Translation and the woman conceiveth, and sendeth, and declareth to David, and saith, 'I am conceiving.' Smith's Literal Translation And the woman will conceive, and send and announce to David, and say, I am pregnant. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd she returned to her house having conceived. And she sent and told David, and said: I have conceived. Catholic Public Domain Version And she returned to her house, having conceived an unborn child. And sending, she informed David, and she said, “I have conceived.” New American Bible But the woman had become pregnant; she sent a message to inform David, “I am pregnant.” New Revised Standard Version The woman conceived; and she sent and told David, “I am pregnant.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the woman conceived, and sent and told David and said to him, I am with child. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the woman conceived and she sent, she told David and she said to him: “I am pregnant" OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said: 'I am with child.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And the woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, I am with child. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David and Bathsheba…4Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home. 5And the woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.” 6At this, David sent orders to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” So Joab sent him to David.… Cross References Matthew 1:6 and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife, Psalm 51:1-2 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions. / Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. 1 Kings 15:5 For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. James 1:14-15 But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. Genesis 38:24 About three months later, Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar has prostituted herself, and now she is pregnant.” “Bring her out!” Judah replied. “Let her be burned to death!” Proverbs 6:32-33 He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. / Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away. Leviticus 20:10 If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death. Deuteronomy 22:22 If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel. 1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Exodus 20:14 You shall not commit adultery. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Galatians 6:7-8 Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. / The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Hosea 4:2 Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. Job 31:9-12 If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door, / then may my own wife grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with her. / For that would be a heinous crime, an iniquity to be judged. ... Proverbs 7:24-27 Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth. / Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths. / For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number. ... Treasury of Scripture And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child. I am with child Deuteronomy 22:22 If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel. Proverbs 6:34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. Jump to Previous Child Conceived Conceiveth Conceiving David Declareth Pregnant WordJump to Next Child Conceived Conceiveth Conceiving David Declareth Pregnant Word2 Samuel 11 1. While Joab besieges Rabbah, David commits adultery with Bathsheba6. Uriah, sent for by David to cover the adultery, would not go home. 14. He carries to Joab the letter of his death 18. Joab sends the news thereof to David 26. David takes Bathsheba as his wife And the woman conceived This phrase marks a pivotal moment in the narrative, highlighting the consequence of David's actions with Bathsheba. The Hebrew word for "conceived" is "הרָה" (harah), which signifies the beginning of a new life. In the context of ancient Israel, conception was often seen as a divine act, a blessing from God. However, in this scenario, it underscores the gravity of David's sin, as it leads to a series of tragic events. The conception is not just a biological event but a catalyst for the unfolding drama that will challenge David's kingship and moral integrity. and sent word to David saying, 'I am pregnant.' Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֑ה (hā·’iš·šāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female conceived וַתַּ֖הַר (wat·ta·har) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 2029: To conceive, become pregnant and sent word וַתִּשְׁלַח֙ (wat·tiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out to David, לְדָוִ֔ד (lə·ḏā·wiḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse saying, וַתֹּ֖אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “I אָנֹֽכִי׃ (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I am pregnant.” הָרָ֥ה (hā·rāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 2030: Pregnant Links 2 Samuel 11:5 NIV2 Samuel 11:5 NLT 2 Samuel 11:5 ESV 2 Samuel 11:5 NASB 2 Samuel 11:5 KJV 2 Samuel 11:5 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 11:5 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 11:5 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 11:5 French Bible 2 Samuel 11:5 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 11:5 The woman conceived (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |
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