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Berean Standard Bible

“So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.””

2 Samuel 11:3

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It is spring, the time when kings go to war, but David has stayed in Jerusalem. From his roof he sees a woman bathing and sends someone to find out about her.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”

World English Bible (WEB)

David sent and inquired after the woman. One said, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, Uriah the Hittite’s wife?”

King James Version (KJV)

And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And David send and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And David sent to get knowledge who the woman was. And one said, Is this not Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hittite?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y envió David á preguntar por aquella mujer, y dijéronle: Aquella es Bath-sheba hija de Eliam, mujer de Uría Hetheo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Envió a investigar el nombre de ella y supo que era Betsabé, hija de Elián y esposa de Urías el hitita.

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