2 Samuel
2 Samuel 11:12
12“Stay here one more day,” David said to Uriah, “and tomorrow I will send you back.” So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day and the next.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stay | שֵׁ֥ב | šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| here | בָּזֶ֛ה | bā·zeh | Preposition-b; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| one more day | הַיּ֖וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| David | דָּוִ֜ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Uriah | אוּרִיָּ֗ה | ’ū·rî·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H223 Urijah |
| and tomorrow | וּמָחָ֣ר | ū·mā·ḥār | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H4279 tomorrow, in time to come |
| I will send you back | אֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ | ’ă·šal·lə·ḥe·kā | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| So Uriah | אוּרִיָּ֧ה | ’ū·rî·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H223 Urijah |
| stayed | וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב | way·yê·šeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in Jerusalem | בִירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם | ḇî·rū·šā·lim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| that | הַה֖וּא | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַּיּ֥וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| and the next | וּמִֽמָּחֳרָֽת׃ | ū·mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H4283 the morrow |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.