2 Samuel

2 Samuel 11:13–15

¹³Then David invited Uriah to eat and drink with him, and he got Uriah drunk. And in the evening Uriah went out to lie down on his cot with his master’s servants, but he did not go home.

¹⁴The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. ¹⁵In the letter he wrote: “Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle; then withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and killed.”

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2 Samuel 11:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then David	דָוִ֗ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
invited	וַיִּקְרָא־	way·yiq·rā-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
to eat	וַיֹּ֧אכַל	way·yō·ḵal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
and drink	וַיֵּ֖שְׁתְּ	way·yê·šət	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8354 drink
with him	לְפָנָ֛יו	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
and he got	וַֽיְשַׁכְּרֵ֑הוּ	way·šak·kə·rê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7937 be, or beocme, drunk, drunken
And in the evening	בָעֶ֗רֶב	ḇā·‘e·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
went out	וַיֵּצֵ֣א	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
to lie down	לִשְׁכַּ֤ב	liš·kaḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7901 lie down
on his cot	בְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙	bə·miš·kā·ḇōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4904 place of lying, couch; act of lying
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
his master’s	אֲדֹנָ֔יו	’ă·ḏō·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H113 lord
servants	עַבְדֵ֣י	‘aḇ·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5650 slave, servant
but he did not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go	יָרָֽד׃	yā·rāḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
home	בֵּית֖וֹ	bê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house

2 Samuel 11:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The next morning	בַבֹּ֔קֶר	ḇab·bō·qer	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
David	דָּוִ֛ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
wrote	וַיִּכְתֹּ֥ב	way·yiḵ·tōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3789 write
a letter	סֵ֖פֶר	sê·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Joab	יוֹאָ֑ב	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
and sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
it with Uriah	אוּרִיָּֽה׃	’ū·rî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H223 Urijah

2 Samuel 11:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the letter	בַּסֵּ֖פֶר	bas·sê·p̄er	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
he wrote	וַיִּכְתֹּ֥ב	way·yiḵ·tōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3789 write
Put	הָב֣וּ	hā·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3051 give
Uriah	אֽוּרִיָּ֗ה	’ū·rî·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H223 Urijah
at	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the front	מוּל֙	mūl	Preposition	H4136 front, in front of
of the fiercest	הַֽחֲזָקָ֔ה	ha·ḥă·zā·qāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H2389 strong, stout, mighty
battle	הַמִּלְחָמָה֙	ham·mil·ḥā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
then withdraw	וְשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם	wə·šaḇ·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
from him	מֵאַחֲרָ֖יו	mê·’a·ḥă·rāw	Preposition-m; third person masculine singular	H310 behind
so that he may be struck down	וְנִכָּ֥ה	wə·nik·kāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
and killed	וָמֵֽת׃ס	wā·mêṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die

Cross-references

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2 Samuel 11:13 Habakkuk 2:15 · Genesis 19:32–35

2 Samuel 11:14 1 Kings 21:8–10 · Jeremiah 17:9

2 Samuel 11:15 2 Samuel 12:9 · Psalm 51:4

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