2 Samuel

2 Samuel 11:15

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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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.