2 Samuel
2 Samuel 11:24
24Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall, and some of the king’s servants were killed. And your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the archers | וַיֹּרְאוּ | way·yō·rə·ʾū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3384 throw, shoot |
| shot | הַמּוֹרְאִים | ham·mō·rə·ʾīm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3384 throw, shoot |
| at | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| your servants | עֲבָדֶ֙ךָ֙ | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| from | מֵעַ֣ל | mê·‘al | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| the wall | הַחוֹמָ֔ה | ha·ḥō·w·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2346 wall |
| and some of the king’s | הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| servants | מֵעַבְדֵ֣י | mê·‘aḇ·ḏê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| were killed | וַיָּמ֖וּתוּ | way·yā·mū·ṯū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4191 die |
| And your servant | עַבְדְּךָ֛ | ‘aḇ·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| Uriah | אוּרִיָּ֥ה | ’ū·rî·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H223 Urijah |
| the Hittite | הַחִתִּ֖י | ha·ḥit·tî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2850 Hittite(s) |
| is dead | מֵֽת׃ס | mêṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| as well | וְגַ֗ם | wə·ḡam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.