2 Samuel 11:15 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 11:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּכְתֹּ֥ב
kâthab
H3789
to write
בַּסֵּ֖פֶר
çêpher
H5612
book
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הָב֣וּ
yâhab
H3051
to give
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֽוּרִיָּ֗ה
ʼÛwrîyâh
H223
Uriah
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מוּל֙
mûwl
H4136
front
פְּנֵ֤י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמִּלְחָמָה֙
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
הַֽחֲזָקָ֔ה
châzâq
H2389
strong
וְשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם
shûwb
H7725
to return
מֵאַחֲרָ֖יו
ʼachar
H310
after
וְנִכָּ֥ה
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
וָמֵֽת
mûwth
H4191
to die
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World English Bible Public Domain
He wrote in the letter, saying, Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire you from him, that he may be struck, and die.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he wrote in the letter, saying, “Put Uriah in the front of the face of the strongest battle, and turn them back from behind him so he will be struck and die.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).