2 Samuel 11:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 11:16 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 →
וַיְהִ֕י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בִּשְׁמ֥וֹר
shâmar
H8104
to keep
יוֹאָ֖ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָעִ֑יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וַיִּתֵּן֙
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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א֣וּרִיָּ֔ה
ʼÛwrîyâh
H223
Uriah
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמָּקוֹם֙
mâqôwm
H4725
place
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יָדַ֔ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
אַנְשֵׁי
ʼîysh
H376
man
חַ֖יִל
chayil
H2428
strength
שָֽׁם
shâm
H8033
there
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, when Joab kept watch on the city, that he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew that valiant men were.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened, when Joab looked at the city, that he put Uriah in the place where he knew that men of valor there.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).