2 Samuel 12:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 12:9 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 →
מַדּ֜וּעַ
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
בָּזִ֣יתָ
bâzâh
H959
to despise
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דְּבַ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
הָרַע֮
raʻ
H7451
evil
בעינו
ʻayin
H5869
eye
בְּעֵינַי֒
ʻayin
H5869
eye
אֵ֣ת
ʼêth
H853
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אוּרִיָּ֤ה
ʼÛwrîyâh
H223
Uriah
הַֽחִתִּי֙
Chittîy
H2850
Hittite
הִכִּ֣יתָ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
בַחֶ֔רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
וְאֶ֨ת
ʼêth
H853
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אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
לָקַ֥חְתָּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
לְּךָ֖
לְאִשָּׁ֑ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וְאֹת֣וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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הָרַ֔גְתָּ
hârag
H2026
to kill
בְּחֶ֖רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
בְּנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
עַמּֽוֹן
ʻAmmôwn
H5983
Ammon
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Why have you despised the word of Yahweh, to do that which is evil in his sight? You have struck Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
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King James Version Public Domain
Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Why have you despised the word of Yahweh to do evil in my eyes? You struck Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and you took his wife for yourself as a wife, and you murdered him with the sword of the sons of Ammon.
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