Hebrew Interlinear

2 Samuel 11:15 Interlinear

And he wrote in the letter saying Set ye Uriah in the forefront battle of the hottest and retire ye from him that he may be smitten and die

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיִּכְתֹּ֥בH3789And he wroteto grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
2בַּסֵּ֖פֶרH5612in the letterproperly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
3לֵאמֹ֑רH559sayingto say (used with great latitude)
4הָב֣וּH3051Setto give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come
5אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
6אֽוּרִיָּ֗הH223ye Uriahurijah, the name of one hittite and five israelites
7אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
8מוּל֙H4136properly, abrupt, i.e., a precipice; by implication, the front; used only adverbially (with prepositional prefix) opposite
9פְּנֵ֤יH6440in the forefrontthe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
10הַמִּלְחָמָה֙H4421battlea battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)
11הַֽחֲזָקָ֔הH2389of the hotteststrong (usu. in a bad sense, hard, bold, violent)
12וְשַׁבְתֶּ֥םH7725and retireto turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
13מֵאַֽחֲרָ֖יוH310ye from himproperly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
14וְנִכָּ֥הH5221that he may be smittento strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
15וָמֵֽת׃H4191and dieto die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill

Verse Context

2 Samuel 11:14 And it came to pass in the morning wrote that David a letter ...
2 Samuel 11:15 (current)And he wrote in the letter saying Set ye Uriah in the forefront battle of the hottest and retire ye from him that he may be smitten and die
2 Samuel 11:16 observed And it came to pass when Joab the city that he assigned...

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