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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. (KJV)

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וַיִּכְתֹּ֥בvai.yikh.Toand he wrote

Lemma: כָּתַב (ka.tav) · Strong's: H3789

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to write

Used 222 times. Also: Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 24:12, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3789; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:15 word 1

בַּסֵּ֖פֶרba.Se.ferin the letter

Lemma: סֵ֫פֶר (se.pher) · Strong's: H5612A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: scroll: document

Used 52 times. Also: Deuteronomy 24:1, Deuteronomy 24:3, 2 Samuel 11:14, 1 Kings 21:8, 1 Kings 21:9, 1 Kings 21:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5612A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:15 word 2

לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:15 word 3

הָב֣וּha.Vuset

Lemma: יָהַב (ya.hav) · Strong's: H3051

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to give

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 29:21, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 38:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3051; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:15 word 4

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:15 word 5

אֽוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahUriah

Lemma: אוּרִיָּה (u.riy.yah) · Strong's: H0223A

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Uriah

Used 26 times. Also: 2 Samuel 11:3, 2 Samuel 11:6, 2 Samuel 11:7, 2 Samuel 11:8, 2 Samuel 11:9, 2 Samuel 11:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0223A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:15 word 6

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:15 word 7

מוּל֙mul[the] front of

Lemma: מוּל (mul) · Strong's: H4136

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: opposite

Used 36 times. Also: Exodus 18:19, Exodus 26:9, Exodus 28:25, Exodus 28:27, Exodus 28:37, Exodus 34:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4136; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:15 word 8

פְּנֵ֤יpe.Nei[the] face of

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:15 word 9

הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.Mahthe battle

Lemma: מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.mah) · Strong's: H4421

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: battle

Used 319 times. Also: Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:8, Exodus 1:10, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 15:3, Exodus 17:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4421; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:15 word 10

הַֽחֲזָקָ֔הha.cha.za.Kah<the> severe

Lemma: חָזָק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2389

Parsing: Aafsa (Aafsa)

Meaning: strong

Used 56 times. Also: Exodus 3:19, Exodus 6:1, Exodus 10:19, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 32:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2389; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:15 word 11

וְשַׁבְתֶּ֥םve.shav.Temand you will turn back

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqq2mp)

Meaning: to return: return

Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:15 word 12

מֵאַחֲרָ֖יוme.'a.cha.Ravfrom after him

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Acmpc (Acmpc)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:15 word 13

וְנִכָּ֥הve.ni.Kahand he will be struck down

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNq3ms)

Meaning: to smite

Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:15 word 14

וָמֵֽת\׃\ \סva.Metand he will die

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT 2 Samuel 11:15 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

In the letter	→	סֵ֫פֶר H5612A scroll: document
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
he wrote	→	כָּתַב H3789 to write
Put	→	יָהַב H3051 to give
Uriah	→	אוּרִיָּה H0223A Uriah
at	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the front	→	מוּל H4136 opposite
. . .	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
of the fiercest	→	חָזָק H2389 strong
battle	→	מִלְחָמָה H4421 battle
then withdraw	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
from him	→	אַחַר H0310A after
so that he may be struck down	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
and killed	→	מוּת H4191 to die

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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