2 Samuel 12:9

Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own, for you have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.
2 Samuel 12:9
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

מַדּ֜וּעַ בָּזִ֣יתָ׀ אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת הָרַע֮ בְּעֵינַי֒ אֵ֣ת אוּרִיָּ֤ה הַֽחִתִּי֙ הִכִּ֣יתָ בַחֶ֔רֶב וְאֶ֨ת־אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ לָקַ֥חְתָּ לְּךָ֖ לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וְאֹת֣וֹ הָרַ֔גְתָּ בְּחֶ֖רֶב בְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃

  1. מַדּ֜וּעַma.Du.a'“why?”
    Particle, interrogative · from מַדּוּעַ · “why?” · Strong's H4069
  2. בָּזִ֣יתָ׀ba.Zi.ta“have you despised”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בָּזָה · “to despise” · Strong's H0959
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. דְּבַ֣רde.Var“[the] word of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  5. יְהוָ֗הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  6. לַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.Sot“by doing”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  7. הָרַע֮ha.Ra'“the evil”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
  8. בְּעֵינַי֒be.'ei.no“in eyes my”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “seeing” · Strong's H5869H
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  9. אֵ֣ת'et“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. אוּרִיָּ֤ה'u.ri.Yah“Uriah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אוּרִיָּה · “Uriah” · Strong's H0223A
  11. הַֽחִתִּי֙ha.chi.Ti“the Hittite”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from חִתִּי · “Hittite” · Strong's H2850
  12. הִכִּ֣יתָhi.Ki.ta“you struck down”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  13. בַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.rev“with the sword”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  14. וְאֶ֨ת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  15. אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.To“wife his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
  16. לָקַ֥חְתָּla.Kach.ta“you took”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  17. לְּךָ֖le.Kha“for <the> yourself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  18. לְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.Shah“to a wife”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
  19. וְאֹת֣וֹve.'o.To“and <obj.> him”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  20. הָרַ֔גְתָּha.Rag.ta“you killed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָרַג · “to kill” · Strong's H2026
  21. בְּחֶ֖רֶבbe.Che.rev“with [the] sword of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  22. בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  23. עַמּֽוֹן׃a.Mon“Ammon”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from עַמּוֹן · “Ammon” · Strong's H5983
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)