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
Original language and places
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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׃
- מַדּ֜וּעַma.Du.a'“why?”Particle, interrogative · from מַדּוּעַ · “why?” · Strong's H4069
- בָּזִ֣יתָ׀ba.Zi.ta“have you despised”Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בָּזָה · “to despise” · Strong's H0959
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- דְּבַ֣רde.Var“[the] word of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
- יְהוָ֗הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- לַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.Sot“by doing”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
- הָרַע֮ha.Ra'“the evil”Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
- בְּעֵינַי֒be.'ei.no“in eyes my”Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “seeing” · Strong's H5869HQere: the scribes' reading in the margin
- אֵ֣ת'et“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- אוּרִיָּ֤ה'u.ri.Yah“Uriah”Noun, proper name of a man · from אוּרִיָּה · “Uriah” · Strong's H0223A
- הַֽחִתִּי֙ha.chi.Ti“the Hittite”Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from חִתִּי · “Hittite” · Strong's H2850
- הִכִּ֣יתָhi.Ki.ta“you struck down”Verb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
- בַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.rev“with the sword”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
- וְאֶ֨ת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.To“wife his”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
- לָקַ֥חְתָּla.Kach.ta“you took”Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
- לְּךָ֖le.Kha“for <the> yourself”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
- לְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.Shah“to a wife”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
- וְאֹת֣וֹve.'o.To“and <obj.> him”Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הָרַ֔גְתָּha.Rag.ta“you killed”Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָרַג · “to kill” · Strong's H2026
- בְּחֶ֖רֶבbe.Che.rev“with [the] sword of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
- בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei“[the] people of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- עַמּֽוֹן׃a.Mon“Ammon”Noun, proper name of a man · from עַמּוֹן · “Ammon” · Strong's H5983
Places named in this verse
- Ammonites (Ammon)region · Identification: certain · Map of Ammon (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Ammon on OpenBible.info