2nd Samuel Chapter 11 verse 15 Holy Bible
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.
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And in the letter he said, Take care to put Uriah in the very front of the line, where the fighting is most violent, and go back from him, so that he may be overcome and put to death.
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And he wrote in the letter saying, Set Urijah in the front of the thickest fight, and withdraw from him, that he may be smitten and die.
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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.
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And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the front of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.
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He wrote in the letter, saying, Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire you from him, that he may be struck, and die.
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and he writeth in the letter, saying, `Place ye Uriah over-against the front of the severest battle, and ye have turned back from after him, and he hath been smitten, and hath died.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) Retire ye from him.--This part of David's orders was not carried out. Perhaps Joab thought it would make the stratagem too evident, or perhaps it was impracticable. At all events, the consequence was that others were slain with Uriah, and thus a larger blood-guiltiness fell upon David.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewIn the letterבַּסֵּ֖פֶר (bas·sê·p̄er)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5612: A missive, document, writing, bookhe wrote:וַיִּכְתֹּ֥ב (way·yiḵ·tōḇ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3789: To grave, to write“Putהָב֣וּ (hā·ḇū)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralStrong's 3051: To give, to put, imperatively, comeUriahאֽוּרִיָּ֗ה (’ū·rî·yāh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 223: Uriah -- 'flame of Yah', the name of a Hittite and of two Israelitesatאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tothe frontמוּל֙ (mūl)PrepositionStrong's 4136: Abrupt, a precipice, the front, oppositeof the fiercestהַֽחֲזָקָ֔ה (ha·ḥă·zā·qāh)Article | Adjective - feminine singularStrong's 2389: Strong, stout, mightybattle;הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ (ham·mil·ḥā·māh)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 4421: A battle, warthen withdrawוְשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם (wə·šaḇ·tem)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralStrong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, againfrom him,מֵאַחֲרָ֖יו (mê·’a·ḥă·rāw)Preposition-m | third person masculine singularStrong's 310: The hind or following partso that he may be struck downוְנִכָּ֥ה (wə·nik·kāh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5221: To strikeand die.”וָמֵֽת׃ (wā·mêṯ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 4191: To die, to killJump to PreviousBattle Care Death Die Died Draw Fighting Forefront Front Hardest Letter Over-Against Overcome Retire Smitten Struck Turned Uriah Uri'ah Urijah Violent Withdraw Writeth Written Wrote
