Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhy 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. Young's Literal Translation ‘Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah, to do the evil thing in His eyes? Uriah the Hittite thou hast smitten by the sword, and his wife thou hast taken to thee for a wife, and him thou hast slain by the sword of the Bene-Ammon. King James Bible Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife [to be] thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. Hebrew Whyמַדּ֜וּעַ (mad·dū·a‘) Interrogative Strong's 4069: Why? for what reason? then have you despised בָּזִ֣יתָ ׀ (bā·zî·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 959: To disesteem the command דְּבַ֣ר (də·ḇar) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel by doing לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6213: To do, make evil הָרַע֮ (hā·ra‘) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil in His sight? בְּעֵינַי֒ (bə·‘ê·nay) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | first person common singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain You struck down הִכִּ֣יתָ (hik·kî·ṯā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike Uriah אוּרִיָּ֤ה (’ū·rî·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 223: Uriah -- 'flame of Yah', the name of a Hittite and of two Israelites the Hittite הַֽחִתִּי֙ (ha·ḥit·tî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2850: Hittite -- a Chittite with the sword בַחֶ֔רֶב (ḇa·ḥe·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword and took לָקַ֥חְתָּ (lā·qaḥ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take his wife אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ (’iš·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female as your own, לְאִשָּׁ֑ה (lə·’iš·šāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female for you have slain him הָרַ֔גְתָּ (hā·raḡ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 2026: To smite with deadly intent with the sword בְּחֶ֖רֶב (bə·ḥe·reḇ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword of the Ammonites. בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son |