Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo as Joab besieged the city, he assigned Uriah to a place where he saw the strongest enemy soldiers. Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass in Joab’s watching of the city, that he appointeth Uriah unto the place where he knew that valiant men [are]; King James Bible And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men [were]. Hebrew So asוַיְהִ֕י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be Joab יוֹאָ֖ב (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites besieged בִּשְׁמ֥וֹר (biš·mō·wr) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to the city, הָעִ֑יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement he assigned וַיִּתֵּן֙ (way·yit·tên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set Uriah א֣וּרִיָּ֔ה (’ū·rî·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 223: Uriah -- 'flame of Yah', the name of a Hittite and of two Israelites to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to a place הַמָּקוֹם֙ (ham·mā·qō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition where אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that he saw יָדַ֔ע (yā·ḏa‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know the strongest enemy soldiers. אַנְשֵׁי־ (’an·šê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person |