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2 Samuel 1

Hebrew27 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַיְהִ֗יand it wasאַֽחֲרֵי֙afterמ֣וֹתthe death ofשָׁא֔וּלSaulוְדָוִ֣דand Davidשָׁ֔בhe returnedמֵהַכּ֖וֹתfrom defeatingאֶת־obj.הָעֲמָלֵ֑קthe Amalekוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבand he remainedדָּוִ֛דDavidבְּצִקְלָ֖גin Ziklagיָמִ֥יםdaysשְׁנָֽיִם׃two
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וַיְהִ֣י׀and it wasבַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יthe thirdוְהִנֵּה֩and there!אִ֨ישׁa manבָּ֤אwas comingמִן־fromהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙the campמֵעִ֣םfrom withשָׁא֔וּלSaulוּבְגָדָ֣יוand garments hisקְרֻעִ֔יםwere tornוַאֲדָמָ֖הand earthעַל־was onרֹאשׁ֑וֹhead hisוַיְהִי֙and it wasבְּבֹא֣וֹwhen came heאֶל־toדָּוִ֔דDavidוַיִּפֹּ֥לand he fellאַ֖רְצָהthe ground towardsוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃and he bowed down
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidלוֹ֙to the himדָּוִ֔דDavidאֵ֥יwhere?מִזֶּ֖הfrom thisתָּב֑וֹאare you comingוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלָ֔יוto himמִמַּחֲנֵ֥הfrom the camp ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelנִמְלָֽטְתִּי׃I have escaped
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidאֵלָ֥יוto himדָּוִ֛דDavidמֶה־what?הָיָ֥הwas itהַדָּבָ֖רthe wordהַגֶּד־tellנָ֣אpleaseלִ֑יto the meוַ֠יֹּאמֶרand he saidאֲשֶׁר־thatנָ֨סit has fledהָעָ֜םthe peopleמִן־fromהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הthe battleוְגַם־and alsoהַרְבֵּ֞הsurely a multitudeנָפַ֤לit has fallenמִן־ofהָעָם֙the peopleוַיָּמֻ֔תוּand they have diedוְגַ֗םand alsoשָׁא֛וּלSaulוִיהוֹנָתָ֥ןand Jonathanבְּנ֖וֹson hisמֵֽתוּ׃they have died
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidדָּוִ֔דDavidאֶל־toהַנַּ֖עַרthe young manהַמַּגִּ֣ידwho had toldל֑וֹto the himאֵ֣יךְhow?יָדַ֔עְתָּdo you knowכִּי־thatמֵ֥תhe has diedשָׁא֖וּלSaulוִיהֽוֹנָתָ֥ןand Jonathanבְּנֽוֹ׃son his
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וַיֹּ֜אמֶרand he saidהַנַּ֣עַר׀the young manהַמַּגִּ֣ידwho had toldל֗וֹto the himנִקְרֹ֤אsurely by chanceנִקְרֵ֙יתִי֙I found myselfבְּהַ֣רon the mountain ofהַגִּלְבֹּ֔עַthe Gilboaוְהִנֵּ֥הand there!שָׁא֖וּלSaulנִשְׁעָ֣ןwas leaningעַל־onחֲנִית֑וֹspear hisוְהִנֵּ֥הand there!הָרֶ֛כֶבthe chariotryוּבַעֲלֵ֥יand the owners ofהַפָּרָשִׁ֖יםthe horsesהִדְבִּקֻֽהוּ׃they overtook him
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וַיִּ֥פֶןand he turnedאַחֲרָ֖יוbehind himוַיִּרְאֵ֑נִיand he saw meוַיִּקְרָ֣אand he calledאֵלָ֔יto meוָאֹמַ֖רand I saidהִנֵּֽנִי׃here am I
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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he saidלִ֖יto the meמִי־who?אָ֑תָּהare youוָאֹמַ֣רand I saidאֵלָ֔יוto himעֲמָלֵקִ֖יam an Amalekiteאָנֹֽכִי׃I
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלַ֗יto meעֲמָד־standנָ֤אpleaseעָלַי֙over meוּמֹ֣תְתֵ֔נִיand kill meכִּ֥יforאֲחָזַ֖נִיit has seized meהַשָּׁבָ֑ץthe dizzinessכִּֽי־forכָל־allע֥וֹדstillנַפְשִׁ֖יlife myבִּֽי׃is in the me
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וָאֶעֱמֹ֤דand I stoodעָלָיו֙over himוַאֲמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּand I killed himכִּ֣יforיָדַ֔עְתִּיI knewכִּ֛יthatלֹ֥אnotיִֽחְיֶ֖הhe will liveאַחֲרֵ֣יafterנִפְל֑וֹhad fallen heוָאֶקַּ֞חand I tookהַנֵּ֣זֶר׀the crownאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichעַל־was onרֹאשׁ֗וֹhead hisוְאֶצְעָדָה֙and an armletאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichעַל־was onזְרֹע֔וֹarm hisוָאֲבִיאֵ֥םand I brought themאֶל־toאֲדֹנִ֖יlord myהֵֽנָּה׃here
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וַיַּחֲזֵ֥קand he took holdדָּוִ֛דDavidבִּבְגָדָ֖יוon garments hisוַיִּקְרָעֵ֑םand he tore themוְגַ֥םand alsoכָּל־allהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםthe menאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoאִתּֽוֹ׃were with him
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וַֽיִּסְפְּדוּ֙and they mournedוַיִּבְכּ֔וּand they weptוַיָּצֻ֖מוּand they fastedעַד־untilהָעָ֑רֶבthe eveningעַל־onשָׁא֞וּלSaulוְעַל־and onיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןJonathanבְּנ֗וֹson hisוְעַל־and onעַ֤םthe people ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehוְעַל־and onבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelכִּ֥יforנָפְל֖וּthey had fallenבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ סby the sword
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidדָּוִ֗דDavidאֶל־toהַנַּ֙עַר֙the young manהַמַּגִּ֣ידwho had toldל֔וֹto the himאֵ֥יwhere?מִזֶּ֖הfrom thisאָ֑תָּהare youוַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidבֶּן־am the son ofאִ֛ישׁa manגֵּ֥רa sojournerעֲמָלֵקִ֖יan Amalekiteאָנֹֽכִי׃I
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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he saidאֵלָ֖יוto himדָּוִ֑דDavidאֵ֚יךְhow?לֹ֣אnotיָרֵ֔אתָwere you afraidלִשְׁלֹ֙חַ֙to stretch outיָֽדְךָ֔hand yourלְשַׁחֵ֖תto destroyאֶת־obj.מְשִׁ֥יחַthe one anointed ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַיִּקְרָ֣אand he calledדָוִ֗דDavidלְאַחַד֙to oneמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםfrom the young menוַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he saidגַּ֣שׁdraw nearפְּגַע־fallבּ֑וֹon the himוַיַּכֵּ֖הוּand he struck down himוַיָּמֹֽת׃and he died
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidאֵלָיו֙to himדָּוִ֔דDavidדָּמְךָ֖blood yourעַל־be onרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָhead yourכִּ֣יforפִ֗יךָown mouth yourעָנָ֤הit has testifiedבְךָ֙against the youלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingאָנֹכִ֥יIמֹתַ֖תִּיI killedאֶת־obj.מְשִׁ֥יחַthe one anointed ofיְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh
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וַיְקֹנֵ֣ןand he lamentedדָּוִ֔דDavidאֶת־obj.הַקִּינָ֖הthe lamentationהַזֹּ֑אתthe thisעַל־onשָׁא֖וּלSaulוְעַל־and onיְהוֹנָתָ֥ןJonathanבְּנֽוֹ׃son his
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וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidלְלַמֵּ֥דto teachבְּנֵֽי־the descendants ofיְהוּדָ֖הJudahקָ֑שֶׁתBowהִנֵּ֥הhere!כְתוּבָ֖הit is writtenעַל־onסֵ֥פֶרthe scroll ofהַיָּשָֽׁר׃the Jashar
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הַצְּבִי֙the beautyיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לO Israelעַל־onבָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָhigh places yourחָלָ֑לis slainאֵ֖יךְhow!נָפְל֥וּthey have fallenגִבּוֹרִֽים׃the mighty ones
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אַל־may notתַּגִּ֣ידוּyou tellבְגַ֔תin Gathאַֽל־may notתְּבַשְּׂר֖וּyou bear newsבְּחוּצֹ֣תin the streets ofאַשְׁקְל֑וֹןAshkelonפֶּן־lestתִּשְׂמַ֙חְנָה֙they should rejoiceבְּנ֣וֹתthe daughters ofפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםthe Philistinesפֶּֽן־lestתַּעֲלֹ֖זְנָהthey should exultבְּנ֥וֹתthe daughters ofהָעֲרֵלִֽים׃the uncircumcised
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הָרֵ֣יO mountainsבַגִּלְבֹּ֗עַin the Gilboaאַל־may notטַ֧לdewוְאַל־and may notמָטָ֛רrainעֲלֵיכֶ֖םbe on youוּשְׂדֵ֣יand fields ofתְרוּמֹ֑תcontributionsכִּ֣יforשָׁ֤םthereנִגְעַל֙it was defiledמָגֵ֣ןthe shield ofגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםthe mighty onesמָגֵ֣ןthe shield ofשָׁא֔וּלSaulבְּלִ֖יnotמָשִׁ֥יחַwas anointedבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃with the oil
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מִדַּ֣םfrom the blood ofחֲלָלִ֗יםthose slainמֵחֵ֙לֶב֙from the fat ofגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםthe mighty onesקֶ֚שֶׁתthe bow ofיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןJonathanלֹ֥אnotנָשׂ֖וֹגit turned backאָח֑וֹרbackwardsוְחֶ֣רֶבand the sword ofשָׁא֔וּלSaulלֹ֥אnotתָשׁ֖וּבit returnedרֵיקָֽם׃empty
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שָׁא֣וּלSaulוִיהוֹנָתָ֗ןand Jonathanהַנֶּאֱהָבִ֤יםthe lovableוְהַנְּעִימִם֙and the pleasantבְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔םin lives theirוּבְמוֹתָ֖םand in death theirלֹ֣אnotנִפְרָ֑דוּthey were separatedמִנְּשָׁרִ֣יםmore than eaglesקַ֔לּוּthey were swiftמֵאֲרָי֖וֹתmore than lionsגָּבֵֽרוּ׃they were strong
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בְּנוֹת֙O daughters ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאֶל־because ofשָׁא֖וּלSaulבְּכֶ֑ינָהweepהַמַּלְבִּֽשְׁכֶ֤םwho clothed youשָׁנִי֙scarletעִם־withעֲדָנִ֔יםluxuriesהַֽמַּעֲלֶה֙who brought upעֲדִ֣יornaments ofזָהָ֔בgoldעַ֖לonלְבוּשְׁכֶֽן׃clothing your
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אֵ֚יךְhow!נָפְל֣וּthey have fallenגִבֹּרִ֔יםthe mighty onesבְּת֖וֹךְin the middle ofהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הthe battleיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןJonathanעַל־onבָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָhigh places yourחָלָֽל׃is slain
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צַר־it is distressלִ֣יto the meעָלֶ֗יךָon youאָחִי֙O brother myיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןJonathanנָעַ֥מְתָּyou were pleasantלִּ֖יto the meמְאֹ֑דveryנִפְלְאַ֤תָהit was wonderfulאַהֲבָֽתְךָ֙love yourלִ֔יto the meמֵאַהֲבַ֖תmore than the love ofנָשִֽׁים׃women
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אֵ֚יךְhow!נָפְל֣וּthey have fallenגִבּוֹרִ֔יםthe mighty onesוַיֹּאבְד֖וּand they have perishedכְּלֵ֥יthe weapons ofמִלְחָמָֽה׃ פwar

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