1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 10:4–5

4Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me!”

But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

5When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died.

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1 Chronicles 10:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Saulשָׁאוּל֩šā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
his armor-bearerנֹשֵׂ֨אnō·śêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructH5375 lift, take, carry
Drawשְׁלֹ֥ףšə·lōp̄Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH8025 draw out, off
your swordחַרְבְּךָ֣׀ḥar·bə·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH2719 sword
and run me throughוְדָקְרֵ֣נִיwə·ḏā·qə·rê·nîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singularH1856 pierce, pierce through
with itבָ֗הּḇāhPreposition; third person feminine singular
orפֶּן־pen-ConjunctionH6435 lest
theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙hā·’êl·lehArticle; Pronoun - common pluralH428 these
uncircumcised menהָעֲרֵלִ֤יםhā·‘ă·rê·lîmArticle; Adjective - masculine pluralH6189 having foreskin
will comeיָבֹ֜אוּyā·ḇō·’ūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
and tortureוְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־wə·hiṯ·‘al·lə·lū-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH5953 act severely
meבִ֔יḇîPreposition; first person common singular
But his armor-bearerנֹשֵׂ֣אnō·śêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructH5375 lift, take, carry
was terrifiedיָרֵ֖אyā·rêVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3372 fear
and refusedוְלֹ֤אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
to do itאָבָה֙’ā·ḇāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH14 be willing, consent
So Saulשָׁאוּל֙šā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
tookוַיִּקַּ֤חway·yiq·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
his own swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha·ḥe·reḇArticle; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword
and fellוַיִּפֹּ֖לway·yip·pōlConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5307 fall, lie
on itעָלֶֽיהָ׃‘ā·le·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH5921 height

1 Chronicles 10:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When his armor-bearerנֹשֵֽׂא־nō·śê-Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructH5375 lift, take, carry
sawוַיַּ֥רְאway·yarConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
thatכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Saulשָׁא֑וּלšā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
was deadמֵ֣תmêṯVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die
heה֛וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
tooגַּם־gam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לway·yip·pōlConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5307 fall, lie
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
his own swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha·ḥe·reḇArticle; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword
and diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃סway·yā·mōṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die

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