2 Samuel
2 Samuel 1:10
10So I stood over him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band that was on his arm, and I have brought them here to my lord.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So I stood | וָאֶעֱמֹ֤ד | wā·’e·‘ĕ·mōḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| over him | עָלָיו֙ | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| and killed him | וַאֲמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּ | wa·’ă·mō·ṯə·ṯê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| because | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I knew | יָדַ֔עְתִּי | yā·ḏa‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| after | אַחֲרֵ֣י | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H310 behind |
| he had fallen | נִפְל֑וֹ | nip̄·lōw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| he could not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| survive | יִֽחְיֶ֖ה | yiḥ·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2421 live |
| And I took | וָאֶקַּ֞ח | wā·’eq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H3947 take |
| the crown | הַנֵּ֣זֶר׀ | han·nê·zer | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5145 consecration, crown, Naziriteship |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| was on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| his head | רֹאשׁ֗וֹ | rō·šōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7218 head |
| and the band | וְאֶצְעָדָה֙ | wə·’eṣ·‘ā·ḏāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H685 id. |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| was on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| his arm | זְרֹע֔וֹ | zə·rō·‘ōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2220 arm, shoulder, strength |
| and I have brought them | וָאֲבִיאֵ֥ם | wā·’ă·ḇî·’êm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| here | הֵֽנָּה׃ | hên·nāh | Adverb | H2008 hither |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| my lord | אֲדֹנִ֖י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
Cross-references
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Judges 9:54 · Matthew 7:2 · 2 Kings 11:12 · 1 Samuel 22:18 · 2 Samuel 12:30 · Lamentations 5:16 · 1 Samuel 31:4–5 · Judges 1:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.