Judges

Judges 9:54

⁵⁴He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’”

So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He quickly	מְהֵרָ֜ה	mə·hê·rāh	Adverb	H4120 haste, speed
called	וַיִּקְרָ֨א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
his armor-bearer	נֹשֵׂ֣א	nō·śê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H5375 lift, take, carry
saying	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Draw	שְׁלֹ֤ף	šə·lōp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8025 draw out, off
your sword	חַרְבְּךָ֙	ḥar·bə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2719 sword
and kill me	וּמ֣וֹתְתֵ֔נִי	ū·mō·wṯ·ṯê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular	H4191 die
lest	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
they say	יֹ֥אמְרוּ	yō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
of me	לִ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
A woman	אִשָּׁ֣ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
killed him	הֲרָגָ֑תְהוּ	hă·rā·ḡā·ṯə·hū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H2026 kill, slay
So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran	וַיִּדְקְרֵ֥הוּ	way·yiḏ·qə·rê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H1856 pierce, pierce through
and he died	וַיָּמֹֽת׃	way·yā·mōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die

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1 Samuel 31:4–5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.