Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 1:5-10

5Then Davidדָּוִ֔ד אֶל־da.Vid 'el-H1732 H413askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the young manהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288who had brought him the reportהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046, “Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349do you knowיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121Jonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083are deadמֵ֥תmetH4191?”

6“I happenedנִקְרֹ֤א נִקְרֵ֙יתִי֙nik.Ro' nik.Rei.tiH7122 H7136to be on Mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּ֔עַha.gil.Bo.a'H1533,” heהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288הַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046repliedוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “and thereוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009was Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,leaningנִשְׁעָ֣ןnish.'AnH8172onעַל־'al-H5921his spearחֲנִית֑וֹcha.ni.ToH2595,withוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009the chariotsהָרֶ֛כֶב וּבַעֲלֵ֥יha.Re.khev u.va.'a.LeiH7393 H1167and the cavalryהַפָּרָשִׁ֖יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571closing in on himהִדְבִּקֻֽהוּ׃hid.bi.Ku.huH1692.

7When he turned aroundוַיִּ֥פֶן אַחֲרָ֖יוvai.Yi.fen 'a.cha.RavH6437 H310and saw meוַיִּרְאֵ֑נִיvai.yir.'E.niH7200,he called outוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to meאֵלָ֔י'e.LaiH413,and I answeredוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, ‘Here I amהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2005!’

8‘Whoמִי־mi-H4310are youאָ֑תָּה'A.tahH859?’he askedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.So I toldוָאֹמַ֣רvai.yo.merH559himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413, ‘I amאָנֹֽכִי׃'a.No.khiH595an Amalekiteעֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.KiH6003.’

9Then he begged meוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗יvai.Yo.mer 'e.LaiH559 H413, ‘Standעֲמָד־ נָ֤א'a.mod- na'H5975 H4994over meעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921and kill meוּמֹ֣תְתֵ֔נִיu.Mo.te.Te.niH4191,forכִּ֥יkiH3588agonyהַשָּׁבָ֑ץha.sha.VatzH7661has seized meאֲחָזַ֖נִי'a.cha.Za.niH270,butכִּֽי־ki-H3588my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315stillכָל־khol-H3605lingersע֥וֹדodH5750.’

10So I stoodוָאֶעֱמֹ֤דva.'e.'e.ModH5975over himעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921and killed himוַאֲמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּva.'a.Mo.te.Te.huH4191,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588I knewיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּ֛יkiH3588afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310he had fallenנִפְל֑וֹnif.LoH5307he could notלֹ֥אlo'H3808surviveיִֽחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421.And I tookוָאֶקַּ֞חva.'e.KachH3947the crownהַנֵּ֣זֶר׀ha.Ne.zerH5145thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was onעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218and the bandוְאֶצְעָדָה֙ve.'etz.'a.DahH685thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was onעַל־'al-H5921his armזְרֹע֔וֹze.ro.'OH2220,and I have brought themוָאֲבִיאֵ֥םva.'a.vi.'EmH935hereהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008toאֶל־'el-H413my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113.”

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