New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 1:6-10

6The youngהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288who toldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “ByH7122chanceH7122I happenedH7136toH7136beH7136onMountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּ֔עַha.gil.Bo.a'H1533,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586was leaningנִשְׁעָ֣ןnish.'AnH8172on his spearחֲנִית֑וֹcha.ni.ToH2595.And beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,the chariotsהָרֶ֛כֶבha.Re.khevH7393and the horsemenהַפָּרָשִׁ֖יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571had overtakenהִדְבִּקֻֽהוּ׃hid.bi.Ku.huH1692him.

7When he lookedוַיִּ֥פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437behindאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310himself, he sawוַיִּרְאֵ֑נִיvai.yir.'E.niH7200me, and calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to me. And I saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, ‘HereH2009I am.’

8Then he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Whoמִי־mi-H4310are you?’ And Iansweredוָאֹמַ֣רvai.yo.merH559him, ‘I am an Amalekiteעֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.KiH6003.’

9And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, ‘Pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994standעֲמָד־'a.mod-H5975nextעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921to me and finishH4191me offH4191, foragonyהַשָּׁבָ֑ץha.sha.VatzH7661has seizedאֲחָזַ֖נִי'a.cha.Za.niH270me becauseH3588mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315stillע֥וֹדodH5750lingers in me.’

10So I stoodוָאֶעֱמֹ֤דva.'e.'e.ModH5975nextH5921to himand finishedH4191him offH4191,becauseH3588I knewיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that he could not liveיִֽחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310he had fallenנִפְל֑וֹnif.LoH5307. AndI tookוָאֶקַּ֞חva.'e.KachH3947the crownהַנֵּ֣זֶר׀ha.Ne.zerH5145whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wason his headרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218and the bandוְאֶצְעָדָה֙ve.'etz.'a.DahH685whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wason his armזְרֹע֔וֹze.ro.'OH2220,and I have broughtוָאֲבִיאֵ֥םva.'a.vi.'EmH935them hereהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008to my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113.”

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