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1 Samuel 31:4 — King James Version← Study notes

Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.


1 Samuel 31:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Samuel 31:428 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶרwayōʾmer
answerconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
שָׁאוּל֩šāʾwl
SaulnounH7586
Shaul
לְ/נֹשֵׂ֨אlənōśēʾ
acceptpronH5375
advance · arise · (able to · suffer to) bear(-er ···
כֵלָ֜י/וkēlāyw
armournounH3627
artillery · bag · carriage · furnish ···
שְׁלֹ֥ףšəlōp
drawverbH8025
grow up · pluck off
חַרְבְּ/ךָ֣ḥarəbəkā
axenounH2719
dagger · knife · mattock · sword ···
וְ/דָקְרֵ֣/נִיwədāqərēniy
pierceconjH1856
strike through · wound
בָ֗/הּbāh
pron
פֶּןpen
(lest) (peradventure)conjH6435
that...not
יָ֠בוֹאוּyābwōʾw
abideverbH935
apply · attain · be · befall ···
הָ/עֲרֵלִ֨יםhāʿărēliym
uncircumcisedparticleH6189
הָ/אֵ֤לֶּהhāʾēleh
an- other; one sortparticleH428
so · some · such · them ···
וּ/דְקָרֻ֨/נִי֙wdəqāruniy
pierceconjH1856
strike through · wound
וְ/הִתְעַלְּלוּwəhitəʿaləlw
abuseconjH5953
affect · child · defile · do ···
בִ֔/יbiy
pron
וְ/לֹ֤אwəlōʾ
ereconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
אָבָה֙ʾābāh
consentverbH14
rest content will · be willing
נֹשֵׂ֣אnōśēʾ
acceptverbH5375
advance · arise · (able to · suffer to) bear(-er ···
כֵלָ֔י/וkēlāyw
armournounH3627
artillery · bag · carriage · furnish ···
כִּ֥יkiy
andconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
יָרֵ֖אyārēʾ
affrightverbH3372
be afraid · dread · fear(-ful · -fully ···
מְאֹ֑דməʾōd
diligentlyadvH3966
especially · exceeding · far · fast ···
וַ/יִּקַּ֤חwayiqaḥ
acceptconjH3947
bring · buy · carry away · drawn ···
שָׁאוּל֙šāʾwl
SaulnounH7586
Shaul
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הַ/חֶ֔רֶבhaḥereb
axeparticleH2719
dagger · knife · mattock · sword ···
וַ/יִּפֹּ֖לwayipōl
be acceptedconjH5307
cast (down · self · out) · cease ···
עָלֶֽי/הָʿāleyhā
abovepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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