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2 Samuel 1:10

So 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.”
2 Samuel 1:10
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וָאֶעֱמֹ֤ד עָלָיו֙ וַאֲמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּ כִּ֣י יָדַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֛י לֹ֥א יִֽחְיֶ֖ה אַחֲרֵ֣י נִפְל֑וֹ וָאֶקַּ֞ח הַנֵּ֣זֶר׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־רֹאשׁ֗וֹ וְאֶצְעָדָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־זְרֹע֔וֹ וָאֲבִיאֵ֥ם אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֖י הֵֽנָּה׃

  1. וָאֶעֱמֹ֤דva.'e.'e.Mod“and I stood”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
  2. עָלָיו֙'a.Lav“over him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  3. וַאֲמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּva.'a.Mo.te.Te.hu“and I killed him”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  4. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  5. יָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.ti“I knew”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  6. כִּ֛יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  7. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. יִֽחְיֶ֖הyich.Yeh“he will live”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָיָה · “to live” · Strong's H2421
  9. אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.Rei“after”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  10. נִפְל֑וֹnif.Lo“had fallen he”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָפַל · “fall” · Strong's H5307G
  11. וָאֶקַּ֞חva.'e.Kach“and I took”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  12. הַנֵּ֣זֶר׀ha.Ne.zer“the crown”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָסָה · “crown” · Strong's H5145H
  13. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  14. עַל־'al-“[was] on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  15. רֹאשׁ֗וֹro.Sho“head his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
  16. וְאֶצְעָדָה֙ve.'etz.'a.Dah“and an armlet”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶצְעָדָה · “armlet” · Strong's H0685
  17. אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  18. עַל־'al-“[was] on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  19. זְרֹע֔וֹze.ro.'O“arm his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זְרוֹעַ · “arm” · Strong's H2220
  20. וָאֲבִיאֵ֥םva.'a.vi.'Em“and I brought them”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בּוֹא · “bring” · Strong's H0935P
  21. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  22. אֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.Ni“lord my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
  23. הֵֽנָּה׃He.nah“here”
    Adverb · from הֵ֫נָּה · “hither” · Strong's H2008
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)