God & Savior

2 Samuel 1:13

And David inquired of the young man who had brought him the report, “Where are you from?” “I am the son of a foreigner,” he answered. “I am an Amalekite.”
2 Samuel 1:13
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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)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗ד אֶל־הַנַּ֙עַר֙ הַמַּגִּ֣יד ל֔וֹ אֵ֥י מִזֶּ֖ה אָ֑תָּה וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בֶּן־אִ֛ישׁ גֵּ֥ר עֲמָלֵקִ֖י אָנֹֽכִי׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. דָּוִ֗דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. הַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'ar“the young man”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נַ֫עַר · “youth” · Strong's H5288
  5. הַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.Gid“who had told”
    Definite article + Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
  6. ל֔וֹlo“to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  7. אֵ֥י'ei“where?”
    Particle, interrogative · from אַי · “where?” · Strong's H0335
  8. מִזֶּ֖הmi.Zeh“from this”
    Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  9. אָ֑תָּה'A.tah“[are] you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  10. וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  11. בֶּן־ben-“[am the] son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  12. אִ֛ישׁ'ish“a man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  13. גֵּ֥רger“a sojourner”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גֵּר · “sojourner” · Strong's H1616
  14. עֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.Ki“an Amalekite”
    Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֲמָלֵקִי · “Amalekite” · Strong's H6003
  15. אָנֹֽכִי׃'a.No.khi“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)