God & Savior

2 Samuel 1:16

For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I killed the LORD’s anointed.’”
2 Samuel 1:16
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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)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ דָּוִ֔ד דָּמְךָ֖ עַל־רֹאשֶׁ֑ךָ כִּ֣י פִ֗יךָ עָנָ֤ה בְךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אָנֹכִ֥י מֹתַ֖תִּי אֶת־מְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהוָֽה׃ ס

  1. וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֵלָיו֙'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. דָּוִ֔דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  4. דָּמְךָ֖da.mei.kha“blood your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from דָּם · “blood” · Strong's H1818
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  5. עַל־'al-“[be] on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  6. רֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.kha“head your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
  7. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  8. פִ֗יךָFi.kha“own mouth your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
  9. עָנָ֤ה'a.Nah“it has testified”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָנָה · “to answer” · Strong's H6030B
  10. בְךָ֙ve.Kha“against <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  11. לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  12. אָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.Khi“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
  13. מֹתַ֖תִּיmo.Ta.ti“I killed”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  14. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  15. מְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.ach“[the] [one] anointed of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מָשִׁיחַ · “anointed” · Strong's H4899
  16. יְהוָֽה׃ סYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)