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2 Samuel 1:4

“What was the outcome?” David asked. “Please tell me.” “The troops fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”
2 Samuel 1:4
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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)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֥יו דָּוִ֛ד מֶה־הָיָ֥ה הַדָּבָ֖ר הַגֶּד־נָ֣א לִ֑י וַ֠יֹּאמֶר אֲשֶׁר־נָ֨ס הָעָ֜ם מִן־הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה וְגַם־הַרְבֵּ֞ה נָפַ֤ל מִן־הָעָם֙ וַיָּמֻ֔תוּ וְגַ֗ם שָׁא֛וּל וִיהוֹנָתָ֥ן בְּנ֖וֹ מֵֽתוּ׃

  1. וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֵלָ֥יו'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. דָּוִ֛דda.Vid“David”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דָּוִד · “David” · Strong's H1732
  4. מֶה־meh-“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  5. הָיָ֥הha.Yah“was it”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  6. הַדָּבָ֖רha.da.Var“the word”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
  7. הַגֶּד־ha.ged-“tell”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
  8. נָ֣אna'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  9. לִ֑יLi“to <the> me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  10. וַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  11. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“that”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  12. נָ֨סnas“it has fled”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נוּס · “to flee” · Strong's H5127
  13. הָעָ֜םha.'Am“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  14. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  15. הַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.Mah“the battle”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִלְחָמָה · “battle” · Strong's H4421
  16. וְגַם־ve.gam-“and also”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  17. הַרְבֵּ֞הhar.Beh“[surely] a multitude”
    Verb, hiphil, infinitive absolute, absolute · from רָבָה · “to multiply” · Strong's H7235A
  18. נָפַ֤לna.Fal“<it> has fallen”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָפַל · “fall” · Strong's H5307G
  19. מִן־min-“of”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  20. הָעָם֙ha.'Am“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  21. וַיָּמֻ֔תוּvai.ya.Mu.tu“and they have died”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  22. וְגַ֗םve.Gam“and also”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  23. שָׁא֛וּלsha.'Ul“Saul”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שָׁאוּל · “Saul” · Strong's H7586G
  24. וִיהוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.Tan“and Jonathan”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹנָתָן · “Jonathan” · Strong's H3083H
  25. בְּנ֖וֹbe.No“son his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  26. מֵֽתוּ׃Me.tu“they have died”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)