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2 Samuel 1:5

Then David asked the young man who had brought him the report, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
2 Samuel 1:5
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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 דָּוִ֔ד אֶל־הַנַּ֖עַר הַמַּגִּ֣יד ל֑וֹ אֵ֣יךְ יָדַ֔עְתָּ כִּי־מֵ֥ת שָׁא֖וּל וִיהֽוֹנָתָ֥ן בְּנֽוֹ׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. דָּוִ֔דda.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. הַנַּ֖עַרha.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. ל֑וֹlo“to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  7. אֵ֣יךְ'eikh“how?”
    Particle, interrogative · from אֵיךְ · “how?” · Strong's H0349A
  8. יָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.ta“do you know”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  9. כִּי־ki-“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  10. מֵ֥תmet“he has died”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  11. שָׁא֖וּלsha.'Ul“Saul”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שָׁאוּל · “Saul” · Strong's H7586G
  12. וִיהֽוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.Tan“and Jonathan”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹנָתָן · “Jonathan” · Strong's H3083H
  13. בְּנֽוֹ׃be.No“son his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)