God & Savior

2 Samuel 1:9

Then he begged me, ‘Stand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me, but my life still lingers.’
2 Samuel 1:9
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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 אֵלַ֗י עֲמָד־נָ֤א עָלַי֙ וּמֹ֣תְתֵ֔נִי כִּ֥י אֲחָזַ֖נִי הַשָּׁבָ֑ץ כִּֽי־כָל־ע֥וֹד נַפְשִׁ֖י בִּֽי׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֵלַ֗י'e.Lai“to me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. עֲמָד־'a.mod-“stand”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
  4. נָ֤אna'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  5. עָלַי֙'a.Lai“over me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  6. וּמֹ֣תְתֵ֔נִיu.Mo.te.Te.ni“and kill me”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  7. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  8. אֲחָזַ֖נִי'a.cha.Za.ni“it has seized me”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָחַז · “to grasp” · Strong's H0270
  9. הַשָּׁבָ֑ץha.sha.Vatz“<the> dizziness”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁבָץ · “agony” · Strong's H7661
  10. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  11. כָל־khol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  12. ע֥וֹדod“still”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹד · “still” · Strong's H5750
  13. נַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.Shi“life my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “life” · Strong's H5315H
  14. בִּֽי׃Bi“[is] in <the> me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from Os1c · “me” · Strong's H9030
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)