Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it. Young's Literal Translation and Saul saith unto the bearer of his weapons, ‘Draw thy sword, and pierce me with it, lest these uncircumcised come—and have abused me.’ And the bearer of his weapons hath not been willing, for he feareth exceedingly, and Saul taketh the sword, and falleth upon it; King James Bible Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. Hebrew Then Saulשָׁאוּל֩ (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites said וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to his armor-bearer, נֹשֵׂ֨א (nō·śê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take “Draw שְׁלֹ֥ף (šə·lōp̄) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 8025: To pull out, up, off your sword חַרְבְּךָ֣ ׀ (ḥar·bə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword and run it through me, וְדָקְרֵ֣נִי (wə·ḏā·qə·rê·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 1856: To stab, to starve, to revile or פֶּן־ (pen-) Conjunction Strong's 6435: Removal, lest these הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those uncircumcised men הָעֲרֵלִ֤ים (hā·‘ă·rê·lîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 6189: Having foreskin (uncircumcised) will come יָבֹ֜אוּ (yā·ḇō·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go and torture me!” וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ (wə·hiṯ·‘al·lə·lū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5953: To effect thoroughly, to glean, to overdo, maltreat, be saucy to, pain, impose But his armor-bearer נֹשֵׂ֣א (nō·śê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take refused, וְלֹ֤א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no because כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction he was terrified. יָרֵ֖א (yā·rê) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten So Saul שָׁאוּל֙ (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites took וַיִּקַּ֤ח (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take his own sword הַחֶ֔רֶב (ha·ḥe·reḇ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword and fell וַיִּפֹּ֖ל (way·yip·pōl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5307: To fall, lie on it. עָלֶֽיהָ׃ (‘ā·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against |
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