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Davidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe young manהַנַּעַרwho was reporting itהַמַּגִּידto him,לוֹ“From whereאֵי מִזֶּהare you?”אָתָּהHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“I amאָנֹכִיthe sonבֶּןof a man,אִישׁa resident alien,גֵּרan Amalekite.”עֲמָלֵקִי
2 Samuel 1:13
Study it in the app“David said to the young man who was reporting it to him, “From where are you?” He said, “I am the son of a man, a resident alien, an Amalekite.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 1:13, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- the young manנַּעַרnaar
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appears- who was reporting itמַּגִּידmagid
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “magid” appears- the sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- a resident alienגֵּרger
resident alien
Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.
Where else “ger” appears- an Amalekiteעֲמָלֵקִיamaleki
Amalekite
Amalekite(s): a nomadic people of southern Canaan, enemies of Israel from the exodus onward.
Where else “amaleki” appears
The context
12They lamented and wept and fasted until the evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son and for the people of YHWH and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
13 · This verse (above)
14David said to him, “How were you not afraid to stretch out your hand to destroy YHWH’s anointed?”