{
"verseID": "1 Chronicles.10.4",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁאוּל֩ אֶל־נֹשֵׂ֨א כֵלָ֜יו שְׁלֹ֥ף חַרְבְּךָ֣ ׀ וְדָקְרֵ֣נִי בָ֗הּ פֶּן־יָבֹ֜אוּ הָעֲרֵלִ֤ים הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־בִ֔י וְלֹ֤א אָבָה֙ נֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֔יו כִּ֥י יָרֵ֖א מְאֹ֑ד ס וַיִּקַּ֤ח שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת־הַחֶ֔רֶב וַיִּפֹּ֖ל עָלֶֽיהָ׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *šāʾûl* to-*nōśēʾ* *kēlāyw*, '*šəlōp* *ḥarbəkā* and *dāqrēnî* with-*bāh*, lest-*yābōʾû* *hāʿărēlîm* *hāʾēlleh* and *wəhitʿalləlû*-in-me.' And *lōʾ* *ʾābāh* *nōśēʾ* *kēlāyw*, for *yārēʾ* greatly. And *wayyiqqaḥ* *šāʾûl* *ʾet*-*haḥereb* and *wayyippōl* upon-*ʿāleyhā*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "verb, Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*nōśēʾ*": "noun, masculine singular participle construct - bearer of",
"*kēlāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his weapons/armor",
"*šəlōp*": "verb, Qal imperative, masculine singular - draw",
"*ḥarbəkā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your sword",
"*dāqrēnî*": "verb, Qal imperative, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - thrust me",
"*bāh*": "preposition with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - with it",
"*yābōʾû*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will come",
"*hāʿărēlîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the uncircumcised",
"*hāʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, plural with definite article - these",
"*wəhitʿalləlû*": "verb, Hithpael perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they will abuse",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*ʾābāh*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he was willing",
"*yārēʾ*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he feared",
"*wayyiqqaḥ*": "verb, Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he took",
"*haḥereb*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the sword",
"*wayyippōl*": "verb, Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he fell",
"*ʿāleyhā*": "preposition with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - upon it"
},
"variants": {
"*nōśēʾ kēlāyw*": "armor-bearer/weapon-bearer",
"*šəlōp*": "draw/unsheathe/pull out",
"*dāqrēnî*": "thrust me/pierce me/run me through",
"*hāʿărēlîm*": "the uncircumcised ones/the Philistines (pejorative term)",
"*wəhitʿalləlû*": "and abuse/make sport of/mock",
"*ʾābāh*": "was willing/consented/agreed",
"*yārēʾ*": "feared/was afraid/was terrified",
"*wayyippōl ʿāleyhā*": "and he fell upon it/fell on his sword"
}
}