2 Samuel 1:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

David said to the young man who brought him the report, 'Where are you from?' He answered, 'I am the son of an Amalekite sojourner.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗ד אֶל־הַנַּ֙עַר֙ הַמַּגִּ֣יד ל֔וֹ אֵ֥י מִזֶּ֖ה אָ֑תָּה וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בֶּן־אִ֛ישׁ גֵּ֥ר עֲמָלֵקִ֖י אָנֹֽכִי׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer dāwid to the naʿar the maggid to him, 'ʾê from this ʾāttâ?' And wayyōʾmer, 'Son of ʾîš gēr ʿămālēqî ʾānōkî.'

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *dāwid*: proper noun - David
• *naʿar*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the young man/lad
• *maggid*: hiphil participle, masculine singular with definite article - the one telling/reporting
• *ʾê*: interrogative particle - where/from where
• *ʾāttâ*: personal pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you
• *ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular construct - man of
• *gēr*: noun, masculine singular - stranger/sojourner
• *ʿămālēqî*: gentilic adjective, masculine singular - Amalekite
• *ʾānōkî*: personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I

Word Meanings

• *ʾê mizzeh ʾāttâ*: where are you from?/from where do you come?
• *ben-ʾîš gēr ʿămālēqî*: son of an Amalekite resident alien/son of an Amalekite sojourner
• *ʾānōkî*: I am/I [am]

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And David said to the young man who told him, Where are you from? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And David{H1732} said{H559} unto the young man{H5288} that told{H5046} him, Whence art thou? And he answered,{H559} I am the son{H1121} of a sojourner,{H376} an Amalekite.{H6003}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And David{H1732} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the young man{H5288} that told{H5046}{(H8688)} him, Whence art thou? And he answered{H559}{(H8799)}, I am the son{H1121} of a stranger{H376}{H1616}, an Amalekite{H6003}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Dauid sayde to the yonge man that broughte him worde: What art thou? He sayde: I am ye sonne of a straunger an Amalechite.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Afterward Dauid saide vnto the yong man that tolde it him, Whence art thou? And hee answered, I am the sonne of a stranger an Amalekite.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Dauid sayd vnto the young man that brought him these tidings: Whence art thou? He aunswered: I am the sonne of an aliaunt, an Amakelite.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence [art] thou? And he answered, I [am] the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  David said to the young man who told him, Whence are you? He answered, I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And David saith unto the youth who is declaring `it' to him, `Whence `art' thou?' and he saith, `Son of a sojourner, an Amalekite, I `am'.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And David said to the young man who had given him the news, Where do you come from? And he said, I am the son of a man from a strange land; I am an Amalekite.

• World English Bible (2000)

  David said to the young man who told him, "Where are you from?" He answered, "I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  David said to the young man who told this to him,“Where are you from?” He replied,“I am an Amalekite, the son of a resident foreigner.”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 1:8 : 8 He asked me, 'Who are you?' I answered him, 'I am an Amalekite.'