2 Samuel 1:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He asked me, 'Who are you?' I answered him, 'I am an Amalekite.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לִ֖י מִי־אָ֑תָּה *ויאמר **וָאֹמַ֣ר אֵלָ֔יו עֲמָלֵקִ֖י אָנֹֽכִי׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer to me, 'Who ʾāttâ?' And wāʾōmar to him, 'ʿămālēqî ʾānōkî.'

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *ʾāttâ*: personal pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you
• *wāʾōmar*: consecutive imperfect, 1st person singular - and I said
• *ʿămālēqî*: gentilic adjective, masculine singular - Amalekite
• *ʾānōkî*: personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I

Word Meanings

• *mî-ʾāttâ*: who are you?
• *ʿămālēqî ʾānōkî*: I am an Amalekite/I am of Amalek

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he said to me, Who are you? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he sayde vnto me: What art thou? I sayde vnto him: I am an Amalechite.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he said vnto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he sayde vnto me: Who art thou? I aunswered him: I am an Amalekite.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said unto me, Who [art] thou? And I answered him, I [am] an Amalekite.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said to me, Who are you? I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he saith to me, Who `art' thou? and I say unto him, An Amalekite I `am'.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to me, Who are you? And I said, I am an Amalekite.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said to me, 'Who are you?' I answered him, 'I am an Amalekite.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He asked me,‘Who are you?’ I told him,‘I’m an Amalekite.’

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 30:13 : 13 David asked him, "Who do you belong to, and where are you from?" He answered, "I am an Egyptian, the servant of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me three days ago because I fell ill."
• 1 Sam 30:17 : 17 David attacked them from twilight until the evening of the next day. None of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode off on camels and fled.
• 1 Sam 15:3 : 3 Now go and attack Amalek. Devote to destruction everything they have. Do not spare them; kill men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.'
• 1 Sam 30:1 : 1 On the third day, when David and his men arrived at Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had invaded the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned it to the ground.
• 1 Sam 27:8 : 8 Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites, for they had been living in the land from ancient times, from the route to Shur as far as the land of Egypt.
• Gen 14:7 : 7 Then they turned back and came to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they defeated all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who lived in Hazezon-Tamar.
• Exod 17:8-9 : 8 Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim. 9 Moses said to Joshua, "Choose some men for us and go out to fight against Amalek. Tomorrow, I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand." 10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him and fought against Amalek, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. 11 As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered his hands, Amalek prevailed. 12 When Moses' hands grew heavy, they took a stone and placed it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other, so his hands remained steady until sunset. 13 So Joshua defeated Amalek and his people with the sword. 14 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it to Joshua: 'I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.'" 15 Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner. 16 He said, "Because hands were lifted up against the throne of the LORD, the LORD will be at war with Amalek from generation to generation."
• Num 24:20 : 20 Then Balaam saw Amalek and spoke his oracle: 'Amalek was first among the nations, but their end will be utter destruction.'
• Deut 25:17-19 : 17 Remember what Amalek did to you on your journey out of Egypt, 18 how he met you on the road, attacked all who were lagging behind you when you were tired and weary, and he did not fear God. 19 Therefore, when the LORD your God has given you rest from all your enemies around you in the land He is giving you as an inheritance to possess, you shall blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven. Do not forget!