5 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.31.5",
"source": "וַיַּ֥רְא נֹשֵֽׂא־כֵלָ֖יו כִּ֣י מֵ֣ת שָׁא֑וּל וַיִּפֹּ֥ל גַּם־ה֛וּא עַל־חַרְבּ֖וֹ וַיָּ֥מָת עִמּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And *wayyarʾ* *nōśēʾ-kēlāyw* that *mēt* *šāʾûl*, and *wayyippōl* also he upon his *ḥarbô* and *wayyāmāt* with him.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyarʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he saw",
"*nōśēʾ-kēlāyw*": "participle construct + noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - bearer of his weapons/armor-bearer",
"*mēt*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - died/was dead",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*wayyippōl*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he fell",
"*ḥarbô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his sword",
"*wayyāmāt*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he died"
},
"variants": {
"*nōśēʾ-kēlāyw*": "armor-bearer/weapons-bearer",
"*mēt*": "died/was dead"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.31.6",
"source": "וַיָּ֣מָת שָׁא֡וּל וּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת בָּנָיו֩ וְנֹשֵׂ֨א כֵלָ֜יו גַּ֧ם כָּל־אֲנָשָׁ֛יו בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא יַחְדָּֽו׃",
"text": "And *wayyāmāt* *šāʾûl* and his three *bānāyw* and *nōśēʾ kēlāyw*, also all his *ʾănāšāyw* *bayyôm* *hahûʾ* *yaḥdāw*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyāmāt*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he died",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*bānāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his sons",
"*nōśēʾ kēlāyw*": "participle construct + noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - bearer of his weapons/armor-bearer",
"*ʾănāšāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his men",
"*bayyôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with definite article - in the day",
"*hahûʾ*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that",
"*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together"
},
"variants": {
"*nōśēʾ kēlāyw*": "armor-bearer/weapons-bearer",
"*ʾănāšāyw*": "his men/his warriors/his soldiers",
"*yaḥdāw*": "together/at the same time/all at once"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.31.7",
"source": "וַיִּרְא֣וּ אַנְשֵֽׁי־יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר־בְּעֵ֨בֶר הָעֵ֜מֶק וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ בְּעֵ֣בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן כִּֽי־נָ֙סוּ֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְכִי־מֵ֖תוּ שָׁא֣וּל וּבָנָ֑יו וַיַּעַזְב֤וּ אֶת־הֶֽעָרִים֙ וַיָּנֻ֔סוּ וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּ בָּהֶֽן׃",
"text": "And *wayyirʾû* *ʾanšê-yiśrāʾēl* who were *ʾăšer-bəʿēber hāʿēmeq* and who were *ʾăšer bəʿēber hayyardēn* that *kî-nāsû* *ʾanšê yiśrāʾēl* and that *wəḵî-mētû* *šāʾûl* and his sons, and *wayyaʿazbû* *ʾet-heʿārîm* and *wayyānusû*, and *wayyābōʾû* *pəlištîm* and *wayyēšəbû* in them.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyirʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they saw",
"*ʾanšê-yiśrāʾēl*": "noun, masculine plural construct + proper noun - men of Israel",
"*ʾăšer-bəʿēber hāʿēmeq*": "relative pronoun + preposition + noun with definite article - who were across the valley",
"*ʾăšer bəʿēber hayyardēn*": "relative pronoun + preposition + proper noun with definite article - who were across the Jordan",
"*kî-nāsû*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - that they fled",
"*wəḵî-mētû*": "conjunction + conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - and that they died",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*wayyaʿazbû*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they abandoned",
"*ʾet-heʿārîm*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine plural with definite article - the cities",
"*wayyānusû*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they fled",
"*wayyābōʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they came",
"*pəlištîm*": "noun, masculine plural - Philistines",
"*wayyēšəbû*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they settled/dwelt"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾanšê-yiśrāʾēl*": "men of Israel/Israelites/Israelite men",
"*bəʿēber*": "across/on the other side of/beyond",
"*hāʿēmeq*": "the valley/the plain",
"*hayyardēn*": "the Jordan [River]",
"*wayyaʿazbû*": "abandoned/forsook/left",
"*wayyēšəbû*": "dwelt/settled/lived"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.31.8",
"source": "וַֽיְהִי֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים לְפַשֵּׁ֖ט אֶת־הַחֲלָלִ֑ים וֽ͏ַיִּמְצְא֤וּ אֶת־שָׁאוּל֙ וְאֶת־שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת בָּנָ֔יו נֹפְלִ֖ים בְּהַ֥ר הַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃",
"text": "And *wayəhî* *mimmāḥŏrāt*, and *wayyābōʾû* *pəlištîm* to *ləpaššēṭ* *ʾet-haḥălālîm*, and *wayyimṣəʾû* *ʾet-šāʾûl* and *ʾet* his three *bānāyw* *nōp̄əlîm* on *har haggilbōaʿ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and it happened",
"*mimmāḥŏrāt*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - on the next day",
"*wayyābōʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they came",
"*pəlištîm*": "noun, masculine plural - Philistines",
"*ləpaššēṭ*": "preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct - to strip",
"*ʾet-haḥălālîm*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine plural with definite article - the slain",
"*wayyimṣəʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they found",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*bānāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his sons",
"*nōp̄əlîm*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural - fallen",
"*har haggilbōaʿ*": "proper noun phrase - Mount Gilboa"
},
"variants": {
"*wayəhî*": "and it was/and it came to pass/and it happened",
"*mimmāḥŏrāt*": "on the next day/the day after",
"*ləpaššēṭ*": "to strip/to plunder/to despoil",
"*haḥălālîm*": "the slain/the fallen/the dead bodies",
"*nōp̄əlîm*": "fallen/lying dead"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.31.9",
"source": "וַֽיִּכְרְתוּ֙ אֶת־רֹאשׁ֔וֹ וַיַּפְשִׁ֖יטוּ אֶת־כֵּלָ֑יו וַיְשַׁלְּח֨וּ בְאֶֽרֶץ־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֜ים סָבִ֗יב לְבַשֵּׂ֛ר בֵּ֥ית עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֖ם וְאֶת־הָעָֽם׃",
"text": "And *wayyiḵrətû* *ʾet-rōʾšô* and *wayyap̄šîṭû* *ʾet-kēlāyw*, and *wayəšalləḥû* in *ʾereṣ-pəlištîm* *sābîb* to *ləbaśśēr* *bêt ʿăṣabbêhem* and *ʾet-hāʿām*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiḵrətû*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they cut off",
"*ʾet-rōʾšô*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his head",
"*wayyap̄šîṭû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they stripped",
"*ʾet-kēlāyw*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his weapons/armor",
"*wayəšalləḥû*": "verb, piel imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they sent",
"*ʾereṣ-pəlištîm*": "noun, feminine singular construct + proper noun - land of Philistines",
"*sābîb*": "adverb - around",
"*ləbaśśēr*": "preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct - to proclaim/announce good news",
"*bêt ʿăṣabbêhem*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - house of their idols",
"*ʾet-hāʿām*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular with definite article - the people"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyiḵrətû*": "cut off/severed/beheaded",
"*kēlāyw*": "his weapons/his armor/his equipment",
"*wayəšalləḥû*": "sent/dispatched/had messengers go",
"*sābîb*": "around/all around/in every direction",
"*ləbaśśēr*": "to announce/to proclaim/to bring news",
"*ʿăṣabbêhem*": "their idols/their images/their gods"
}
}