2 Samuel 1:8 Go deeper

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

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:8 word 1

מִי\־mi-who?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:8 word 2

אָ֑תָּה'A.tah[are] you

Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)

Meaning: you(m.s.)

Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:8 word 3

אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lavto him

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:8 word 4

עֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.Ki[am] an Amalekite

Lemma: עֲמָלֵקִי (a.ma.le.qi) · Strong's: H6003

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)

Meaning: Amalekite

Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 14:7, Numbers 14:25, Numbers 14:43, Numbers 14:45, Judges 12:15, 1 Samuel 15:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6003; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:8 word 5

אָנֹֽכִי\׃'a.No.khiI

Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT 2 Samuel 1:8 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Who	→	מִי H4310 who?
are you	→	אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.)
he asked	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
So I told	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
him	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
I am	→	אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I
an Amalekite	→	עֲמָלֵקִי H6003 Amalekite

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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