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1 Chronicles 10:4

Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

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ASV

Then said Saul unto his armor-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armor-bearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.

KJV

Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
שָׁאוּל֩sha.'UlSaulH7586 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
נֹשֵׂ֨אno.Se'[the] bearer ofH5375 →
כֵלָ֜יוkhe.Lavweapons hisH3627 →
שְׁלֹ֥ףshe.Lofdraw outH8025 →
חַרְבְּךָ֣׀char.be.Khasword yourH2719 →
וְדָקְרֵ֣נִיve.da.ke.Re.niand pierce through meH1856 →
בָ֗הּVahwith it
פֶּן־pen-lestH6435 →
יָבֹ֜אוּya.Vo.'uthey should comeH935 →
הָעֲרֵלִ֤יםha.'a.re.Limthe uncircumcised [men]H6189 →
הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.leh<the> theseH428 →
וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ve.hit.'a.le.lu-and they will deal wantonlyH5953 →
בִ֔יViwith me
וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
אָבָה֙'a.Vahhe was willingH14 →
נֹשֵׂ֣אno.Se'[the] bearer ofH5375 →
כֵלָ֔יוkhe.Lavweapons hisH3627 →
כִּ֥יkiforH3588 →
יָרֵ֖אya.Re'he was afraidH3372 →
מְאֹ֑ד סme.'OdexceedinglyH3966 →
וַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947 →
שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revthe swordH2719 →
וַיִּפֹּ֖לvai.yi.Poland he fellH5307 →
עָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haon itH5921 →

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1 Samuel 31:4Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.Acts 1:18(Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out.2 Samuel 1:20Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.Matthew 27:4–5“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”Acts 16:27When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.1 Chronicles 10:5When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died.1 Samuel 17:36Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”2 Samuel 17:23When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.Judges 16:21Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze shackles and forced to grind grain in the prison.2 Samuel 1:9–10Then he begged me, ‘Stand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me, but my life still lingers.’1 Kings 16:18When Zimri saw that the city was captured, he entered the citadel of the royal palace and burned it down upon himself. So he died1 Samuel 14:6Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”Judges 16:23–25Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands.”Judges 9:54He quickly called his armor-bearer, saying, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So Abimelech’s armor-bearer ran his sword through him, and he died.2 Samuel 1:14–16So David asked him, “Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the LORD’s anointed?”1 Samuel 17:26David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”Judges 15:18And being very thirsty, Samson cried out to the LORD, “You have accomplished this great deliverance through Your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”1 Chronicles 10:9They stripped Saul, cut off his head, took his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temple of their idols and among their people.

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