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2 Samuel 1:16

Hebrew
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ דָּוִ֔ד דמיך דָּמְךָ֖ עַל רֹאשֶׁ֑ךָ כִּ֣י פִ֗יךָ עָנָ֤ה בְךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אָנֹכִ֥י מֹתַ֖תִּי אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

hebrew

The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence.

For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים (
מְשִׁ֥יחַplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigמָשִׁיחַ

Messiah means “anointed one”

The Greek word is Christ (Χριστός)

Masculine, noun
יְהוָֽהplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
ESV
And David said to him, “Your blood be on your head, for your own mouth has testified against you, saying, 'I have killed the LORD's anointed.'”
NIV
For David had said to him, “Your blood be on your own head. Your own mouth testified against you when you said, 'I killed the LORD's anointed.'”
NLT
“You have condemned yourself,” David said, “for you yourself confessed that you killed the LORD's anointed one.”
LXX
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
εἶπεν Δαυιδ πρὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπρός

greek

Meaning

* To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About

Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament.

πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s…
αὐτόνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
τὸ αἷμά σου ἐπὶ τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
κεφαλήν σου ὅτι τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
στόμα σου ἀπεκρίθη κατὰ σοῦ λέγων ὅτι ἐγὼ ἐθανάτωσα τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
χριστὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigΧριστός

Christ means “anointed one”

The equivalent Hebrew word is Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ)

Noun, masculine.
κυρίου
KJV
And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.

2 Samuel 1:15 ← 2 Samuel 1:16 → 2 Samuel 1:17

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