The Meaning of 1 Samuel 31:5 Explained

1 Samuel 31:5

KJV: And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.

YLT: And the bearer of his weapons seeth that Saul is dead, and he falleth -- he also -- on his sword, and dieth with him;

Darby: And when his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on his sword, and died with him.

ASV: And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died with him.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And when his armourbearer  saw  that Saul  was dead,  he fell  likewise upon his sword,  and died  with him. 

What does 1 Samuel 31:5 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 31:1-13 - One Brave Deed On A Dark Day
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Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 31

1  Saul, having lost his army, and his sons slain,
4  he and his armor bearer kill themselves
7  The Philistines possess the forsaken towns of the Israelites
8  They triumph over the dead bodies
11  They of Jabesh Gilead recovering the dead bodies by night,
12  burn them at Jabesh,
13  and mournfully bury their bodies

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 31:5 mean?

And when saw bearer his armorbearer that was dead Saul and fell also he on his sword and died with him
וַיַּ֥רְא נֹשֵֽׂא־ כֵלָ֖יו כִּ֣י מֵ֣ת שָׁא֑וּל וַיִּפֹּ֥ל גַּם־ ה֛וּא עַל־ חַרְבּ֖וֹ וַיָּ֥מָת עִמּֽוֹ

וַיַּ֥רְא  And  when  saw 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
נֹשֵֽׂא־  bearer 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
כֵלָ֖יו  his  armorbearer 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: כְּלִי  
Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
כִּ֣י  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
מֵ֣ת  was  dead 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
שָׁא֑וּל  Saul 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁאוּל  
Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
וַיִּפֹּ֥ל  and  fell 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָפַל  
Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
גַּם־  also 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
חַרְבּ֖וֹ  his  sword 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חֶרֶב  
Sense: sword, knife.
וַיָּ֥מָת  and  died 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
עִמּֽוֹ  with  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.

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