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2 Samuel 1:7-9
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
2 Samuel 1:7-9
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
7 When he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. I answered, “Here, sir.” 8 And he said to me, “Who are you?” I answered him, “I am an Amalekite.” 9 He said to me, “Come, stand over me and kill me; for convulsions have seized me, and yet my life still lingers.”
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2 Samuel 1:7-9
New International Version
2 Samuel 1:7-9
New International Version
7 When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me, and I said, ‘What can I do?’
8 “He asked me, ‘Who are you?’
“‘An Amalekite,(A)’ I answered.
9 “Then he said to me, ‘Stand here by me and kill me!(B) I’m in the throes of death, but I’m still alive.’
2 Samuel 1:7-9
English Standard Version
2 Samuel 1:7-9
English Standard Version
7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called to me. And I answered, ‘Here I am.’ 8 And he said to me, ‘Who are you?’ I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’ 9 And he said to me, (A)‘Stand beside me and kill me, for anguish has seized me, and yet my life still lingers.’
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2 Samuel 1:7-9
New King James Version
2 Samuel 1:7-9
New King James Version
7 Now when he looked behind him, he saw me and called to me. And I answered, ‘Here I am.’ 8 And he said to me, ‘Who are you?’ So I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’ 9 He said to me again, ‘Please stand over me and kill me, for [a]anguish has come upon me, but my life still remains in me.’
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