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He said to me, Stand, I pray you, beside me, and kill me; for anguish has taken hold of me, because my life is yet whole in me.
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Saul's Mysterious 'Anguish'
The Amalekite quotes Saul as saying 'anguish hath taken hold of me.' Commentators note that the original Hebrew word for 'anguish' is used only here in the Bible, making its exact meaning uncertain. Scholars suggest it could mean giddiness, a cramp, or some other debilitating effect from his wounds that left him helpless.
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2 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Anguish — The Hebrew word used here occurs nowhere else in Scripture and has a doubtful meaning (compare the margin). The rabbis interpret i…
19th Century
Anglican
Anguish is come upon me. —The word for “anguish” occurs only here, and probably does not have either of the meanings given to it in the te…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said unto me again, stand, I pray thee, upon me, andslay me Which it can hardly be …
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