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2 Samuel 1:18-27

18and he orderedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559that the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063be taughtלְלַמֵּ֥דle.la.MedH3925the Song ofthe Bowקָ֑שֶׁת הִנֵּ֥הKa.shet hi.NehH7198 H2009.It is writtenכְתוּבָ֖הkhe.tu.VahH3789inעַל־'al-H5921the Bookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of Jasharהַיָּשָֽׁר׃hai.ya.SharH3477:

19“Your gloryהַצְּבִי֙ha.tze.ViH6643,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,lies slainחָלָ֑לcha.LalH2491onעַל־'al-H5921your heightsבָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116.Howאֵ֖יךְ'eikhH349the mightyגִבּוֹרִֽים׃gi.bo.RimH1368have fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307!

20Tellתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046itnotאַל־'al-H408in Gathבְגַ֔תve.GatH1661;proclaimתְּבַשְּׂר֖וּte.va.se.RuH1319itnotאַֽל־'al-H408in the streetsבְּחוּצֹ֣תbe.chu.TzotH2351of Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֑וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים פֶּֽן־pe.lish.Tim pen-H6430 H6435rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֙חְנָה֙tis.Mach.nahH8055,and the daughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of the uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִֽים׃ha.'a.re.LimH6189exultתַּעֲלֹ֖זְנָהta.'a.Lo.ze.nahH5937.

21O mountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022of Gilboaבַגִּלְבֹּ֗עַva.gil.Bo.a'H1533,may you haveעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921noאַל־'al-H408dewטַ֧ל וְאַל־tal ve.'al-H2919 H408or rainמָטָ֛רma.TarH4306,no fieldsוּשְׂדֵ֣יu.se.DeiH7704yieldingofferingsתְרוּמֹ֑תte.ru.MotH8641of grain.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033the shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043of the mightyגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368was defiledנִגְעַל֙nig.'AlH1602,the shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,no longerבְּלִ֖יbe.LiH1097anointedמָשִׁ֥יחַma.Shi.achH4899with oilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.

22From the bloodמִדַּ֣םmi.DamH1818of the slainחֲלָלִ֗יםcha.la.LimH2491,from the fatמֵחֵ֙לֶב֙me.Che.levH2459of the mightyגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368,the bowקֶ֚שֶׁתKe.shetH7198of Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808retreatנָשׂ֖וֹג אָח֑וֹרna.Sog 'a.ChorH7734 H268,and the swordוְחֶ֣רֶבve.Che.revH2719of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808returnתָשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725emptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

23Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֗ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083,belovedהַנֶּאֱהָבִ֤יםha.ne.'e.ha.VimH157and delightfulוְהַנְּעִימִם֙ve.ha.ne.'i.MimH5273in lifeבְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔םbe.chai.yei.HemH2416,were notלֹ֣אlo'H3808dividedנִפְרָ֑דוּnif.Ra.duH6504in deathוּבְמוֹתָ֖םu.ve.mo.TamH4194.They were swifterקַ֔לּוּKa.luH7043than eaglesמִנְּשָׁרִ֣יםmi.ne.sha.RimH5404;they were strongerגָּבֵֽרוּ׃ga.Ve.ruH1396than lionsמֵאֲרָי֖וֹתme.'a.ra.YotH738.

24O daughtersבְּנוֹת֙be.nOtH1323of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,weepבְּכֶ֑ינָהbe.Khei.nahH1058forאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,who clothed youהַמַּלְבִּֽשְׁכֶ֤םha.mal.bish.KhemH3847in scarletשָׁנִי֙sha.NiH8144andעִם־'im-H5973luxuryעֲדָנִ֔ים'a.da.NimH5730,who deckedהַֽמַּעֲלֶה֙ha.ma.'a.LehH5927your garmentsלְבוּשְׁכֶֽן׃le.vu.she.KhenH3830withעַ֖ל'alH5921ornamentsעֲדִ֣י'a.DiH5716of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091.

25Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349the mightyגִבֹּרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368have fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307in the thickבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421!Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083lies slainחָלָֽל׃cha.LalH2491onעַל־'al-H5921your heightsבָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116.

26I grieveצַר־tzar-H6887for youעָלֶ֗יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921,Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083,my brotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251.You were delightfulנָעַ֥מְתָּna.'Am.taH5276to meמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966;your loveאַהֲבָֽתְךָ֙'a.ha.va.te.KhaH160to mewas extraordinaryנִפְלְאַ֤תָהnif.le.'A.tahH6381,surpassing the loveמֵאַהֲבַ֖תme.'a.ha.VatH160of womenנָשִֽׁים׃na.ShimH802.

27Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349the mightyגִבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368have fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307,and the weaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of warמִלְחָמָֽה׃ פmil.cha.MahH4421have perishedוַיֹּאבְד֖וּvai.yoe.DuH6!”

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