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2 Samuel 1:18-27

18(Also he badeוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559them teachלְלַמֵּ֥דle.la.MedH3925the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063the use ofthe bowקָ֑שֶׁתKa.shetH7198: behold, it iswrittenכְתוּבָ֖הkhe.tu.VahH3789in the bookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of Jasherהַיָּשָֽׁר׃hai.ya.SharH3477.)

19The beautyהַצְּבִי֙ha.tze.ViH6643of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478is slainחָלָ֑לcha.LalH2491upon thy high placesבָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116:how are the mightyגִבּוֹרִֽים׃gi.bo.RimH1368fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307!

20Tellתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046itnot in Gathבְגַ֔תve.GatH1661,publishתְּבַשְּׂר֖וּte.va.se.RuH1319itnot in the streetsבְּחוּצֹ֣תbe.chu.TzotH2351of Askelonאַשְׁקְל֑וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831;lest the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֙חְנָה֙tis.Mach.nahH8055,lest the daughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of the uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִֽים׃ha.'a.re.LimH6189triumphתַּעֲלֹ֖זְנָהta.'a.Lo.ze.nahH5937.

21Ye mountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022of Gilboaבַגִּלְבֹּ֗עַva.gil.Bo.a'H1533, let there beno dewטַ֧לtalH2919, neither let there berainמָטָ֛רma.TarH4306,upon you, nor fieldsוּשְׂדֵ֣יu.se.DeiH7704of offeringsתְרוּמֹ֑תte.ru.MotH8641:for there the shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043of the mightyגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368is vilely cast awayנִגְעַל֙nig.'AlH1602,the shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, as though he had not beenanointedמָשִׁ֥יחַma.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.TanH3083turnedנָשׂ֖וֹגna.SogH7734not backאָח֑וֹר'a.ChorH268,and the swordוְחֶ֣רֶבve.Che.revH2719of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586returnedתָשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725not emptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

23Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֗ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083werelovelyהַנֶּאֱהָבִ֤יםha.ne.'e.ha.VimH157and pleasantוְהַנְּעִימִם֙ve.ha.ne.'i.MimH5273in their livesבְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔םbe.chai.yei.HemH2416,and in their deathוּבְמוֹתָ֖םu.ve.mo.TamH4194they were not dividedנִפְרָ֑דוּnif.Ra.duH6504:they were swifterקַ֔לּוּKa.luH7043than eaglesמִנְּשָׁרִ֣יםmi.ne.sha.RimH5404,they were strongerגָּבֵֽרוּ׃ga.Ve.ruH1396than lionsמֵאֲרָי֖וֹתme.'a.ra.YotH738.

24Ye daughtersבְּנוֹת֙be.nOtH1323of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,weep overבְּכֶ֑ינָהbe.Khei.nahH1058Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,who clothedהַמַּלְבִּֽשְׁכֶ֤םha.mal.bish.KhemH3847you in scarletשָׁנִי֙sha.NiH8144, with otherdelightsעֲדָנִ֔ים'a.da.NimH5730,who putהַֽמַּעֲלֶה֙ha.ma.'a.LehH5927on ornamentsעֲדִ֣י'a.DiH5716of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091upon your apparelלְבוּשְׁכֶֽן׃le.vu.she.KhenH3830.

25How are the mightyגִבֹּרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307in the midstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421!O Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083, thou wastslainחָלָֽל׃cha.LalH2491in thine high placesבָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116.

26I am distressedצַר־tzar-H6887for thee, my brotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083:veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966pleasantנָעַ֥מְתָּna.'Am.taH5276hast thou been unto me: thy loveאַהֲבָֽתְךָ֙'a.ha.va.te.KhaH160to me was wonderfulנִפְלְאַ֤תָהnif.le.'A.tahH6381,passing the loveמֵאַהֲבַ֖תme.'a.ha.VatH160of womenנָשִֽׁים׃na.ShimH802.

27How are the mightyגִבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307,and the weaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of warמִלְחָמָֽה׃ פmil.cha.MahH4421perishedוַיֹּאבְד֖וּvai.yoe.DuH6!

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