New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 1:18-27

18and he toldוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themto teachלְלַמֵּ֥דle.la.MedH3925the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063the song ofthe bowקָ֑שֶׁתKa.shetH7198;beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,it is writtenכְתוּבָ֖הkhe.tu.VahH3789inthe bookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of Jasharהַיָּשָֽׁר׃hai.ya.SharH3477.

19“Your beautyהַצְּבִי֙ha.tze.ViH6643,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,is slainחָלָ֑לcha.LalH2491on your highבָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116placesH1116!Howאֵ֖יךְ'eikhH349have the mightyגִבּוֹרִֽים׃gi.bo.RimH1368fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307!

20Tellתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046itnot in Gathבְגַ֔תve.GatH1661,Proclaimתְּבַשְּׂר֖וּte.va.se.RuH1319it not in the streetsבְּחוּצֹ֣תbe.chu.TzotH2351of Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֑וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831,OrH6435the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430will rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֙חְנָה֙tis.Mach.nahH8055,The daughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323ofthe uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִֽים׃ha.'a.re.LimH6189will exultתַּעֲלֹ֖זְנָהta.'a.Lo.ze.nahH5937.

21O mountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022of Gilboaבַגִּלְבֹּ֗עַva.gil.Bo.a'H1533,Let not dewטַ֧לtalH2919or rainמָטָ֛רma.TarH4306be on you, norH408fieldsוּשְׂדֵ֣יu.se.DeiH7704of offeringsתְרוּמֹ֑תte.ru.MotH8641;For thereשָׁ֤םshamH8033the shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043of the mightyגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368was defiledנִגְעַל֙nig.'AlH1602,The shieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, notanointedמָשִׁ֥יחַma.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 not turnH5472backאָח֑וֹר'a.ChorH268,And the swordוְחֶ֣רֶבve.Che.revH2719of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586did not returnתָשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725emptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

23Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֗ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083,belovedהַנֶּאֱהָבִ֤יםha.ne.'e.ha.VimH157and pleasantוְהַנְּעִימִם֙ve.ha.ne.'i.MimH5273in their lifeH2425,And in their deathוּבְמוֹתָ֖םu.ve.mo.TamH4194they were not partedנִפְרָ֑דוּnif.Ra.duH6504;They were swifterקַ֔לּוּKa.luH7043thanH4480eaglesמִנְּשָׁרִ֣יםmi.ne.sha.RimH5404,They were strongerגָּבֵֽרוּ׃ga.Ve.ruH1396thanH4480lionsמֵאֲרָי֖וֹתme.'a.ra.YotH738.

24O daughtersבְּנוֹת֙be.nOtH1323of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,weepבְּכֶ֑ינָהbe.Khei.nahH1058overאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,Who clothedהַמַּלְבִּֽשְׁכֶ֤םha.mal.bish.KhemH3847you luxuriouslyעֲדָנִ֔ים'a.da.NimH5730in scarletשָׁנִי֙sha.NiH8144,Who putהַֽמַּעֲלֶה֙ha.ma.'a.LehH5927ornamentsעֲדִ֣י'a.DiH5716of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091on your apparelלְבוּשְׁכֶֽן׃le.vu.she.KhenH3830.

25Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349have the mightyגִבֹּרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307in the midstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421!Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083is slainחָלָֽל׃cha.LalH2491on your highבָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116placesH1116.

26I am distressedצַר־tzar-H6887for you, my brotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083;You have been veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966pleasantנָעַ֥מְתָּna.'Am.taH5276to me.Your loveאַהֲבָֽתְךָ֙'a.ha.va.te.KhaH160to me was moreH4480wonderfulנִפְלְאַ֤תָהnif.le.'A.tahH6381ThanH4480the loveמֵאַהֲבַ֖תme.'a.ha.VatH160of womenנָשִֽׁים׃na.ShimH802.

27Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349have the mightyגִבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307, Andthe weaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of warמִלְחָמָֽה׃ פmil.cha.MahH4421perishedוַיֹּאבְד֖וּvai.yoe.DuH6!”

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