New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 1:17-27

17Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732sangוַיְקֹנֵ֣ןvay.ko.NenH6969thisH2088songH7015ofH7015mourningH7015overH5921Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֥ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,

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

19“Your beautyהַצְּבִי֙ha.tze.ViH6643,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, isslaughteredחָלָ֑לcha.LalH2491on your highבָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116placesH1116!Howאֵ֖יךְ'eikhH349the mightyגִבּוֹרִֽים׃gi.bo.RimH1368have fallenנָפְל֥וּna.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 celebrateתַּעֲלֹ֖זְנָהta.'a.Lo.ze.nahH5937.

21Mountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022of Gilboaבַגִּלְבֹּ֗עַva.gil.Bo.a'H1533, May there benoאַל־'al-H408dewטַ֧לtalH2919norוְאַל־ve.'al-H408rainמָטָ֛רma.TarH4306on you, or fieldsוּשְׂדֵ֣יu.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 thoseslaughteredחֲלָלִ֗יםcha.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.ShuvH7725unstainedרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

23Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֗ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083,belovedהַנֶּאֱהָבִ֤יםha.ne.'e.ha.VimH157and delightfulוְהַנְּעִימִם֙ve.ha.ne.'i.MimH5273inlifeH2425,And in their deathsוּבְמוֹתָ֖םu.ve.mo.TamH4194they were not separatedנִפְרָ֑דוּnif.Ra.duH6504;They wereH7043swifterH7043thanH4480eaglesמִנְּשָׁרִ֣יםmi.ne.sha.RimH5404,They were mightierגָּבֵֽרוּ׃ga.Ve.ruH1396thanH4480lionsמֵאֲרָי֖וֹתme.'a.ra.YotH738.

24Daughtersבְּנוֹת֙be.nOtH1323of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,weepבְּכֶ֑ינָהbe.Khei.nahH1058overאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,Who clothedהַמַּלְבִּֽשְׁכֶ֤םha.mal.bish.KhemH3847you in scarletשָׁנִי֙sha.NiH8144,with jewelryעֲדָנִ֔ים'a.da.NimH5730,Who putהַֽמַּעֲלֶה֙ha.ma.'a.LehH5927goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091jewelryעֲדִ֣י'a.DiH5716on your apparelלְבוּשְׁכֶֽן׃le.vu.she.KhenH3830.

25Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349the mightyגִבֹּרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368have fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307in the midstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421!Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083isslaughteredחָלָֽל׃cha.LalH2491on your highבָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116placesH1116.

26I amH6887distressedצַר־tzar-H6887for you, my brotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083;You have beenH5276aH5276closeמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966friendH5276to me.Your loveאַהֲבָֽתְךָ֙'a.ha.va.te.KhaH160for me wasH6381moreH4480wonderfulנִפְלְאַ֤תָהnif.le.'A.tahH6381ThanH4480the loveמֵאַהֲבַ֖תme.'a.ha.VatH160of womenנָשִֽׁים׃na.ShimH802.

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

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