Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 1:18-27

18And he bade themteachלְלַמֵּ֥דle.la.MedH3925thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063the song of thebowקָ֑שֶׁתKa.shetH7198:beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, it iswrittenכְתוּבָ֖הkhe.tu.VahH3789in thebookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612ofJasharהַיָּשָֽׁר׃hai.ya.SharH3477.

19Thy glory, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, isslainחָלָ֑לcha.LalH2491uponעַל־'al-H5921thyhighבָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116placesH1116!howאֵ֖יךְ'eikhH349are themightyגִבּוֹרִֽים׃gi.bo.RimH1368fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307!

20Tellתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046itnotאַל־'al-H408inGathבְגַ֔תve.GatH1661, publish itnotאַֽל־'al-H408in thestreetsבְּחוּצֹ֣תbe.chu.TzotH2351ofAshkelonאַשְׁקְל֑וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֙חְנָה֙tis.Mach.nahH8055,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435thedaughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of theuncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִֽים׃ha.'a.re.LimH6189triumph.

21Yemountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022ofGilboaבַגִּלְבֹּ֗עַva.gil.Bo.a'H1533,letH408there benoH408dewטַ֧לtalH2919norH408rainמָטָ֛רma.TarH4306uponעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921youכִּ֣יkiH3588,neitherH408fieldsוּשְׂדֵ֣יu.se.DeiH7704ofofferingsתְרוּמֹ֑תte.ru.MotH8641: for there theshieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043of themightyגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368was vilely cast away, theshieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,notH408anointedמָשִׁ֥יחַma.Shi.achH4899withoilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.

22From thebloodמִדַּ֣םmi.DamH1818of theslainחֲלָלִ֗יםcha.la.LimH2491, from thefatמֵחֵ֙לֶב֙me.Che.levH2459of themightyגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368, thebowקֶ֚שֶׁתKe.shetH7198ofJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083turnedH7725notלֹ֥אlo'H3808backH7725, and theswordוְחֶ֣רֶבve.Che.revH2719ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586returnedתָשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725notלֹ֥אlo'H3808emptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

23Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֗ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083were lovely andpleasantוְהַנְּעִימִם֙ve.ha.ne.'i.MimH5273in theirlivesבְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔םbe.chai.yei.HemH2416, and in theirdeathוּבְמוֹתָ֖םu.ve.mo.TamH4194they werenotH3808dividedנִפְרָ֑דוּnif.Ra.duH6504; they wereswifterקַ֔לּוּKa.luH7043thanH3808eaglesמִנְּשָׁרִ֣יםmi.ne.sha.RimH5404, they werestrongerגָּבֵֽרוּ׃ga.Ve.ruH1396thanH3808lionsמֵאֲרָי֖וֹתme.'a.ra.YotH738.

24Yedaughtersבְּנוֹת֙be.nOtH1323ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,weepבְּכֶ֑ינָהbe.Khei.nahH1058overSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586, whoclothedH3847youH5921inscarletשָׁנִי֙sha.NiH8144delicately, whoputH3847ornamentsעֲדִ֣י'a.DiH5716ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091uponH5921yourapparelלְבוּשְׁכֶֽן׃le.vu.she.KhenH3830.

25Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349are themightyגִבֹּרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307in themidstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421!Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083isslainחָלָֽל׃cha.LalH2491uponעַל־'al-H5921thyhighבָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116placesH1116.

26I am distressed for thee, mybrotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083:veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966pleasantנָעַ֥מְתָּna.'Am.taH5276hast thou been untomeH5921: thyloveאַהֲבָֽתְךָ֙'a.ha.va.te.KhaH160tomeH5921waswonderfulנִפְלְאַ֤תָהnif.le.'A.tahH6381, passing theloveמֵאַהֲבַ֖תme.'a.ha.VatH160ofwomenנָשִֽׁים׃na.ShimH802.

27Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349are themightyגִבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307, and theweaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627ofwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃ פmil.cha.MahH4421perishedוַיֹּאבְד֖וּvai.yoe.DuH6!

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