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2 Samuel 1

1Now it came to passafterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310thedeathמ֣וֹתMotH4194ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, whenDavidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732hadreturnedשָׁ֔בShavH7725from theslaughterמֵהַכּ֖וֹתme.ha.KotH5221of theAmalekitesהָעֲמָלֵ֑קha.'a.ma.LekH6002, andDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732hadabodeוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427twoשְׁנָֽיִם׃she.Na.yimH8147daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117inZiklagבְּצִקְלָ֖גbe.tzik.LagH6860;

2It came even to pass on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that, behold, amanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376cameבָּ֤אba'H935out of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264fromSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586with hisclothesוּבְגָדָ֣יוu.ve.ga.DavH899tornקְרֻעִ֔יםke.ru.'ImH7167, andearthוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127upon hisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218: and so it was, when hecameבְּבֹא֣וֹbe.vo.'OH935toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, that hefellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307to theearthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, and didobeisanceוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, From wherecomestתָּב֑וֹאta.Vo'H935thou? And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Out of thecampמִמַּחֲנֵ֥הmi.ma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478have Iescapedנִמְלָֽטְתִּי׃nim.La.te.tiH4422.

4AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Howמֶה־meh-H4100went thematterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697? I pray thee,tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046me. And heansweredוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, That thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971havefledנָ֨סnasH5127from thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421, andmanyהַרְבֵּ֞הhar.BehH7235of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971also havefallenנָפַ֤לna.FalH5307and aredeadוַיָּמֻ֔תוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191; andSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121aredeadמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191also.

5AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the youngmanהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288thattoldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him, Howknowestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045thou thatSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121aredeadמֵ֥תmetH4191?

6And the youngmanהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288thattoldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046himsaidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, As Ihappenedנִקְרֵ֙יתִי֙nik.Rei.tiH7136bychanceנִקְרֹ֤אnik.Ro'H7122uponmountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּ֔עַha.gil.Bo.a'H1533, behold,Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586leanedנִשְׁעָ֣ןnish.'AnH8172upon hisspearחֲנִית֑וֹcha.ni.ToH2595; and, lo, thechariotsהָרֶ֛כֶבha.Re.khevH7393andhorsemenוּבַעֲלֵ֥י הַפָּרָשִׁ֖יםu.va.'a.Lei ha.pa.ra.ShimH1167 H6571followedhardהִדְבִּקֻֽהוּ׃hid.bi.Ku.huH1692after him.

7And when helookedוַיִּ֥פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437behindאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him, hesawוַיִּרְאֵ֑נִיvai.yir.'E.niH7200me, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to me. And Iansweredוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, Here am I.

8And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, Who art thou? And Iansweredוָאֹמַ֣רvai.yo.merH559him, I am anAmalekiteעֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.KiH6003.

9Hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me again,Standעֲמָד־'a.mod-H5975, I pray thee, upon me, andslayוּמֹ֣תְתֵ֔נִיu.Mo.te.Te.niH4191me: foranguishהַשָּׁבָ֑ץha.sha.VatzH7661iscomeאֲחָזַ֖נִי'a.cha.Za.niH270upon me, because mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315is yet whole in me.

10So Istoodוָאֶעֱמֹ֤דva.'e.'e.ModH5975upon him, andslewוַאֲמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּva.'a.Mo.te.Te.huH4191him, because I wassureיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that he could notliveיִֽחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310that he hadfallenנִפְל֑וֹnif.LoH5307: and Itookוָאֶקַּ֞חva.'e.KachH3947thecrownהַנֵּ֣זֶר׀ha.Ne.zerH5145that was upon hisheadרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218, and thebraceletוְאֶצְעָדָה֙ve.'etz.'a.DahH685that was on hisarmזְרֹע֔וֹze.ro.'OH2220, and havebroughtוָאֲבִיאֵ֥םva.'a.vi.'EmH935them here to mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113.

11ThenDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookholdוַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388on hisclothesבִּבְגָדָ֖יוbiv.ga.dovH899, andtoreוַיִּקְרָעֵ֑םvai.yik.ra.'EmH7167them; and likewise all themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that were with him:

12And theymournedוַֽיִּסְפְּדוּ֙vai.yis.pe.DuH5594, andweptוַיִּבְכּ֔וּvai.yiv.KuH1058, andfastedוַיָּצֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684untileveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153, forSaulשָׁא֞וּלsha.'UlH7586, and forJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121, and for thepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and for thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; because they hadfallenנָפְל֖וּna.fe.LuH5307by theswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ סbe.Cha.revH2719.

13AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the youngmanהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288thattoldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him, From where art thou? And heansweredוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of astrangerאִ֛ישׁ גֵּ֥ר'ish gerH376 H1616, anAmalekiteעֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.KiH6003.

14AndDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, How wast thou notafraidיָרֵ֔אתָya.Re.taH3372to stretchforthלִשְׁלֹ֙חַ֙lish.Lo.achH7971thyhandיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֖תle.sha.ChetH7843theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899?

15AndDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121oneלְאַחַד֙le.'a.ChadH259of the youngmenמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Gonearגַּ֣שׁgashH5066, andfallפְּגַע־pe.ga'-H6293upon him. And hesmoteוַיַּכֵּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him that hediedוַיָּמֹֽת׃vai.ya.MotH4191.

16AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Thybloodדָּמְךָ֖da.mei.khaH1818be upon thyheadרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218; for thymouthפִ֗יךָFi.khaH6310hathtestifiedעָנָ֤ה'a.NahH6030against thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, I haveslainמֹתַ֖תִּיmo.Ta.tiH4191theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.

17AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732lamentedוַיְקֹנֵ֣ןvay.ko.NenH6969with thislamentationהַקִּינָ֖הha.ki.NahH7015overSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586and overJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֥ןye.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121:

18(Also hetoldוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559them toteachלְלַמֵּ֥דle.la.MedH3925thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063the use of thebowקָ֑שֶׁתKa.shetH7198: behold, it iswrittenכְתוּבָ֖הkhe.tu.VahH3789in thebookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612ofJasherהַיָּשָֽׁר׃hai.ya.SharH3477.)

19Thygloryהַצְּבִי֙ha.tze.ViH6643, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478isslainחָלָ֑לcha.LalH2491upon thy highplacesבָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116: how are themightyגִבּוֹרִֽים׃gi.bo.RimH1368fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307!

20Tellתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046it not inGathבְגַ֔תve.GatH1661,proclaimתְּבַשְּׂר֖וּte.va.se.RuH1319it not in thestreetsבְּחוּצֹ֣תbe.chu.TzotH2351ofAskelonאַשְׁקְל֑וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831; lest thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֙חְנָה֙tis.Mach.nahH8055, lest thedaughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of theuncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִֽים׃ha.'a.re.LimH6189triumphתַּעֲלֹ֖זְנָהta.'a.Lo.ze.nahH5937.

21Yemountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022ofGilboaבַגִּלְבֹּ֗עַva.gil.Bo.a'H1533, let there be nodewטַ֧לtalH2919, neitherrainמָטָ֛רma.TarH4306, upon you, norfieldsוּשְׂדֵ֣יu.se.DeiH7704ofofferingsתְרוּמֹ֑תte.ru.MotH8641: for there theshieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043of themightyגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368is vilely castawayנִגְעַל֙nig.'AlH1602, theshieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, as though he had not beenanointedמָשִׁ֥יחַma.Shi.achH4899withoilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.

22From thebloodמִדַּ֣םmi.DamH1818of theslainחֲלָלִ֗יםcha.la.LimH2491, from thefatמֵחֵ֙לֶב֙me.Che.levH2459of themightyגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368, thebowקֶ֚שֶׁתKe.shetH7198ofJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083turnedנָשׂ֖וֹגna.SogH7734notbackאָח֑וֹר'a.ChorH268, and theswordוְחֶ֣רֶבve.Che.revH2719ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586returnedתָשׁ֖וּבta.ShuvH7725notemptyרֵיקָֽם׃rei.KamH7387.

23Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֗ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083werelovelyהַנֶּאֱהָבִ֤יםha.ne.'e.ha.VimH157andpleasantוְהַנְּעִימִם֙ve.ha.ne.'i.MimH5273in theirlivesבְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔םbe.chai.yei.HemH2416, and in theirdeathוּבְמוֹתָ֖םu.ve.mo.TamH4194they were notdividedנִפְרָ֑דוּnif.Ra.duH6504: they wereswifterקַ֔לּוּKa.luH7043thaneaglesמִנְּשָׁרִ֣יםmi.ne.sha.RimH5404, they werestrongerגָּבֵֽרוּ׃ga.Ve.ruH1396thanlionsמֵאֲרָי֖וֹתme.'a.ra.YotH738.

24Yedaughtersבְּנוֹת֙be.nOtH1323ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, weepoverבְּכֶ֑ינָהbe.Khei.nahH1058Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586, whoclothedהַמַּלְבִּֽשְׁכֶ֤םha.mal.bish.KhemH3847you inscarletשָׁנִי֙sha.NiH8144, with otherdelightsעֲדָנִ֔ים'a.da.NimH5730, whoputהַֽמַּעֲלֶה֙ha.ma.'a.LehH5927ornamentsעֲדִ֣י'a.DiH5716ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091upon yourapparelלְבוּשְׁכֶֽן׃le.vu.she.KhenH3830.

25How are themightyגִבֹּרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307in themidstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421! OJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083, thou wastslainחָלָֽל׃cha.LalH2491in thy highplacesבָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116.

26I amdistressedצַר־tzar-H6887for thee, mybrotherאָחִי֙'a.ChiH251Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083:veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966pleasantנָעַ֥מְתָּna.'Am.taH5276hast thou been to me: thyloveאַהֲבָֽתְךָ֙'a.ha.va.te.KhaH160to me waswonderfulנִפְלְאַ֤תָהnif.le.'A.tahH6381, passing theloveמֵאַהֲבַ֖תme.'a.ha.VatH160ofwomenנָשִֽׁים׃na.ShimH802.

27How have themightyגִבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368fallenנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307, and theweaponsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627ofwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃ פmil.cha.MahH4421perishedוַיֹּאבְד֖וּvai.yoe.DuH6!

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 1

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