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2 Samuel 1:18-27

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!

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