2 Samuel 1:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

(and he bade them teach the children of Judah [the song of] the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jashar):

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לְלַמֵּ֥ד בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֖ה קָ֑שֶׁת הִנֵּ֥ה כְתוּבָ֖ה עַל־סֵ֥פֶר הַיָּשָֽׁר׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer to teach bənê-yəhûdâ qāšet. Hinnēh kətûbâ on sēper the yāšār.

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said/commanded
• *ləlammēd*: piel infinitive construct - to teach
• *bənê-yəhûdâ*: noun masculine plural construct with proper noun - sons of Judah
• *qāšet*: noun, feminine singular - bow
• *hinnēh*: demonstrative particle - behold
• *kətûbâ*: passive participle, feminine singular - written
• *sēper*: noun, masculine singular construct - book of
• *yāšār*: noun/adjective, masculine singular with definite article - the upright

Word Meanings

• *wayyōʾmer ləlammēd*: he ordered to teach/he said to teach
• *bənê-yəhûdâ qāšet*: the sons of Judah [the song of] the bow/to teach the Judahites [the use of] the bow
• *sēper hayyāšār*: Book of Jashar/Book of the Upright

Referenced Verses

• Josh 10:13 : 13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, Until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
• Gen 49:8 : 8 Judah, thee shall thy brethren praise: Thy hand shall be on the neck of thine enemies; Thy father's sons shall bow down before thee.
• Deut 4:10 : 10 the day that thou stoodest before Jehovah thy God in Horeb, when Jehovah said unto me, Assemble me the people, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.