22{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.1.22",
"source": "מִדַּ֣ם חֲלָלִ֗ים מֵחֵ֙לֶב֙ גִּבּוֹרִ֔ים קֶ֚שֶׁת יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן לֹ֥א נָשׂ֖וֹג אָח֑וֹר וְחֶ֣רֶב שָׁא֔וּל לֹ֥א תָשׁ֖וּב רֵיקָֽם׃",
"text": "From *dam* *ḥălālîm*, from *ḥēleb* *gibbôrîm*, *qešet* *yəhônātān* not *nāśôg* *ʾāḥôr*, and *ḥereb* *šāʾûl* not *tāšûb* *rêqām*.",
"grammar": {
"*dam*": "noun, masculine singular construct - blood of",
"*ḥălālîm*": "noun, masculine plural - slain",
"*ḥēleb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - fat of",
"*gibbôrîm*": "noun, masculine plural - mighty ones/warriors",
"*qešet*": "noun, feminine singular construct - bow of",
"*yəhônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan",
"*nāśôg*": "niphal infinitive absolute - turning back",
"*ʾāḥôr*": "adverb - backward",
"*ḥereb*": "noun, feminine singular construct - sword of",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*tāšûb*": "imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it returns",
"*rêqām*": "adverb - empty"
},
"variants": {
"*middam ḥălālîm*": "from the blood of the slain/from blood of fatally wounded",
"*mēḥēleb gibbôrîm*": "from the fat of warriors/from the fat of mighty men",
"*qešet yəhônātān lōʾ nāśôg ʾāḥôr*": "the bow of Jonathan did not turn back/Jonathan's bow never retreated",
"*ḥereb šāʾûl lōʾ tāšûb rêqām*": "the sword of Saul did not return empty/Saul's sword never returned without effect"
}
}
23{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.1.23",
"source": "שָׁא֣וּל וִיהוֹנָתָ֗ן הַנֶּאֱהָבִ֤ים וְהַנְּעִימִם֙ בְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔ם וּבְמוֹתָ֖ם לֹ֣א נִפְרָ֑דוּ מִנְּשָׁרִ֣ים קַ֔לּוּ מֵאֲרָי֖וֹת גָּבֵֽרוּ׃",
"text": "*šāʾûl* and *yəhônātān* the *neʾĕhābîm* and the *nəʿîmim* in *ḥayyêhem* and in *môtām* not *niprādû*. From *nəšārîm* *qallû*, from *ʾărāyôt* *gābērû*.",
"grammar": {
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*yəhônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan",
"*neʾĕhābîm*": "niphal participle, masculine plural with definite article - the beloved",
"*nəʿîmim*": "niphal participle, masculine plural with definite article - the pleasant/lovely",
"*ḥayyêhem*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their lives",
"*môtām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their death",
"*niprādû*": "niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were separated",
"*nəšārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - eagles",
"*qallû*": "perfect, 3rd common plural - they were swift",
"*ʾărāyôt*": "noun, masculine plural - lions",
"*gābērû*": "perfect, 3rd common plural - they were strong"
},
"variants": {
"*hanneʾĕhābîm wəhannəʿîmim*": "the beloved and the pleasant/lovely and gracious",
"*bəḥayyêhem ûbəmôtām lōʾ niprādû*": "in their life and in their death they were not divided/they were not separated in life or death",
"*minnəšārîm qallû*": "swifter than eagles/they were faster than eagles",
"*mēʾărāyôt gābērû*": "stronger than lions/they were mightier than lions"
}
}
24{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.1.24",
"source": "בְּנוֹת֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶל־שָׁא֖וּל בְּכֶ֑ינָה הַמַּלְבִּֽשְׁכֶ֤ם שָׁנִי֙ עִם־עֲדָנִ֔ים הַֽמַּעֲלֶה֙ עֲדִ֣י זָהָ֔ב עַ֖ל לְבוּשְׁכֶֽן׃",
"text": "*bənôt* *yiśrāʾēl*, for *šāʾûl* *bəkênâ*, the *malbîškem* *šānî* with *ʿădānîm*, the *maʿăleh* *ʿădî* *zāhāb* on *ləbûšken*.",
"grammar": {
"*bənôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - daughters of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*bəkênâ*": "imperative, feminine plural - weep",
"*malbîškem*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular with 2nd masculine plural suffix - the one clothing you",
"*šānî*": "noun, masculine singular - scarlet",
"*ʿădānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - luxuries/delights",
"*maʿăleh*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular with definite article - the one putting",
"*ʿădî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - ornament of",
"*zāhāb*": "noun, masculine singular - gold",
"*ləbûšken*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd feminine plural suffix - your clothing"
},
"variants": {
"*bənôt yiśrāʾēl ʾel-šāʾûl bəkênâ*": "daughters of Israel, weep for Saul",
"*hammalbîškem šānî ʿim-ʿădānîm*": "who clothed you in scarlet with luxuries/who dressed you in crimson with fine things",
"*hammaʿăleh ʿădî zāhāb ʿal ləbûšken*": "who put ornaments of gold on your apparel/who decorated your garments with gold"
}
}
25{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.1.25",
"source": "אֵ֚יךְ נָפְל֣וּ גִבֹּרִ֔ים בְּת֖וֹךְ הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן עַל־בָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָ חָלָֽל׃",
"text": "*ʾêk* *nāplû* *gibbōrîm* in *tôk* the *milḥāmâ*! *yəhônātān* on your *bāmôtêkā* *ḥālāl*!",
"grammar": {
"*ʾêk*": "interrogative adverb - how",
"*nāplû*": "perfect, 3rd common plural - they fell",
"*gibbōrîm*": "noun, masculine plural - mighty warriors",
"*tôk*": "noun, masculine singular construct - midst of",
"*milḥāmâ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the battle",
"*yəhônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan",
"*bāmôtêkā*": "noun, feminine plural with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your heights",
"*ḥālāl*": "noun, masculine singular - slain"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾêk nāplû gibbōrîm*": "how the mighty have fallen!",
"*bətôk hammilḥāmâ*": "in the midst of battle/in the thick of battle",
"*ʿal-bāmôtêkā ḥālāl*": "slain on your heights/fallen on your high places"
}
}
26{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.1.26",
"source": "צַר־לִ֣י עָלֶ֗יךָ אָחִי֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן נָעַ֥מְתָּ לִּ֖י מְאֹ֑ד נִפְלְאַ֤תָה אַהֲבָֽתְךָ֙ לִ֔י מֵאַהֲבַ֖ת נָשִֽׁים׃",
"text": "*ṣar-lî* for you, my brother *yəhônātān*, *nāʿamtā* to me very much. *niplə'atâ* your *'ahăbātkā* to me, from *'ahăbat* *nāšîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*ṣar-lî*": "adjective with preposition and 1st person singular suffix - distressed for me",
"*yəhônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan",
"*nāʿamtā*": "perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you were pleasant",
"*niplə'atâ*": "niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - it was wonderful",
"*'ahăbātkā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your love",
"*'ahăbat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - love of",
"*nāšîm*": "noun, feminine plural - women"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣar-lî ʿālêkā*": "I am distressed for you/I grieve for you",
"*nāʿamtā lî məʾōd*": "you were very pleasant to me/very precious were you to me",
"*niplə'atâ 'ahăbātkā lî mē'ahăbat nāšîm*": "your love for me was more wonderful than the love of women/your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women"
}
}
27{
"verseID": "2 Samuel.1.27",
"source": "אֵ֚יךְ נָפְל֣וּ גִבּוֹרִ֔ים וַיֹּאבְד֖וּ כְּלֵ֥י מִלְחָמָֽה׃ פ",
"text": "*ʾêk* *nāplû* *gibbôrîm* and *wayyōʾbdû* *kəlê* *milḥāmâ*!",
"grammar": {
"*ʾêk*": "interrogative adverb - how",
"*nāplû*": "perfect, 3rd common plural - they fell",
"*gibbôrîm*": "noun, masculine plural - mighty warriors",
"*wayyōʾbdû*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd common plural - and they perished",
"*kəlê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - weapons of",
"*milḥāmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - war/battle"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾêk nāplû gibbôrîm*": "how the mighty have fallen!",
"*wayyōʾbdû kəlê milḥāmâ*": "and the weapons of war perished/and the instruments of battle are destroyed",
"*kəlê milḥāmâ*": "weapons of war/instruments of battle"
}
}