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2 Samuel 1:12

They mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
2 Samuel 1:12
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַֽיִּסְפְּדוּ֙ וַיִּבְכּ֔וּ וַיָּצֻ֖מוּ עַד־הָעָ֑רֶב עַל־שָׁא֞וּל וְעַל־יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן בְּנ֗וֹ וְעַל־עַ֤ם יְהוָה֙ וְעַל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֥י נָפְל֖וּ בֶּחָֽרֶב׃ ס

  1. וַֽיִּסְפְּדוּ֙vai.yis.pe.Du“and they mourned”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from סָפַד · “to mourn” · Strong's H5594
  2. וַיִּבְכּ֔וּvai.yiv.Ku“and they wept”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בָּכָה · “to weep” · Strong's H1058
  3. וַיָּצֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Tzu.mu“and they fasted”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from צוּם · “to fast” · Strong's H6684
  4. עַד־'ad-“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  5. הָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.rev“the evening”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֶ֫רֶב · “evening” · Strong's H6153
  6. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. שָׁא֞וּלsha.'Ul“Saul”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שָׁאוּל · “Saul” · Strong's H7586G
  8. וְעַל־ve.'al-“and on”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  9. יְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.Tan“Jonathan”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹנָתָן · “Jonathan” · Strong's H3083H
  10. בְּנ֗וֹbe.No“son his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  11. וְעַל־ve.'al-“and on”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  12. עַ֤ם'am“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  13. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  14. וְעַל־ve.'al-“and on”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  15. בֵּ֣יתbeit“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  16. יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  17. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  18. נָפְל֖וּna.fe.Lu“they had fallen”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from נָפַל · “fall” · Strong's H5307G
  19. בֶּחָֽרֶב׃ סbe.Cha.rev“by the sword”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)