and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:2 Samuel 1:18
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לְלַמֵּ֥ד בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֖ה קָ֑שֶׁת הִנֵּ֥ה כְתוּבָ֖ה עַל־סֵ֥פֶר הַיָּשָֽׁר׃
- וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- לְלַמֵּ֥דle.la.Med“to teach”Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from לָמַד · “teach” · Strong's H3925G
- בְּנֵֽי־be.nei-“[the] descendants of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- יְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.Dah“Judah”Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
- קָ֑שֶׁתKa.shet“Bow”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from קֶ֫שֶׁת · “bow” · Strong's H7198
- הִנֵּ֥הhi.Neh“here!”Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
- כְתוּבָ֖הkhe.tu.Vah“[it is] written”Verb, qal, participle (passive), feminine, singular, absolute · from כָּתַב · “to write” · Strong's H3789
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- סֵ֥פֶרSe.fer“[the] scroll of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from סֵ֫פֶר · “book” · Strong's H5612H
- הַיָּשָֽׁר׃hai.ya.Shar“the Jashar”Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָשָׁר · “Jashar” · Strong's H3477H
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)