O mountains of Gilboa, may you have no dew or rain, no fields yielding offerings of grain. For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, no longer anointed with oil.2 Samuel 1:21
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הָרֵ֣י בַגִּלְבֹּ֗עַ אַל־טַ֧ל וְאַל־מָטָ֛ר עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם וּשְׂדֵ֣י תְרוּמֹ֑ת כִּ֣י שָׁ֤ם נִגְעַל֙ מָגֵ֣ן גִּבּוֹרִ֔ים מָגֵ֣ן שָׁא֔וּל בְּלִ֖י מָשִׁ֥יחַ בַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃
- הָרֵ֣יha.Rei“O mountains”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from הַר · “mount” · Strong's H2022G
- בַגִּלְבֹּ֗עַva.gil.Bo.a'“in <the> Gilboa”Preposition with article + Noun, proper name of a place · from גִּלְבֹּעַ · “Gilboa” · Strong's H1533G
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- טַ֧לtal“dew”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from טַל · “dew” · Strong's H2919
- וְאַל־ve.'al-“and may not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- מָטָ֛רma.Tar“rain”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָטַר · “rain” · Strong's H4306
- עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.Khem“[be] on you”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- וּשְׂדֵ֣יu.se.Dei“and fields of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from שָׂדֶה · “country; planet” · Strong's H7704G
- תְרוּמֹ֑תte.ru.Mot“contributions”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from תְּרוּמָה · “contribution” · Strong's H8641
- כִּ֣יki“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- שָׁ֤םsham“there”Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
- נִגְעַל֙nig.'Al“it was defiled”Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from גָּעַל · “to abhor” · Strong's H1602
- מָגֵ֣ןma.Gen“[the] shield of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מָגֵן · “shield” · Strong's H4043
- גִּבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.Rim“[the] mighty [ones]”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גִּבּוֹר · “mighty” · Strong's H1368
- מָגֵ֣ןma.Gen“[the] shield of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מָגֵן · “shield” · Strong's H4043
- שָׁא֔וּלsha.'Ul“Saul”Noun, proper name of a man · from שָׁאוּל · “Saul” · Strong's H7586G
- בְּלִ֖יbe.Li“not”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בְּלִי · “without” · Strong's H1097
- מָשִׁ֥יחַma.Shi.ach“[was] anointed”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָשִׁיחַ · “anointed” · Strong's H4899
- בַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.men“with <the> oil”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫מֶן · “oil” · Strong's H8081
Places named in this verse
- Gilboa (Mount Gilboa)mountain · Identification: certain · Map of Mount Gilboa (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Mount Gilboa on OpenBible.info