2 Samuel 1:22

From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not retreat, and the sword of Saul did not return empty.
2 Samuel 1:22
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

מִדַּ֣ם חֲלָלִ֗ים מֵחֵ֙לֶב֙ גִּבּוֹרִ֔ים קֶ֚שֶׁת יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן לֹ֥א נָשׂ֖וֹג אָח֑וֹר וְחֶ֣רֶב שָׁא֔וּל לֹ֥א תָשׁ֖וּב רֵיקָֽם׃

  1. מִדַּ֣םmi.Dam“from [the] blood of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from דָּם · “blood” · Strong's H1818
  2. חֲלָלִ֗יםcha.la.Lim“[those] slain”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from חָלָל · “killed” · Strong's H2491A
  3. מֵחֵ֙לֶב֙me.Che.lev“from [the] fat of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from חֵ֫לֶב · “fat” · Strong's H2459
  4. גִּבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.Rim“[the] mighty [ones]”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גִּבּוֹר · “mighty” · Strong's H1368
  5. קֶ֚שֶׁתKe.shet“[the] bow of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from קֶ֫שֶׁת · “bow” · Strong's H7198
  6. יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.Tan“Jonathan”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹנָתָן · “Jonathan” · Strong's H3083H
  7. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. נָשׂ֖וֹגna.Sog“it turned back”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׂוּג · “to turn back” · Strong's H7734
  9. אָח֑וֹר'a.Chor“backwards”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָחוֹר · “back” · Strong's H0268
  10. וְחֶ֣רֶבve.Che.rev“and [the] sword of”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  11. שָׁא֔וּלsha.'Ul“Saul”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שָׁאוּל · “Saul” · Strong's H7586G
  12. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  13. תָשׁ֖וּבta.Shuv“it returned”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  14. רֵיקָֽם׃rei.Kam“empty”
    Adverb · from רֵיקָם · “emptily” · Strong's H7387
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)