2 Samuel 1:12 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 1:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַֽיִּסְפְּדוּ֙
çâphad
H5594
to wail
וַיִּבְכּ֔וּ
bâkâh
H1058
to weep
וַיָּצֻ֖מוּ
tsûwm
H6684
to fast
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
הָעָ֑רֶב
ʻereb
H6153
evening
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
שָׁא֞וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן
Yᵉhôwnâthân
H3083
Jonathan
בְּנ֗וֹ
bên
H1121
son
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
עַ֤ם
ʻam
H5971
people
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
נָפְל֖וּ
nâphal
H5307
to fall
בֶּחָֽרֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
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World English Bible Public Domain
and they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Yahweh, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they mourned and wept and fasted until the evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son and for the people of Yahweh and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).