גִּבּוֹרִ֔ים of the mighty gib·bō·w·rîm נִגְעַל֙ was defiled , niḡ·‘al מָגֵ֣ן the shield mā·ḡên שָׁא֔וּל of Saul , šā·’ūl בְּלִ֖י no longer bə·lî מָשִׁ֥יחַ anointed mā·šî·aḥ בַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ with oil . baš·šā·men 2 Samuel 1:22 מִדַּ֣ם From the blood mid·dam חֲלָלִ֗ים of the slain , ḥă·lā·lîm מֵחֵ֙לֶב֙ from the fat mê·ḥê·leḇ גִּבּוֹרִ֔ים of the mighty , gib·bō·w·rîm קֶ֚שֶׁת the bow qe·šeṯ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן of Jonathan yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān לֹ֥א did not lō נָשׂ֖וֹג retreat nā·śō·wḡ אָח֑וֹר . . . , ’ā·ḥō·wr וְחֶ֣רֶב and the sword wə·ḥe·reḇ שָׁא֔וּל of Saul šā·’ūl לֹ֥א did not lō תָשׁ֖וּב return ṯā·šūḇ רֵיקָֽם׃ empty . rê·qām 2 Samuel 1:23 שָׁא֣וּל Saul šā·’ūl וִיהוֹנָתָ֗ן and Jonathan , wî·hō·w·nā·ṯān הַנֶּאֱהָבִ֤ים beloved han·ne·’ĕ·hā·ḇîm וְהַנְּעִימִם֙ and delightful wə·han·nə·‘î·mim בְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔ם in life , bə·ḥay·yê·hem לֹ֣א were not lō נִפְרָ֑דוּ divided nip̄·rā·ḏū וּבְמוֹתָ֖ם in death . ū·ḇə·mō·w·ṯām קַ֔לּוּ They were swifter qal·lū מִנְּשָׁרִ֣ים than eagles , min·nə·šā·rîm גָּבֵֽרוּ׃ they were stronger gā·ḇê·rū מֵאֲרָי֖וֹת than lions . mê·’ă·rā·yō·wṯ 2 Samuel 1:24 בְּנוֹת֙ O daughters bə·nō·wṯ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל of Israel , yiś·rā·’êl בְּכֶ֑ינָה weep bə·ḵe·nāh אֶל־ for ’el- שָׁא֖וּל Saul , šā·’ūl הַמַּלְבִּֽשְׁכֶ֤ם who clothed you ham·mal·biš·ḵem שָׁנִי֙ in scarlet šā·nî עִם־ and ‘im- עֲדָנִ֔ים luxury , ‘ă·ḏā·nîm הַֽמַּעֲלֶה֙ who decked ham·ma·‘ă·leh לְבוּשְׁכֶֽן׃ your garments lə·ḇū·šə·ḵen עַ֖ל with ‘al עֲדִ֣י ornaments ‘ă·ḏî זָהָ֔ב of gold . zā·hāḇ 2 Samuel 1:25 אֵ֚יךְ How ’êḵ גִבֹּרִ֔ים the mighty ḡib·bō·rîm נָפְל֣וּ have fallen nā·p̄ə·lū בְּת֖וֹךְ in the thick bə·ṯō·wḵ הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה of battle ! ham·mil·ḥā·māh יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן Jonathan yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān חָלָֽל׃ lies slain ḥā·lāl עַל־ on ‘al- בָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָ your heights . bā·mō·w·ṯe·ḵā 2 Samuel 1:26 צַר־ I grieve ṣar- לִ֣י . . . lî עָלֶ֗יךָ for you , ‘ā·le·ḵā יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן Jonathan , yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān אָחִי֙ my brother . ’ā·ḥî נָעַ֥מְתָּ You were delightful nā·‘am·tā לִּ֖י to me lî מְאֹ֑ד . . . ; mə·’ōḏ אַהֲבָֽתְךָ֙ your love ’a·hă·ḇā·ṯə·ḵā לִ֔י to me lî נִפְלְאַ֤תָה was extraordinary , nip̄·lə·’a·ṯāh מֵאַהֲבַ֖ת surpassing the love mê·’a·hă·ḇaṯ נָשִֽׁים׃ of women . nā·šîm 2 Samuel 1:27 אֵ֚יךְ How ’êḵ גִבּוֹרִ֔ים the mighty ḡib·bō·w·rîm נָפְל֣וּ have fallen nā·p̄ə·lū כְּלֵ֥י and the weapons kə·lê מִלְחָמָֽה׃פ of war mil·ḥā·māh וַיֹּאבְד֖וּ have perished ! ” way·yō·ḇə·ḏū 2 Samuel 2:1 וַיְהִ֣י - way·hî אַֽחֲרֵי־ Some time later ’a·ḥă·rê- כֵ֗ן . . . , ḵên דָּוִ֨ד David dā·wiḏ

