Verse 12
2 Samuel 1:12
Young's Literal Translation
12
and they mourn, and weep, and fast till the evening, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Jehovah, and for the house of Israel, because they have fallen by the sword.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַֽ/יִּסְפְּדוּ֙ וַ/יִּבְכּ֔וּ וַ/יָּצֻ֖מוּ עַד הָ/עָ֑רֶב עַל שָׁא֞וּל וְ/עַל יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן בְּנ֗/וֹ וְ/עַל עַ֤ם יְהוָה֙ וְ/עַל בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֥י נָפְל֖וּ בֶּ/חָֽרֶב
English Translation
And they mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son and for the people of the Lord and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
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