King James Version

2 Samuel 1:17

And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

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וַיְקֹנֵ֣ןvayqonenand lamentקוּןconjunction, verb, polel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and lament”, the next action in the storyH6969to strike a musical note, i.e. chant or wail (at a funeral)lament, mourning woman.דָּוִ֔דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַקִּינָ֖הhaqinahthe lamentationקִינָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the lamentation”, the ordinary formH7015a dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on instruments)lamentation.הַזֹּ֑אתhazotthe thisזֹאתdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “the this”H2063this (often used adverb)hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…שָׁא֖וּלshaulShaulשָׁאוּלnoun, proper name — “Shaul”H7586Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesSaul, Shaul.וְעַלvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יְהוֹנָתָ֥ןyehonatanJonathan. Compare H3129יְהוֹנָתָןnoun, proper name — “Jonathan. Compare H3129”H3083Jehonathan, the name of four IsraelitesJonathan. Compare H3129 (יוֹנָתָן).בְּנֽוֹbenvosonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son

Young’s Literal Translation

And David lamenteth with this lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son;

World English Bible

David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son

Darby Translation

And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son;

Douay-Rheims

And David made this kind of lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐθρήνησε Δαυὶδ τὸν θρῆνον τοῦτον ἐπὶ Σαοὺλ καὶ ἐπὶ Ἰωνάθαν τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ.