King James Version

2 Samuel 1:19

The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!

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הַצְּבִי֙hatsvithe beautifulצְבִיdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the beautiful”, the ordinary formH6643splendor (as conspicuous); also a gazelle (as beautiful)beautiful(-ty), glorious (-ry), goodly, pleasant, roe(-buck).יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.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,…בָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָbamoteykhaheightבָּמָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “height”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1116an elevationheight, high place, wave.חָלָ֑לchalalkillחָלָלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “kill”, the ordinary formH2491pierced (especially to death); figuratively, pollutedkill, profane, slain (man), [idiom] slew, (deadly) wounded.אֵ֖יךְeykhhowאֵיךְparticle, interrogative — “how”H349how? or how!; also wherehow, what.נָפְל֥וּnafelvfallנָפַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “fall”, a completed actionH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…גִבּוֹרִֽיםgiborimchampionגִּבּוֹרadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “champion”, the ordinary formH1368powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrantchampion, chief, [idiom] excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thy beauty, O Israel, upon thy high places is slain! How are the mighty fallen!

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thy glory, O Israel, is slain upon thy high places! How are the mighty fallen!

Young’s Literal Translation

'The Roebuck, O Israel, On thy high places [is] wounded; How have the mighty fallen!

World English Bible

“Your glory, Israel, was slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!

Darby Translation

The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!

Douay-Rheims

The illustrious of Israel are slain upon thy mountains: how are the valiant fallen?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thy beauty, O Israel, upon thy high places is slain! How are the mighty fallen!

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Set up a pillar, O Israel, for the slain that died upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen!

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Στήλωσον Ἰσραὴλ ὑπὲρ τῶν τεθνηκότων ἐπὶ τὰ ὕψη σου τραυματιῶν· πῶς ἔπεσαν δυνατοί;