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2 Samuel 1:21

Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil.

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הָרֵ֣יharehillהַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “hill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.בַגִּלְבֹּ֗עַvagilboain Gilboaגִּלְבֹּעַpreposition, with the article, noun, proper name — “in Gilboa”H1533Gilboa, a mountain of PalestineGilboa.אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.טַ֧לtaldewטַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dew”, the ordinary formH2919dew (as covering vegetation)dew.וְאַלvealand notאַלconjunction, particle, negative — “and not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.מָטָ֛רmatarrainמָטַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “rain”, the ordinary formH4306rainrain.עֲלֵיכֶ֖םaleykhemaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “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,…וּשְׂדֵ֣יusedeand fieldשָׂדֶהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and field”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.תְרוּמֹ֑תterumotofferedתְּרוּמָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “offered”, the ordinary formH8641a present (as offered up), especially in sacrifice or as tributegift, heave offering (shoulder), oblation, offered(-ing).כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…שָׁ֤םshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.נִגְעַל֙nigalabhorגָּעַלverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “abhor”, a completed actionH1602to detest; by implication, to rejectabhor, fail, lothe, vilely cast away.מָגֵ֣ןmagenbucklerמָגֵןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “buckler”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4043a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile[idiom] armed, buckler, defence, ruler, [phrase] scale, shield.גִּבּוֹרִ֔יםgiborimchampionגִּבּוֹרadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “champion”, the ordinary formH1368powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrantchampion, chief, [idiom] excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.מָגֵ֣ןmagenbucklerמָגֵןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “buckler”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4043a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile[idiom] armed, buckler, defence, ruler, [phrase] scale, shield.שָׁא֔וּלshaulShaulשָׁאוּלnoun, proper name — “Shaul”H7586Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesSaul, Shaul.בְּלִ֖יbelinotבְּלִיparticle, negative — “not”H1097properly, failure, i.e. nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc.corruption, ig(norantly), for lack of, where no...is, so that no, none, not, un(awares), without.מָשִׁ֥יחַmashichaMessiahמָשִׁיחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “Messiah”, the ordinary formH4899anointed; usually a consecrated person (as a king, priest, or saint); specifically, the Messiahanointed, Messiah.בַּשָּֽׁמֶןbashamenin oliveשֶׁמֶןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in olive”, the ordinary formH8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richnessanointing, [idiom] fat (things), [idiom] fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, [phrase] pine.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of choice fruits; for there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Ye mountains of Gilboa, Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of offerings: For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

Young’s Literal Translation

Mountains of Gilboa! No dew nor rain be on you, And fields of heave-offerings! For there hath become loathsome The shield of the mighty, The shield of Saul — without the anointed with oil.

World English Bible

You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain on you, and no fields of offerings; for there the shield of the mighty was defiled and cast away, the shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.

Darby Translation

Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, no rain upon you, nor fields of heave-offerings! For there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, The shield of Saul, [as] not anointed with oil.

Douay-Rheims

Ye mountains of Gelboe, let neither dew, nor rain come upon you, neither be they fields of firstfruits: for there was cast away the shield of the valiant, the shield of Saul as though he had not been anointed with oil.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of choice fruits; for there the shield of the mighty was vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Ye mountains of Gelbue, let not dew nor rain descend upon you, nor fields of first-fruits be upon you , for there the shield of the mighty ones has been grievously assailed; the shield of Saul was not anointed with oil.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὄρη τὰ ἐν Γελβουὲ μὴ καταβάτω δρόσος καὶ μὴ ὑετὸς ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς, καὶ ἀγροὶ ἀπαρχῶν, ὅτι ἐκεῖ προσωχθίσθη θυρεὸς δυνατῶν· θυρεὸς Σαοὺλ οὐκ ἐχρίσθη ἐν ἐλαίῳ.