King James Version

2 Samuel 1:25

How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places.

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אֵ֚יךְeykhhowאֵיךְparticle, interrogative — “how”H349how? or how!; also wherehow, what.נָפְל֣וּnafelvfallנָפַלverb, 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…גִבֹּרִ֔יםgiborimchampionגִּבּוֹרadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “champion”, the ordinary formH1368powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrantchampion, chief, [idiom] excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.בְּת֖וֹךְbetokhein amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).הַמִּלְחָמָ֑הhamilchamahthe battleמִלְחָמָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the battle”, the ordinary formH4421a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyehonatanJonathan. Compare H3129יְהוֹנָתָןnoun, proper name — “Jonathan. Compare H3129”H3083Jehonathan, the name of four IsraelitesJonathan. Compare H3129 (יוֹנָתָן).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.חָלָֽלchalalkillחָלָלadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “kill”, the ordinary formH2491pierced (especially to death); figuratively, pollutedkill, profane, slain (man), [idiom] slew, (deadly) wounded.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan upon thy high places is slain!

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American Standard Version (1901)

How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is slain upon thy high places.

Young’s Literal Translation

How have the mighty fallen In the midst of the battle! Jonathan! on thy high places wounded!

World English Bible

How the mighty have fallen in the middle of the battle! Jonathan was slain on your high places.

Darby Translation

How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan is slain upon thy high places.

Douay-Rheims

How are the valiant fallen in battle? Jonathan slain in the high places?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! Jonathan upon thy high places is slain!

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, even the slain ones upon thy high places!

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πῶς ἔπεσαν δυνατοὶ ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ πολέμου, Ἰωνάθαν ἐπὶ τὰ ὕψη σου τραυματίαι;