2 Samuel 1:18

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2 Samuel 1:18, word by word

and he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

command

To give someone an order with authority, so that it is done.

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to teachלַמֵּדlamed

teach

To instruct another with words or example, so that he learns.

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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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the Bowקָשֶׁתkashet

bow

A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.

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it is writtenכְתוּבָהchetuva

write

To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.

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the Bookסֵפֶרsefer

book

A scroll of skin or papyrus on which law, history or a record is written.

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of the Uprightיָּשָׁרyashar

upright

Acting well before YHWH, without bending.

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Translation note

The Hebrew says only “to teach the sons of Judah bow”: it may be the title of the song (“the Bow,” for Jonathan’s bow, v. 22) or that they were to be taught to use the bow. “The Book of the Upright” was an ancient collection of songs that has not been preserved (Joshua 10:13).

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