2 Samuel

2 Samuel 1:18

¹⁸and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow.^a It is written in the Book of Jashar:^b

Footnotes

a 1:18 Or be taught the use of the bow; literally be taught the bow
b 1:18 Or the Book of the Upright One, commonly cited as Jasher; note that the Song of the Bow that follows is not found in known manuscripts attributed to Jasher.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and he ordered	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
that the sons	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֖ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
be taught	לְלַמֵּ֥ד	lə·lam·mêḏ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H3925 exercise in, learn
the Bow	קָ֑שֶׁת	qā·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H7198 bow
It is written	כְתוּבָ֖ה	ḵə·ṯū·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H3789 write
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the Book	סֵ֥פֶר	sê·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular	H5612 missive, document, writing, book
of Jashar	הַיָּשָֽׁר׃	hay·yā·šār	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H3477 straight, right

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.