18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 1:18:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvayomerand he said 2 Samuel 1:18:2 ⧉לְלַמֵּ֥דlelammedto teach 2 Samuel 1:18:3 ⧉בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֖הbeneyehudathe sons of Judah 2 Samuel 1:18:4 ⧉קָ֑שֶׁתkashetbow 2 Samuel 1:18:5 ⧉הִנֵּ֥הhinebehold 2 Samuel 1:18:6 ⧉כְתוּבָ֖הkhetuvawritten 2 Samuel 1:18:7 ⧉עַל־סֵ֥פֶרalseferupon the book of 2 Samuel 1:18:8 ⧉הַיָּשָֽׁר׃hayasharthe upright one or the Jashar |
18. Formal Translation And he said to teach the sons of Judah this lament of the Bow. Behold, it is written in the Book of the Upright. |
18. Dynamic Translation He directed the sons of Judah to learn this lament called “the Bow”; it is recorded in the Book of Jashar. |