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2 Samuel 1:17

Hebrew
וַיְקֹנֵ֣ן דָּוִ֔ד אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

hebrew

The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence.

For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים (
הַקִּינָ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את עַל שָׁא֖וּל וְעַל יְהוֹנָתָ֥ן בְּנֽוֹ
ESV
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and Jonathan his son,
NIV
David took up this lament concerning Saul and his son Jonathan,
NLT
Then David composed a funeral song for Saul and Jonathan,
LXX
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἐθρήνησεν Δαυιδ τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
θρῆνον τοῦτονplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο

greek

Meaning:

* These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it

Demonstrative pronoun.

οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19
ἐπὶ Σαουλ καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἐπὶ Ιωναθαν τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
υἱὸν αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
KJV
And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

2 Samuel 1:16 ← 2 Samuel 1:17 → 2 Samuel 1:18

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