Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleI grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women. Young's Literal Translation I am in distress for thee, my brother Jonathan, Very pleasant wast thou to me; Wonderful was thy love to me, Above the love of women! King James Bible I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. Hebrew I grieveצַר־ (ṣar-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6887: To bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or cramped for you, עָלֶ֗יךָ (‘ā·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Jonathan, יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן (yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3083: Jonathan -- 'the LORD has given', the name of a number of Israelites my brother. אָחִי֙ (’ā·ḥî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) You were delightful נָעַ֥מְתָּ (nā·‘am·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5276: To be pleasant, delightful, or lovely to me; לִּ֖י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew your love אַהֲבָֽתְךָ֙ (’a·hă·ḇā·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 160: Love (noun) to me לִ֔י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew was extraordinary, נִפְלְאַ֤תָה (nip̄·lə·’a·ṯāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6381: To separate, distinguish, to be, great, difficult, wonderful surpassing the love מֵאַהֲבַ֖ת (mê·’a·hă·ḇaṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 160: Love (noun) of women. נָשִֽׁים׃ (nā·šîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female |
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