2 Samuel 1:20

Bible › 2 Samuel › Chapter 1 › Verse 20

Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.

In other translations

Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.

Hebrew words

אַל־'al-may notH408תַּגִּידוּtagiduyou tellH5046בְגַתvegatin GathH1661אַל־'al-may notH408תְּבַשְּׂרוּtevaseruyou bear newsH1319בְּחוּצֹתbechutzotin [the] streets ofH2351אַשְׁקְלוֹן'ashkelonAshkelonH831פֶּן־pen-lestH6435תִּשְׂמַחְנָהtismachnahthey should rejoiceH8055בְּנוֹתbenot[the] daughters ofH1323פְּלִשְׁתִּיםpelishtim[the] PhilistinesH6430פֶּן־pen-lestH6435תַּעֲלֹזְנָהta'alozenahthey should exultH5937בְּנוֹתbenot[the] daughters ofH1323הָעֲרֵלִים׃ha'arelimthe uncircumcisedH6189

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

Places: Ashkelon, Gath

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