2 Samuel 1:26
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I 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 grieve
צַר־ (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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