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# How the mighty have fallen in the midst of the battle

This phrase is repeated in verse 27 to emphasize that Israel's best warriors are dead. Alternate translation: "The mighty men have died in battle"

# the mighty

Here "mighty" is plural and may refer to only Saul and Jonathan, or to all of the soldiers of Israel. Alternate translation: "the mighty warriors" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])

# have fallen

This is a polite way to say "have died." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])

# Jonathan is killed

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "Jonathan has died in battle" or "The enemy has killed Jonathan" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# on your high places

David continues to address this part of the song to the mountains of Gilboa as he started in [2 Samuel 1:21](../01/21.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]])
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Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`Here "mighty" is plural and may refer to only Saul and Jonathan, or to all of the soldiers of Israel. Alternate translation: "the mighty warriors" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This is a polite way to say "have died." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])`
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Replace all AT: with Alternate translation: 2018-02-10 00:34:10 +00:00			`This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "Jonathan has died in battle" or "The enemy has killed Jonathan" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`
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			`# on your high places`

Integrate all changes into master 2018-02-20 22:50:53 +00:00			`David continues to address this part of the song to the mountains of Gilboa as he started in [2 Samuel 1:21](../01/21.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-apostrophe]])`
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