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22 From the blood of the slain,
    from the bodies of the warriors,
The bow of Jonathan did not turn back,
    nor the sword of Saul return unstained.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:22 Unstained: lit., “empty.” The sword was conceived as a devouring mouth; see, e.g., 2:26.

22 “From the blood(A) of the slain,
    from the flesh of the mighty,
the bow(B) of Jonathan did not turn back,
    the sword of Saul did not return unsatisfied.

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