9H2896טובים
betterH1961היו
areH2491חללי
slainH2719חרב
with the swordH2491מחללי
than slainH7458רעב
with hunger:H1992שׁהם
for theseH2100יזובו
pine away,H1856מדקרים
stricken throughH8570מתנובת
for the fruitsH7704שׂדי׃
of the field.
10H3027ידי
The handsH802נשׁים
womenH7362רחמניות
of the pitifulH1310בשׁלו
have soddenH3206ילדיהן
their own children:H1961היו
they wereH1262לברות
their meatH7667למו בשׁבר
in the destructionH1323בת
of the daughterH5971עמי׃
of my people.