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2 Samuel 23:11-33

11AndafterhimwasH1961Shammahthesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAgeeaHarariteהָרָרִ֑יha.ra.RiH2043.AndthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430wereH1961gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622togetherintoatroop,wherewasH1961aplotofgroundfullH4395oflentilsעֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.ShimH5742;andthepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971fledH5127fromthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

12Buthestoodוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320inthemidstH8432oftheplot,anddefendedit,andslewthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430;andJehovahwroughtagreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ סge.do.LahH1419victoryH8668.

13Andthreeofthethirtyמֵהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםme.ha.she.lo.ShimH7970chiefH7218menwentH935downוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381,andcameH935toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732intheharvestקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105timeuntothecaveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631ofAdullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725;andthetroopofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430wasencampedחֹנָ֖הcho.NahH2583inthevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofRephaimH7497.

14AndDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732wasthenאָ֣ז'azH227inthestronghold;andthegarrisonוּמַצַּ֣בu.ma.TzavH4673ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430wasthenאָ֖ז'azH227inBeth-lehem.

15AndDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732longed,andsaidH559,OhthatoneH834wouldgiveיַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niH8248mewaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325todrinkH8248ofthewellמִבֹּ֥ארmi.BorH877ofBeth-lehem,whichisbythegateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179!

16Andthethreeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightyH1368menH1368brakethroughthehostofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430,anddrewH7579waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325outofthewellמִבֹּ֤ארmi.BorH877ofBeth-lehem,thatwasbythegateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,andtookH5375it,andbroughtH935ittoDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732:buthewouldאָבָה֙'a.VahH14notdrinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354thereof,butpoureditoutuntoJehovah.

17AndhesaidH559,Beitfarחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486fromme,OJehovah,thatIshoulddothis:shallIdrinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.TamH8354thebloodהֲדַ֤םha.DamH1818ofthemenH376thatwentH1980injeopardyoftheirlivesH5315?thereforehewouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14notdrinkH8354it.Thesethingsאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428didthethreeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightyH1368menH376.

18AndAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֞יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52,thebrotherאֲחִ֣י׀'a.ChiH251ofJoabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֗הtze.ru.YahH6870,waschiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofthethreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔הha.she.lo.shiH7969.Andhelifteduphisspearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595againstthreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967andslewthem,andhadanameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034amongthethreeבַּשְּׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ba.she.lo.ShahH7969.

19WasH1961henotmosthonorableofthethreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁה֙ha.she.lo.ShahH7969?thereforehewasH1961madeH3513theircaptain: howbeitheattainednotuntothefirstthreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.

20AndBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֨הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֧עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofavaliantmanאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofKabzeelמִֽקַּבְצְאֵ֑לmi.kav.tze.'ElH6909,whohaddonemightydeedsפְּעָלִ֖יםpe.'a.LimH6467,heslewthetwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147sonsH1121ofArielofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124:hewentH3381downיָרַ֞דya.RadH3381alsoandslewalionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.ri.yahH738inthemidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofapitהַבֹּ֖ארha.BorH953intimeofsnowהַשָּֽׁלֶג׃ha.Sha.legH7950.

21AndheslewH2026anEgyptianH4713,agoodlymanH376:andtheEgyptianH4713hadaspearחֲנִ֔יתcha.NitH2595inhishandוּבְיַ֤דu.ve.YadH3027;buthewentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381tohimwithastaffבַּשָּׁ֑בֶטba.Sha.vetH7626,andpluckedthespearהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595outoftheEgyptian’shandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027,andslewH2026himwithhisownspearבַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃ba.cha.ni.ToH2595.

22Thesethingsאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428didBenaiahבְּנָיָ֖הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,andhadanameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034amongthethreeבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightyH1368menH1368.

23Hewasmoreמִן־min-H4480honorablethanthethirtyהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970,butheattainednottothefirstthreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.AndDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732setH7760himoverhisguard.

24AsahelH6214thebrotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251ofJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097wasoneofthethirtyבַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֑יםba.she.lo.ShimH7970;Elhananאֶלְחָנָ֥ן'el.cha.NanH445thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDodoדֹּד֖וֹdo.DoH1734ofBeth-lehem,

25Shammahשַׁמָּה֙sha.MahH8048theHaroditeהַֽחֲרֹדִ֔יha.cha.ro.DiH2733,ElikatheHaroditeהַחֲרֹדִֽי׃ סha.cha.ro.DiH2733,

26Helezחֶ֚לֶץChe.letzH2503thePaltite,Iraעִירָ֥א'i.Ra'H5896thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofIkkeshעִקֵּ֖שׁ'i.KeshH6142theTekoiteהַתְּקוֹעִֽי׃ סha.te.ko.'IH8621,

27Abiezerאֲבִיעֶ֙זֶר֙'a.vi.'E.zerH44theAnathothiteהָֽעַנְּתֹתִ֔יha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069,MebunnaitheHushathiteהַחֻשָׁתִֽי׃ סha.chu.sha.TiH2843,

28Zalmonצַלְמוֹן֙tzal.mOnH6756theAhohiteהָֽאֲחֹחִ֔יha.'a.cho.ChiH266,Maharaiמַהְרַ֖יmah.RaiH4121theNetophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִֽי׃ סha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,

29HelebthesonH1121ofBaanahבַּעֲנָ֖הba.'a.NahH1196theNetophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִ֑י סha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,Ittaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863thesonH1121ofRibaiרִיבַ֔יri.VaiH7380ofGibeahמִגִּבְעַ֖תmi.giv.'AtH1390ofthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סvin.ya.MinH1144,

30Benaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141aPirathoniteפִּרְעָ֣תֹנִ֔יpir.'A.to.NiH6553,Hiddaiofthebrooks ofGaashגָֽעַשׁ׃ סGa.'ashH1608.

31Abi-albontheArbathiteהָֽעַרְבָתִ֔יha.'ar.va.TiH6164,Azmavethעַזְמָ֖וֶת'az.Ma.vetH5820theBarhumite,

32Eliahbaאֶלְיַחְבָּא֙'el.yach.Ba'H455theShaalboniteהַשַּׁ֣עַלְבֹנִ֔יha.Sha.'al.vo.NiH8170,thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofJashen,Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָֽן׃ סye.ho.na.TanH3083,

33Shammahשַׁמָּה֙sha.MahH8048theHarariteH2043,Ahiamאֲחִיאָ֥ם'a.chi.'AmH279thesonH1121ofSharartheArarite,

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