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2 Samuel 23:9-16

9AndafterhimwasEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDodaithesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofanAhohiteH266,oneH376ofthethreeבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightyH1368menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376withDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,whentheydefiedthePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּיםba.pe.lish.timH6430thatweretheregatheredנֶאֶסְפוּ־ne.'es.fu-H622togethertobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,andthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478weregoneH5927away.

10HearoseH6965,andsmotethePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430untilhishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027waswearyיָגְעָ֣הya.ge.'AhH3021,andhishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027clave untotheswordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719;andJehovahwroughtagreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419victoryH8668thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117;andthepeopleוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971returnedיָשֻׁ֥בוּya.Shu.vuH7725afterhimonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389totakespoil.

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.

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