Berean Standard Bible

1 Chronicles 11:11-47

11Thisוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428is the listמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of David’sלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִ֖יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834:Jashobeamיָשָׁבְעָ֣םya.sha.ve.'AmH3434sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hachmoniחַכְמוֹנִ֗יchakh.mo.NiH2453was chiefרֹ֚אשׁroshH7218of the officersH7970;heהֽוּא־hu'-H1931wieldedעוֹרֵ֧רo.RerH5782אֶת־'et-H853his spearחֲנִית֛וֹcha.ni.ToH2595againstעַל־'al-H5921threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundred menמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967,whom he killedחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491at oneאֶחָֽת׃'e.ChatH259timeבְּפַ֥עַםbe.Fa.'amH6471.

12Next in command wasוְאַחֲרָ֛יוve.'a.cha.RavH310Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Dodoדּוֹד֖וֹdo.DoH1734the Ahohiteהָאֲחוֹחִ֑י ה֖וּאha.'a.cho.Chi hu'H266 H1931,one of the threeבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.ShahH7969mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

13Heהֽוּא־hu'-H1931wasהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961withעִם־'im-H5973Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732at Pas-dammimH6450when the Philistinesוְהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ve.ha.pe.lish.TimH6430gatheredנֶאֱסְפוּ־ne.'es.fu-H622thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421.Atוַתְּהִ֛יva.te.HiH1961a placeחֶלְקַ֥תchel.KatH2513with a fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704full ofמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392barleyשְׂעוֹרִ֑יםse.'o.RimH8184,the troopsוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

14But Eleazar and David stationed themselvesוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֤וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320in the middleבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432of the fieldהַחֶלְקָה֙ha.chel.KahH2513and defended itוַיַּצִּיל֔וּהָvai.ya.tzi.Lu.haH5337.They struck downוַיַּכּ֖וּvai.ya.KuH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068brought aboutוַיּ֥וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668.

15Threeשְֽׁלוֹשָׁה֩she.lo.ShahH7969ofמִן־min-H4480the thirtyהַשְּׁלוֹשִׁ֨יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970chief menרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218went downוַיֵּרְד֡וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,toעַל־'al-H5921the rockהַצֻּר֙ha.TzurH6697atאֶל־'el-H413the caveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631of Adullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725,while a companyוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264of Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430was encampedחֹנָ֖הcho.NahH2583in the Valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

16At that timeאָ֣ז'azH227Davidוְדָוִ֖ידve.da.VidH1732was in the strongholdבַּמְּצוּדָ֑הba.me.tzu.DahH4686,and the garrisonוּנְצִ֣יבu.ne.TzivH5333of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אָ֖זpe.lish.Tim 'azH6430 H227was at BethlehemH1035.

17Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732longed for waterוַיִּתְאָ֥יוvai.yit.'avH183and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Oh, that someoneמִ֚יmiH4310would get me a drinkיַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niH8248of waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325from the wellמִבּ֥וֹרmi.BorH953בֵּֽית־beit-H1035near the gateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179of Bethlehemלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH1035אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834!”

18So the Threeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֜הha.she.lo.ShahH7969brokeוַיִּבְקְע֨וּvai.yiv.ke.'UH1234through the Philistineפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264,drewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325from the wellמִבּ֤וֹרmi.BorH953בֵּֽית־beit-H1035at the gateבַּשַּׁ֔עַר וַיִּשְׂא֖וּba.Sha.'ar vai.yis.'UH8179 H5375of Bethlehemלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH1035אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834,and brought itוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935back toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732.But heדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732refusedוְלֹֽא־ אָבָ֤הve.lo'- 'a.VahH3808 H14to drink itלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354;instead, he poured it outוַיְנַסֵּ֥ךְvay.na.SekhH5258אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853to the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068,

19sayingוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Far be itחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486from me,my Godמֵאֱלֹהַ֜יme.'e.lo.HaiH430,to doמֵעֲשׂ֣וֹתme.'a.SotH6213thisזֹ֗אתZotH2063!How can I drinkאֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה'esh.TehH8354the bloodהֲדַ֣םha.DamH1818of theseהָאֵ֨לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ha.'a.na.ShimH582who risked their livesבְנַפְשׁוֹתָם֙ve.naf.sho.TamH5315?”Becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they had brought itהֱבִיא֔וּםhe.vi.'UmH935at the risk of their livesבְנַפְשׁוֹתָ֣םve.naf.sho.TamH5315, Davidrefusedוְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖הve.Lo' 'a.VahH14 H3808to drink itלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.TamH8354.Suchאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428were the exploitsעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213of the threeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mighty menהַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

20Now Abishaiוְאַבְשַׁ֣יve.'av.ShaiH52,the brotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251of Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097,wasהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961chiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the Threeה֤וּא הַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֔הhu' ha.she.lo.ShahH7969 H1931,and heוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931wieldedעוֹרֵ֣רo.RerH5782אֶת־'et-H853his spearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595againstעַל־'al-H5921threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967men,killedחָלָ֑לcha.LalH2491them,and wonH3808a nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034along with the Threeבַּשְּׁלוֹשָֽׁה׃ba.she.lo.ShahH7969.

21He was doublyבַשְּׁנַ֙יִם֙va.she.Na.yimH8147honoredנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513aboveמִן־min-H4480the Threeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֤הha.she.lo.ShahH7969,and he becameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961theircommanderלְשָׂ֑ר וְעַד־le.Sar ve.'ad-H8269 H5704,even though he was notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808includedבָֽא׃ סVa'H935among the Threeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.

22And Benaiahבְּנָיָ֨הbe.na.YahH1141sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֧עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077was a manבֶּן־ אִֽישׁ־ben- 'ish-H1121 H376of valorחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428fromמִֽן־min-H4480Kabzeelקַבְצְאֵ֑לkav.tze.'ElH6909,a man of manyרַב־rav-H7227exploitsפְּעָלִ֖יםpe.'a.LimH6467. Heה֣וּאhu'H1931struck downהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221אֵ֣ת'etH853twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147championsאֲרִיאֵל֙'a.ri.'ElH739of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and on a snowyהַשָּֽׁלֶג׃ha.Sha.legH7950dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117heוְ֠הוּאVe.hu'H1931went downיָרַ֞דya.RadH3381intoבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432a pitהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953and killedוְהִכָּ֧הve.hi.KahH5221אֶֽת־'et-H853a lionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738.

23Heוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931also struck downהִכָּה֩hi.KahH5221אֶת־'et-H853הָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376an Egyptianהַמִּצְרִ֜יha.mitz.RiH4713,a hugeאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376manמִדָּ֣ה׀mi.DahH4060fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּאַמָּ֗הba.'a.MahH520tall.Although the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִ֤יha.mitz.RiH4713had a spearחֲנִית֙cha.NitH2595like a weaver’sאֹרְגִ֔ים'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנ֣וֹרkim.NorH4500in his handוּבְיַ֨דu.ve.YadH3027,Benaiah went againstוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381himאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413with a clubבַּשָּׁ֑בֶטba.Sha.vetH7626,snatchedוַיִּגְזֹ֤לvai.yig.ZolH1497אֶֽת־'et-H853the spearהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595fromהַמִּצְרִ֔יha.mitz.RiH4713hishandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027,and killedוַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּvai.ya.har.Ge.huH2026the Egyptianwith his own spearבַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃ba.cha.ni.ToH2595.

24Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428were the exploitsעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213of Benaiahבְּנָיָ֖הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077, who wona nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034along with the threeבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.ShahH7969mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

25He was most honoredנִכְבָּד֙nikh.BadH3513amongמִן־min-H4480the Thirtyהַשְּׁלוֹשִׁ֗ים הִנּ֤וֹha.she.lo.Shim hi.NoH7970 H2005,but heה֔וּאHu'H1931did notלֹא־lo'-H3808becomeבָ֑אVa'H935one ofוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the Threeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.And Davidדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732appointed himוַיְשִׂימֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760overעַל־'al-H5921his guardמִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃ סmish.ma'.ToH4928.

26Now these were the mighty menוְגִבּוֹרֵ֖י הַחֲיָלִ֑יםve.gi.bo.Rei ha.cha.ya.LimH1368 H2428:AsahelH6214the brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251of Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Elhananאֶלְחָנָ֥ן'el.cha.NanH445sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Dodoדּוֹד֖וֹdo.DoH1734ofמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1035Bethlehemלָֽחֶם׃ סLa.chemH1035,

27Shammothשַׁמּוֹת֙sha.mOtH8054the Haroriteהַהֲרוֹרִ֔יha.ha.ro.RiH2033,Helezחֶ֖לֶץChe.letzH2503the Peloniteהַפְּלוֹנִֽי׃ סha.pe.lo.NiH6397,

28Iraעִירָ֤א'i.Ra'H5896sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ikkeshעִקֵּשׁ֙'i.KeshH6142the Tekoiteהַתְּקוֹעִ֔יha.te.ko.'IH8621,Abiezerאֲבִיעֶ֖זֶר'a.vi.'E.zerH44the Anathothiteהָעֲנְּתוֹתִֽי׃ סha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069,

29Sibbecaiסִבְּכַי֙si.be.KhaiH5444the Hushathiteהַחֻ֣שָׁתִ֔יha.Chu.sha.TiH2843,Ilaiעִילַ֖י'i.LaiH5866the Ahohiteהָאֲחוֹחִֽי׃ סha.'a.cho.ChiH266,

30Maharaiמַהְרַי֙mah.RaiH4121the Netophathiteהַנְּטֹ֣פָתִ֔יha.ne.To.fa.TiH5200,Heledחֵ֥לֶדChe.ledH2466sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Baanahבַּֽעֲנָ֖הba.'a.NahH1196the Netophathiteהַנְּטוֹפָתִֽי׃ סha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,

31Ithaiאִיתַ֣י'i.TaiH863sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ribaiרִיבַ֗יri.VaiH7380from Gibeahמִגִּבְעַת֙mi.giv.'AtH1390of the Benjamitesבְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֔ן סbe.Nei vin.ya.MinH1121 H1144,Benaiahבְּנָיָ֖הbe.na.YahH1141the Pirathoniteהַפִּרְעָתֹנִֽי׃ha.pir.'a.to.NiH6553,

32Huraiחוּרַי֙chu.RaiH2360from the brooksמִנַּ֣חֲלֵיmi.Na.cha.leiH5158of Gaashגָ֔עַשׁ סGa.'ashH1608,Abielאֲבִיאֵ֖ל'a.vi.'ElH22the Arbathiteהָעַרְבָתִֽי׃ סha.'ar.va.TiH6164,

33Azmavethעַזְמָ֙וֶת֙'az.Ma.vetH5820the Baharumiteהַבַּ֣חֲרוּמִ֔יha.Ba.cha.ru.MiH978,Eliahbaאֶלְיַחְבָּ֖א'el.yach.Ba'H455the Shaalboniteהַשַּׁעַלְבֹנִֽי׃ סha.sha.'al.vo.NiH8170,

34the sonsבְּנֵ֗יbe.NeiH1121of Hashemהָשֵׁם֙ha.ShemH2044the Gizoniteהַגִּ֣זוֹנִ֔יha.Gi.zo.NiH1493,Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֥ןyo.na.TanH3129sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shageeשָׁגֵ֖הsha.GehH7681the Harariteהַהֲרָרִֽי׃ סha.ha.ra.RiH2043,

35Ahiamאֲחִיאָ֧ם'a.chi.'AmH279sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Sacharשָׂכָ֛רsa.KharH7940the Harariteהַהֲרָרִ֖יha.ha.ra.RiH2043,Eliphalאֱלִיפַ֥ל'e.li.FalH465sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Urאֽוּר׃ ס'UrH218,

36Hepherחֵ֚פֶרChe.ferH2660the Mecherathiteהַמְּכֵ֣רָתִ֔יha.me.Khe.ra.TiH4382,Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֖ה'a.chi.YahH281the Peloniteהַפְּלֹנִֽי׃ סha.pe.lo.NiH6397,

37Hezroחֶצְרוֹ֙chetz.RoH2695the Carmeliteהַֽכַּרְמְלִ֔יha.kar.me.LiH3761,Naaraiנַעֲרַ֖יna.'a.RaiH5293sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ezbaiאֶזְבָּֽי׃ ס'ez.BaiH229,

38Joelיוֹאֵל֙yo.'ElH3100the brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251of Nathanנָתָ֔ןna.TanH5416,Mibharמִבְחָ֖רmiv.CharH4006sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hagriהַגְרִֽי׃ סhag.RiH1905,

39Zelekצֶ֖לֶקTze.lekH6768the Ammoniteהָעַמּוֹנִ֑יha.'a.mo.NiH5984,Naharaiנַחְרַי֙nach.RaiH5171the Beerothiteהַבֵּ֣רֹתִ֔יha.Be.ro.TiH1307,the armor-bearerנֹשֵׂ֕א כְּלֵ֖יno.Se' ke.LeiH5375 H3627of Joabיוֹאָ֥בyo.'AvH3097sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָֽה׃ סtze.ru.YahH6870,

40Iraעִירָא֙'i.Ra'H5896the Ithriteהַיִּתְרִ֔יhai.yit.RiH3505,Garebגָּרֵ֖בga.RevH1619the Ithriteהַיִּתְרִֽי׃ סhai.yit.RiH3505,

41Uriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֔יha.chi.TiH2850,Zabadזָבָ֖דza.VadH2066sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahlaiאַחְלָֽי׃ ס'ach.LaiH304,

42Adinaעֲדִינָ֨א'a.di.Na'H5721sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shizaשִׁיזָ֜אshi.Za'H7877the Reubeniteהָרֽאוּבֵנִ֗יho.r.'u.ve.NiH7206,chiefרֹ֛אשׁroshH7218of the Reubenitesלָרֽאוּבֵנִ֖יlo.r.'u.ve.NiH7206,and the thirtyשְׁלוֹשִֽׁים׃ סshe.lo.ShimH7970with himוְעָלָ֥יוve.'a.LavH5921,

43Hananחָנָן֙cha.NanH2605sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Maacahמַעֲכָ֔הma.'a.KhahH4601,Joshaphatוְיוֹשָׁפָ֖טve.yo.sha.FatH3146the Mithniteהַמִּתְנִֽי׃ סha.mit.NiH4981,

44Uzziaעֻזִיָּ֖א'u.zi.Ya'H5814the Ashterathiteהָעֲשְׁתְּרָתִ֑יha.'ash.te.ra.TiH6254,Shamaשָׁמָע֙sha.Ma'H8091and Jeielוִֽיעִיאֵ֔לvi.'u.'elH3273the sonsבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Hothamחוֹתָ֥םcho.TamH2369the Aroeriteהָעֲרֹעֵרִֽי׃ סha.'a.ro.'e.RiH6200,

45Jediaelיְדִֽיעֲאֵל֙ye.di.'a.'ElH3043sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shimriשִׁמְרִ֔יshim.RiH8113and his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Johaוְיֹחָ֥אve.yo.Cha'H3109the Tiziteהַתִּיצִֽי׃ סha.ti.TziH8491,

46Elielאֱלִיאֵל֙'e.li.'ElH447the Mahaviteהַֽמַּחֲוִ֔יםha.ma.cha.VimH4233,Jeribaiוִירִיבַ֥יvi.ri.VaiH3403and Joshaviahוְיוֹשַׁוְיָ֖הve.yo.shav.YahH3145,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Elnaamאֶלְנָ֑עַם'el.Na.'amH493,Ithmahוְיִתְמָ֖הve.yit.MahH3495the Moabiteהַמּוֹאָבִֽי׃ha.mo.'a.ViH4125,

47Elielאֱלִיאֵ֣ל'e.li.'ElH447,Obedוְעוֹבֵ֔דve.'o.VedH5744,and Jaasielוְיַעֲשִׂיאֵ֖לve.ya.'a.si.'ElH3300the Mezobaiteהַמְּצֹבָיָֽה׃ פha.me.tzoa.YahH4677.

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