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1 Chronicles 11:15-19

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.

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