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1 Chronicles 11:20-25

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.

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