Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 23:13-17

13Atאֶל־'el-H413harvest timeקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105,threeH7970of the thirtyמֵהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםme.ha.she.lo.ShimH7970chief menרֹ֗אשׁRoshH7218went downוַיֵּרְד֨וּ וַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ye.re.Du vai.ya.Vo.'uH3381 H935toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732atאֶל־'el-H413the caveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631of Adullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725,while a companyוְחַיַּ֣תve.chai.YatH2416of Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430was encampedחֹנָ֖הcho.NahH2583in the Valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

14At that timeאָ֣ז'azH227Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732was in the strongholdבַּמְּצוּדָ֑הba.me.tzu.DahH4686,and the garrisonוּמַצַּ֣בu.ma.TzavH4673of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אָ֖זpe.lish.Tim 'azH6430 H227was at BethlehemH1035.

15Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732longedוַיִּתְאַוֶּ֥הvai.yit.'a.VehH183for waterand saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Oh, that someoneמִ֚יmiH4310would get me a drinkיַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niH8248of waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325from the wellמִבֹּ֥ארmi.BorH877near the gateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179of BethlehemH1035אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834!”

16So the threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִ֜יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368brokeוַיִּבְקְעוּ֩vai.yiv.ke.'UH1234through the Philistineפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264,drewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325from the wellמִבֹּ֤ארmi.BorH877near the gateבַּשַּׁ֔עַר וַיִּשְׂא֖וּba.Sha.'ar vai.yis.'UH8179 H5375of BethlehemH1035אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834,and broughtוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935itback toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.But he refusedוְלֹ֤א אָבָה֙ve.Lo' 'a.VahH3808 H14to drink itלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354;instead, he poured it outוַיַּסֵּ֥ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853to the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068,

17sayingוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Far be itחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486from me,O LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,to doמֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִיme.'a.So.tiH6213thisזֹ֗אתZotH2063!Is this not the bloodהֲדַ֤םha.DamH1818of the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ הַהֹלְכִ֣יםha.'a.na.Shim ha.ho.le.KhimH582 H1980who risked their livesבְּנַפְשׁוֹתָ֔םbe.naf.sho.TamH5315?”So he refusedוְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖הve.Lo' 'a.VahH3808 H14to drink itלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.TamH8354.Suchאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428were the exploitsעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213of the threeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ סha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

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