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2 Samuel 23:20-23

20And Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֨הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֧עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077wasa manבֶּן־ אִֽישׁ־ben- 'ish-H1121 H376of valorH2416from Kabzeelמִֽקַּבְצְאֵ֑לmi.kav.tze.'ElH6909,a man of manyרַב־rav-H7227exploitsפְּעָלִ֖יםpe.'a.LimH6467. Heה֣וּאhu'H1931struck downהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221אֵ֣ת'etH853twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147championsאֲרִאֵל֙'a.ri.'ElH739of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,and on a snowyהַשָּֽׁלֶג׃ha.Sha.legH7950dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117heוְ֠הוּאVe.hu'H1931went downיָרַ֞דya.RadH3381intoבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432a pitהַבֹּ֖ארha.BorH953and killedוְהִכָּ֧הve.hi.KahH5221אֶֽת־'et-H853a lionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.ri.yahH738.

21Heוְהוּא־ve.hu'-H1931also struck downהִכָּה֩hi.KahH5221אֶת־'et-H853an Egyptianמִצְרִ֜יmitz.RiH4713H834,a hugeמַרְאֶ֗הmar.'EhH4758manH376.Although the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִי֙ha.mitz.RiH4713had a spearחֲנִ֔יתcha.NitH2595in his handוּבְיַ֤דu.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.

22Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428were the exploitsעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213of Benaiahבְּנָיָ֖הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077, who wona nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034along with the threeבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.ShahH7969mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

23He was most honoredנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513amongמִן־min-H4480the Thirtyהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970וְאֶל־ve.'el-H413,but he did notלֹא־lo'-H3808becomeבָ֑אVa'H935one of the Threeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.And Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732appointed himוַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760overאֶל־'el-H413his guardמִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃ סmish.ma'.ToH4928.

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