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2 Samuel 23:8-12

8Theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428are the namesשְׁמ֥וֹתshe.MotH8034of David’sלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִ֖יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368:Josheb-basshebethH3429אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Tahchemoniteתַּחְכְּמֹנִ֣י׀tach.ke.mo.NiH8461was chiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the Threeהַשָּׁלִשִׁ֗יha.sha.li.ShiH7991.Heה֚וּאhu'H1931wieldedעֲדִינ֣וֹa.di.NoH5722his spearהָֽעֶצְנִ֔יha.'etz.niH6112againstעַל־'al-H5921eightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083hundredמֵא֛וֹתme.'otH3967men,whom he killedחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491at oneאֶחָֽת׃ ס'e.chadH259timeבְּפַ֥עַםbe.Fa.'amH6471.

9Next in command wasוְאַחֲרָ֛יוve.'a.cha.roH310Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Dodoדֹּד֖וֹdo.diH1734the Ahohiteבֶּן־ אֲחֹחִ֑יben- 'a.cho.ChiH1121 H266.As one of the threeבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הbish.lo.ShahH7969mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִ֜יםha.gi.bo.rimH1368,he went withעִם־'im-H5973Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732to tauntבְּחָֽרְפָ֤םbe.cha.re.FamH2778the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּיםba.pe.lish.timH6430who had gatheredנֶאֶסְפוּ־ne.'es.fu-H622for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421at Pas-dammimשָׁ֣םshamH8033.The menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478retreatedוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927,

10but Eleazarה֣וּאhu'H1931stood his groundקָם֩kamH6965and struckוַיַּ֨ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430untilעַ֣ד׀ כִּֽי־'ad ki-H5704 H3588his handיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027grew wearyיָגְעָ֣הya.ge.'AhH3021and stuckוַתִּדְבַּ֤ק יָדוֹ֙va.tid.Bak ya.DoH1692 H3027toאֶל־'el-H413his swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719.The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068brought aboutוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117.Then the troopsוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971returnedיָשֻׁ֥בוּya.Shu.vuH7725to himאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310,but onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389to plunder the deadלְפַשֵּֽׁט׃ סle.fa.ShetH6584.

11And after himוְאַחֲרָ֛יוve.'a.cha.RavH310was Shammahשַׁמָּ֥אsha.Ma'H8037sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ageeאָגֵ֖א'a.Ge'H89the Harariteהָרָרִ֑יha.ra.RiH2043.When the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430had banded togetherוַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622nearH3896שָׁ֞םshamH8033וַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961a fieldחֶלְקַ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙chel.Kat ha.sa.DehH2513 H7704full ofמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392lentilsעֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.ShimH5742, Israel’stroopsוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971fledנָ֖סnasH5127fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440themפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

12But Shammah took his standוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320in the middleבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of the fieldהַֽחֶלְקָה֙ha.chel.KahH2513,defended itוַיַּצִּילֶ֔הָvai.ya.tzi.Le.haH5337,and struck downוַיַּ֖ךְvai.YakhH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430.So the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068brought aboutוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ סge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668.

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