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2 Samuel 23:11-33

11Andafterhim, Shammahthesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAgeetheHarariteהָרָרִ֑יha.ra.RiH2043:thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430wereH1961gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622intoatroop,andtherewasH1961thereaplotofgroundfullH4395oflentilsעֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.ShimH5742,andthepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971hadfledH5127beforethePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430;

12andhestoodוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320inthemidstH8432oftheplotanddeliveredוַיַּצִּילֶ֔הָvai.ya.tzi.Le.haH5337it,andsmotethePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430,andJehovahwroughtagreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ סge.do.LahH1419deliveranceתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668.

13Andthreeofthethirtyמֵהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםme.ha.she.lo.ShimH7970chiefsH7218wentH935downוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381,andcameH935toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732intheharvestקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105timetothecaveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631ofAdullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725,whenthetroopofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430wasencampedחֹנָ֖הcho.NahH2583inthevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofRephaimH7497.

14AndDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732wasthenאָ֣ז'azH227inthestronghold;andthePhilistines'garrisonוּמַצַּ֣בu.ma.TzavH4673wasthenאָ֖ז'azH227atBethlehem.

15AndDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732longed,andsaidH559,OhthatoneH834wouldgiveיַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niH8248metodrinkH8248ofthewaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325ofthewellמִבֹּ֥ארmi.BorH877ofBethlehem,whichisinthegateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179!

16Andthethreeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightyH1368menH1368brokeH1234throughthecampבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430,anddrewH7579waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325outofthewellמִבֹּ֤ארmi.BorH877ofBethlehem,whichisinthegateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,andtookH5375it,andbroughtH935ittoDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732; howeverhewouldאָבָה֙'a.VahH14notdrinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354ofit,butpoureditouttoJehovah.

17AndhesaidH559,Beitfarחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486fromme,Jehovah,thatIshoulddothisthing!isitnotthebloodהֲדַ֤םha.DamH1818ofthemenH376thatwentH1980attheriskoftheirlivesH5315?Thereforehewouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14notdrinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.TamH8354it.Thesethingsאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428didthethreeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightyH1368menH376.

18AndAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֞יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52,thebrotherאֲחִ֣י׀'a.ChiH251ofJoabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֗הtze.ru.YahH6870,wasthechiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofthreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔הha.she.lo.shiH7969;andhebrandishedhisspearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595againstthreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967andslewthem;andhehadanameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034amongthethreeבַּשְּׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ba.she.lo.ShahH7969.

19WasH1961henotmosthonourableofthreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁה֙ha.she.lo.ShahH7969?andhewasH1961theircaptain;buthedidnotattaintothe[first]threeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.

20AndBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֨הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֧עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofavaliantmanאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376,greatרַב־rav-H7227inexploits,ofKabzeelמִֽקַּבְצְאֵ֑לmi.kav.tze.'ElH6909:heitwasthatsmotetwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147lionsהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.ri.yahH738ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124;andhewentH3381downיָרַ֞דya.RadH3381andsmotealionH738inthemidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofapitהַבֹּ֖ארha.BorH953onasnowydayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

21HealsosmotetheEgyptianH4713,animposingmanH376:andtheEgyptianH4713hadaspearחֲנִ֔יתcha.NitH2595inhishandוּבְיַ֤דu.ve.YadH3027;andhewentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381tohimwithastaffבַּשָּׁ֑בֶטba.Sha.vetH7626,andpluckedthespearהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595outoftheEgyptian'shandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027,andslewH2026himwithhisownspearבַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃ba.cha.ni.ToH2595.

22Thesethingsאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428didBenaiahבְּנָיָ֖הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,andhehadanameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034amongthethreeבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightyH1368menH1368.

23Hewashonouredabovethethirtyהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970,buthedidnotattaintothe[first]threeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.AndDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732setH7760himinhiscouncil.

24AsahelH6214thebrotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251ofJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097wasoneofthethirtyבַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֑יםba.she.lo.ShimH7970;Elhananאֶלְחָנָ֥ן'el.cha.NanH445thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDodoדֹּד֖וֹdo.DoH1734ofBethlehem,

25Shammahשַׁמָּה֙sha.MahH8048theHaroditeהַֽחֲרֹדִ֔יha.cha.ro.DiH2733,ElikatheHaroditeהַחֲרֹדִֽי׃ סha.cha.ro.DiH2733,

26Helezחֶ֚לֶץChe.letzH2503thePaltite,Iraעִירָ֥א'i.Ra'H5896thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofIkkeshעִקֵּ֖שׁ'i.KeshH6142theTekoiteהַתְּקוֹעִֽי׃ סha.te.ko.'IH8621,

27Abiezerאֲבִיעֶ֙זֶר֙'a.vi.'E.zerH44theAnathothiteהָֽעַנְּתֹתִ֔יha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069,MebunnaitheHushathiteהַחֻשָׁתִֽי׃ סha.chu.sha.TiH2843,

28Zalmonצַלְמוֹן֙tzal.mOnH6756theAhohiteהָֽאֲחֹחִ֔יha.'a.cho.ChiH266,Maharaiמַהְרַ֖יmah.RaiH4121theNetophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִֽי׃ סha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,

29HelebthesonH1121ofBaanahבַּעֲנָ֖הba.'a.NahH1196,theNetophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִ֑י סha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,Ittaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863thesonH1121ofRibaiרִיבַ֔יri.VaiH7380ofGibeahמִגִּבְעַ֖תmi.giv.'AtH1390ofthechildrenofBenjaminבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סvin.ya.MinH1144,

30Benaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141aPirathoniteפִּרְעָ֣תֹנִ֔יpir.'A.to.NiH6553,Hiddaiofthebrooks ofGaashגָֽעַשׁ׃ סGa.'ashH1608,

31Abi-albontheArbathiteהָֽעַרְבָתִ֔יha.'ar.va.TiH6164,Azmavethעַזְמָ֖וֶת'az.Ma.vetH5820theBarhumite,

32Eliahbaאֶלְיַחְבָּא֙'el.yach.Ba'H455theShaalboniteהַשַּׁ֣עַלְבֹנִ֔יha.Sha.'al.vo.NiH8170,ofthesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofJashen,Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָֽן׃ סye.ho.na.TanH3083,

33Shammahשַׁמָּה֙sha.MahH8048theArarite,Ahiamאֲחִיאָ֥ם'a.chi.'AmH279thesonH1121ofSharartheArarite,

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