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2 Samuel 23:18-23

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.

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