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2 Samuel 23:9-16

9And afterוְאַחֲרָ֛יוve.'a.cha.roH310him wasEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499the sonH1121of Dodoדֹּד֖וֹdo.diH1734the Ahohiteאֲחֹחִ֑י'a.cho.ChiH266, oneof the threeבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הbish.lo.ShahH7969mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִ֜יםha.gi.bo.rimH1368with Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,when they defiedבְּחָֽרְפָ֤םbe.cha.re.FamH2778the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּיםba.pe.lish.timH6430thatwere there gathered togetherנֶאֶסְפוּ־ne.'es.fu-H622to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,and the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478were gone awayוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927:

10He aroseקָם֩kamH6965,and smoteוַיַּ֨ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430untilכִּֽי־ki-H3588his handיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027was wearyיָגְעָ֣הya.ge.'AhH3021,and his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027claveוַתִּדְבַּ֤קva.tid.BakH1692unto the swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719:and the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068wroughtוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117;and the peopleוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971returnedיָשֻׁ֥בוּya.Shu.vuH7725afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him only to spoilלְפַשֵּֽׁט׃ סle.fa.ShetH6584.

11And afterוְאַחֲרָ֛יוve.'a.cha.RavH310him wasShammahH8048the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ageeאָגֵ֖א'a.Ge'H89the Harariteהָרָרִ֑יha.ra.RiH2043.And the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430were gathered togetherוַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622into a troopלַחַיָּ֗הla.chai.YahH2416,where was a pieceחֶלְקַ֤תchel.KatH2513of groundהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704fullמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392of lentilesעֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.ShimH5742:and the peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971fledנָ֖סnasH5127fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

12But he stoodוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320in the midstבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of the groundהַֽחֶלְקָה֙ha.chel.KahH2513,and defendedוַיַּצִּילֶ֔הָvai.ya.tzi.Le.haH5337it, and slewוַיַּ֖ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430:and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wroughtוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ סge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668.

13And threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֜הshe.lo.shimH7970 H7969of the thirtyמֵהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםme.ha.she.lo.ShimH7970chiefרֹ֗אשׁRoshH7218went downוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381,and cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732in the harvest timeקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105unto the caveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631of Adullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725:and the troopוְחַיַּ֣תve.chai.YatH2416of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430pitchedחֹנָ֖הcho.NahH2583in the valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

14And Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732wasthen in an holdבַּמְּצוּדָ֑הba.me.tzu.DahH4686,and the garrisonוּמַצַּ֣בu.ma.TzavH4673of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430was then inBeth–lehemH1035.

15And Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732longedוַיִּתְאַוֶּ֥הvai.yit.'a.VehH183,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Oh that one would give me drinkיַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niH8248of the waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325of the wellH953of Beth–lehemH1035, which isby the gateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179!

16And the threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִ֜יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368brake throughוַיִּבְקְעוּ֩vai.yiv.ke.'UH1234the hostבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430,and drewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325out of the wellH953of Beth–lehemH1035, that wasby the gateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,and tookוַיִּשְׂא֖וּvai.yis.'UH5375it,and broughtוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935itto Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732:nevertheless he wouldאָבָה֙'a.VahH14not drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354thereof, but poured it outוַיַּסֵּ֥ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258unto the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

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