New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 11:12-29

12Afterוְאַחֲרָ֛יוve.'a.cha.RavH310him was Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDodoדּוֹד֖וֹdo.DoH1734,the Ahohiteהָאֲחוֹחִ֑יha.'a.cho.ChiH266,whoה֖וּאhu'H1931wasone of the threeבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightyהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368.

13He was with Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732atPasdammimH6450when the Philistinesוְהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ve.ha.pe.lish.TimH6430were gatheredנֶאֱסְפוּ־ne.'es.fu-H622together thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,and there was a plotחֶלְקַ֥תchel.KatH2513of groundהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704fullמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392of barleyשְׂעוֹרִ֑יםse.'o.RimH8184;and the peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127beforeמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

14They tookH3320their standוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֤וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320in the midstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432of the plotהַחֶלְקָה֙ha.chel.KahH2513and defendedוַיַּצִּיל֔וּהָvai.ya.tzi.Lu.haH5337it, and struckH5221downH5221the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430;and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068savedוַיּ֥וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467them by a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668.

15Now threeשְֽׁלוֹשָׁה֩she.lo.ShahH7969of the thirtyהַשְּׁלוֹשִׁ֨יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970chiefרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218menH7218wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֡וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to the rockהַצֻּר֙ha.TzurH6697to Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,into the caveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631of Adullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725, whilethe armyוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430was campingחֹנָ֖הcho.NahH2583in the valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

16Davidוְדָוִ֖ידve.da.VidH1732was thenאָ֣ז'azH227in the strongholdבַּמְּצוּדָ֑הba.me.tzu.DahH4686, whilethe garrisonוּנְצִ֣יבu.ne.TzivH5333of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430wasthenאָ֖ז'azH227in BethlehemH1035.

17Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732hadH183a cravingוַיִּתְאָ֥יוvai.yit.'avH183and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “OhH4310that someoneH4310would giveיַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niH8248me waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325to drinkH8248from the wellמִבּ֥וֹרmi.BorH953of BethlehemH1035,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is by the gateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179!”

18So the threeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֜הha.she.lo.ShahH7969brokeH1234throughH1234the campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430and drewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325from the wellמִבּ֤וֹרmi.BorH953of BethlehemH1035whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wasby the gateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,and tookוַיִּשְׂא֖וּvai.yis.'UH5375itand broughtוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935itto Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732;nevertheless Davidדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732wouldאָבָ֤ה'a.VahH14not drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354it, but pouredוַיְנַסֵּ֥ךְvay.na.SekhH5258it out to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068;

19and he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Be it farחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486from me beforeH4480my Godמֵאֱלֹהַ֜יme.'e.lo.HaiH430that I should doמֵעֲשׂ֣וֹתme.'a.SotH6213thisH2088.Shall I drinkאֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה'esh.TehH8354the bloodהֲדַ֣םha.DamH1818of theseH428menH376who wentat the risk of their livesבְנַפְשׁוֹתָם֙ve.naf.sho.TamH5315?For at the risk of their livesבְנַפְשׁוֹתָ֣םve.naf.sho.TamH5315they broughtהֱבִיא֔וּםhe.vi.'UmH935it.” Therefore he wouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14not drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.TamH8354it. TheseH428thingsH428the threeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightyהַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368didעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213.

20As forAbshaiוְאַבְשַׁ֣יve.'av.ShaiH52the brotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251of Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097,he was chiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thethirtyH7970,and he swungעוֹרֵ֣רo.RerH5782his spearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595againstעַל־'al-H5921threeH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and killedחָלָ֑לcha.LalH2491them; and he had a nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034as well as thethirtyH7970.

21Of the threeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֤הha.she.lo.ShahH7969in the secondבַשְּׁנַ֙יִם֙va.she.Na.yimH8147rankhe was the most honoredנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513and becameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961their commanderלְשָׂ֑רle.SarH8269;however, he did not attainבָֽא׃ סVa'H935to the firstthreeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.

22Benaiahבְּנָיָ֨הbe.na.YahH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֧עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a valiantחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Kabzeelקַבְצְאֵ֑לkav.tze.'ElH6909,mightyרַב־rav-H7227in deedsפְּעָלִ֖יםpe.'a.LimH6467,struckH5221downH5221thetwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147sons ofArielאֲרִיאֵל֙'a.ri.'ElH739of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124.He also wentH3381downיָרַ֞דya.RadH3381andkilledH5221a lionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738insideבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432a pitהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953on a snowyהַשָּֽׁלֶג׃ha.Sha.legH7950dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

23Hekilledהִכָּה֩hi.KahH5221an Egyptianהַמִּצְרִ֜יha.mitz.RiH4713,a manH376of greatstatureמִדָּ֣ה׀mi.DahH4060fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּאַמָּ֗הba.'a.MahH520tall. Now in the Egyptian’sהַמִּצְרִ֤יha.mitz.RiH4713handוּבְיַ֨דu.ve.YadH3027wasa spearחֲנִית֙cha.NitH2595like a weaver’sאֹרְגִ֔ים'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנ֣וֹרkim.NorH4500,but he wentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to him with a clubבַּשָּׁ֑בֶטba.Sha.vetH7626and snatchedוַיִּגְזֹ֤לvai.yig.ZolH1497the spearהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595from the Egyptian’sהַמִּצְרִ֔יha.mitz.RiH4713handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027andkilledוַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּvai.ya.har.Ge.huH2026him with his own spearבַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃ba.cha.ni.ToH2595.

24Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428thingsBenaiahבְּנָיָ֖הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213,and had a nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034as well as the threeבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightyהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368.

25BeholdH2009,he was honoredנִכְבָּד֙nikh.BadH3513amongמִן־min-H4480the thirtyהַשְּׁלוֹשִׁ֗יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970,but he did not attainבָ֑אVa'H935to the threeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969;and Davidדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732appointedוַיְשִׂימֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him overעַל־'al-H5921his guardמִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃ סmish.ma'.ToH4928.

26Now the mightyוְגִבּוֹרֵ֖יve.gi.bo.ReiH1368menH1368of the armiesהַחֲיָלִ֑יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428wereAsahelH6214the brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251of Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Elhananאֶלְחָנָ֥ן'el.cha.NanH445the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Dodoדּוֹד֖וֹdo.DoH1734of BethlehemH1035,

27Shammothשַׁמּוֹת֙sha.mOtH8054the Haroriteהַהֲרוֹרִ֔יha.ha.ro.RiH2033,Helezחֶ֖לֶץChe.letzH2503thePeloniteהַפְּלוֹנִֽי׃ סha.pe.lo.NiH6397,

28Iraעִירָ֤א'i.Ra'H5896the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ikkeshעִקֵּשׁ֙'i.KeshH6142the Tekoiteהַתְּקוֹעִ֔יha.te.ko.'IH8621,Abiezerאֲבִיעֶ֖זֶר'a.vi.'E.zerH44the Anathothiteהָעֲנְּתוֹתִֽי׃ סha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069,

29Sibbecaiסִבְּכַי֙si.be.KhaiH5444the Hushathiteהַחֻ֣שָׁתִ֔יha.Chu.sha.TiH2843,Ilaiעִילַ֖י'i.LaiH5866the Ahohiteהָאֲחוֹחִֽי׃ סha.'a.cho.ChiH266,

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