New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 23:16-17

16So the threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightyH1368menH1368brokeH1234throughH1234the campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430,and drewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325from the wellמִבֹּ֤ארmi.BorH877of BethlehemH1035whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was by the gateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,and tookוַיִּשְׂא֖וּvai.yis.'UH5375itand broughtוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935itto Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.Nevertheless he wouldאָבָה֙'a.VahH14not drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354it, butpouredוַיַּסֵּ֥ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258it out to the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068;

17and he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Be it farחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486from me, O Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,that I should doמֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִיme.'a.So.tiH6213thisH2088. Shall I drinkthe bloodהֲדַ֤םha.DamH1818of the menH376who wentהַהֹלְכִ֣יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980in jeopardyof their livesבְּנַפְשׁוֹתָ֔םbe.naf.sho.TamH5315?”Therefore he wouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14not drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.TamH8354it. TheseH428thingsאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428the threeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightyH1368menH1368didעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213.

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