New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 23:9-14

9and afterוְאַחֲרָ֛יוve.'a.cha.roH310him was Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499the sonH1121ofDodoדֹּד֖וֹdo.diH1734theAhohiteאֲחֹחִ֑י'a.cho.ChiH266,one of the threeבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightyH1368menH1368with Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732when theydefiedבְּחָֽרְפָ֤םbe.cha.re.FamH2778the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּיםba.pe.lish.timH6430who were gatheredנֶאֶסְפוּ־ne.'es.fu-H622thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421and the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadwithdrawnוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927.

10He aroseקָם֩kamH6965and struckוַיַּ֨ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430untilעַ֣ד׀ כִּֽי־'ad ki-H5704 H3588his handH3027was wearyיָגְעָ֣הya.ge.'AhH3021andclungוַתִּדְבַּ֤קva.tid.BakH1692to the swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719, andthe Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068broughtH6213aboutH6213a greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117;and the peopleוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971returnedיָשֻׁ֥בוּya.Shu.vuH7725afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389to stripלְפַשֵּֽׁט׃ סle.fa.ShetH6584the slain.

11Now afterוְאַחֲרָ֛יוve.'a.cha.RavH310him was ShammahH8048the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ageeאָגֵ֖א'a.Ge'H89aHarariteהָרָרִ֑יha.ra.RiH2043.And the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430were gatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622into a troopH2422whereH8033thereH8033was a plotחֶלְקַ֤תchel.KatH2513of groundהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704fullמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392of lentilsעֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.ShimH5742,and the peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971fledנָ֖סnasH5127from the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

12But he tookH3320his standוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320in the midstבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of the plotהַֽחֶלְקָה֙ha.chel.KahH2513,defendedוַיַּצִּילֶ֔הָvai.ya.tzi.Le.haH5337it and struckוַיַּ֖ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430; andthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068broughtH6213aboutH6213a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ סge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668.

13Then threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֜הshe.lo.shimH7969of the thirtyמֵהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםme.ha.she.lo.ShimH7970chiefH7218menH7218wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381and cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732in the harvestקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105timeH7105to thecaveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631of Adullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725,while the troopH2422of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430was campingחֹנָ֖הcho.NahH2583inthe valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

14Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732was thenאָ֣ז'azH227in the strongholdבַּמְּצוּדָ֑הba.me.tzu.DahH4686,while the garrisonוּמַצַּ֣בu.ma.TzavH4673of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430was thenאָ֖ז'azH227in BethlehemH1035.

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