New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 23:9-16

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.

15Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732hadH183a cravingH183and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “OhH4310that someoneH4310would giveיַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niH8248me waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325to drinkH8248from the wellמִבֹּ֥ארmi.BorH877of BethlehemH1035whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is by the gateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179!”

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;

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