New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Chronicles 11:10-46
10Now theseוְאֵ֨לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the headsרָאשֵׁ֤יra.SheiH7218of the mightyהַגִּבּוֹרִים֙ha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Davidלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732had, who remainedH2388faithfulH2388to him in his kingdomבְמַלְכוּת֛וֹve.mal.khu.ToH4438,togetherעִמּ֧וֹi.MoH5973withעִם־'im-H5973allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to makeלְהַמְלִיכ֑וֹle.ham.li.KhoH4427him kingH4427,in accordance with the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068concerningעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.
11Theseוְאֵ֛לֶּהve.'E.lehH428constitutethe listמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of David’sלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732mightyהַגִּבֹּרִ֖יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368:Jashobeamיָשָׁבְעָ֣םya.sha.ve.'AmH3434,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a Hachmoniteחַכְמוֹנִ֗יchakh.mo.NiH2453,the chiefרֹ֚אשׁroshH7218of the thirtyH7970;he wieldedעוֹרֵ֧רo.RerH5782his spearחֲנִית֛וֹcha.ni.ToH2595againstעַל־'al-H5921threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967whom he killedחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491at oneאֶחָֽת׃'e.ChatH259timeבְּפַ֥עַםbe.Fa.'amH6471.
13He was with Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732atPas-dammimH6450when the Philistinesוְהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ve.ha.pe.lish.TimH6430were gatheredנֶאֱסְפוּ־ne.'es.fu-H622together thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,and there was a plotחֶלְקַ֥תchel.KatH2513of landהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704fullמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392of barleyשְׂעוֹרִ֑יםse.'o.RimH8184;and the peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127fromH4480the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.
14But they tookH3320their standוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֤וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320in the midstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432of the plotהַחֶלְקָה֙ha.chel.KahH2513and defendedוַיַּצִּיל֔וּהָvai.ya.tzi.Lu.haH5337it, and defeatedוַיַּכּ֖וּvai.ya.KuH5221the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430;and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068savedוַיּ֥וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467them with 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.
17And Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732hadH183a cravingוַיִּתְאָ֥יוvai.yit.'avH183and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “OhH4310that someoneH4310would giveיַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niH8248me waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325toH8248drinkH8248from 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;however, Davidדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732wouldאָבָ֤ה'a.VahH14not drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354it, but pouredוַיְנַסֵּ֥ךְvay.na.SekhH5258it outH5258to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068;
19and he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Farחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486be it from me beforeH4480my Godמֵאֱלֹהַ֜יme.'e.lo.HaiH430that I would doמֵעֲשׂ֣וֹתme.'a.SotH6213thisH2088.Shall I drinkאֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה'esh.TehH8354the bloodהֲדַ֣םha.DamH1818of theseH428menH376who wentat the risk of their livesבְנַפְשׁוֹתָם֙ve.naf.sho.TamH5315?For they broughtהֱבִיא֔וּםhe.vi.'UmH935it at the risk of their livesבְנַפְשׁוֹתָ֣םve.naf.sho.TamH5315.”Therefore he wouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14not drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.TamH8354it. The threeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightyהַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368didעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213theseH428thingsH428.
20As forAbshaiוְאַבְשַׁ֣יve.'av.ShaiH52the brotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251of Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097,he was chiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thethirtyH7970,and he wieldedעוֹרֵ֣רo.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 mostמִן־min-H4480honoredנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513,and he becameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961their commanderלְשָׂ֑רle.SarH8269;however, he did not attainבָֽא׃ סVa'H935the reputation of the firstthreeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.
22Benaiahבְּנָיָ֨הbe.na.YahH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֧עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a warriorאִֽישׁ־ חַ֛יִל'ish- Cha.yilH376H2428of Kabzeelקַבְצְאֵ֑לkav.tze.'ElH6909,mightyרַב־rav-H7227in deedsפְּעָלִ֖יםpe.'a.LimH6467,struckH5221andH5221killedH5221thetwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147sons ofArielאֲרִיאֵל֙'a.ri.'ElH739of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124.He also wentH3381downיָרַ֞דya.RadH3381and struckH5221andH5221killedH5221a lionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738insideבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432a pitהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953on a snowyהַשָּֽׁלֶג׃ha.Sha.legH7950dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.
23And he killedהִכָּה֩hi.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.YadH3027and killedוַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּvai.ya.har.Ge.huH2026him with his own spearבַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃ba.cha.ni.ToH2595.
25BeholdH2009,he was honoredנִכְבָּד֙nikh.BadH3513amongמִן־min-H4480the thirtyהַשְּׁלוֹשִׁ֗יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970,but he did not attainבָ֑אVa'H935the reputation of the firstthreeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969;and Davidדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732appointedוַיְשִׂימֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him overעַל־'al-H5921his bodyguardמִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃ סmish.ma'.ToH4928.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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