New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Chronicles 11:15-20

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.

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.

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