New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 23:13-17

13Then threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֜הshe.lo.shimH7969of the thirtyמֵהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםme.ha.she.lo.ShimH7970chiefH7218menH7218wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381and cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732at harvestקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105timeH7105to thecaveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631of Adullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725,while the armyH2422of 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.

15AndDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732hadH183aH183cravingH183and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “OhH4310that someoneH4310would giveיַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niH8248me waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325toH8248drinkH8248from the wellמִבֹּ֥ארmi.BorH877of BethlehemH1035whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is by the gateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179!”

16So the threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightyH1368menH1368forcedH1234their wayH1234into the 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 carriedוַיִּשְׂא֖וּvai.yis.'UH5375itand broughtוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935itto Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.Yet he wouldאָבָה֙'a.VahH14not drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354it, butpouredוַיַּסֵּ֥ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258it outH5258asH5258anH5258offeringH5258to the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068;

17and he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Farחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486be it from me, Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,that I would doמֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִיme.'a.So.tiH6213thisH2088! Should I drinkthe bloodהֲדַ֤םha.DamH1818of the menH376who wentהַהֹלְכִ֣יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980at the risk oftheir livesבְּנַפְשׁוֹתָ֔םbe.naf.sho.TamH5315?”So he wouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14not drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.TamH8354it. TheseH428thingsאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428the threeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightyH1368menH1368didעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213.

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