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1 Chronicles 11:11-20

11And this isthe numberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of the mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִ֖יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368whom Davidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732had; Jashobeamיָשָׁבְעָ֣םya.sha.ve.'AmH3434,an Hachmoniteחַכְמוֹנִ֗יchakh.mo.NiH2453,the chiefרֹ֚אשׁroshH7218of the captainsהַשָּׁ֣לִישִׁ֔יםha.she.lo.shimH7970 H7991:he lifted upעוֹרֵ֧רo.RerH5782his spearחֲנִית֛וֹcha.ni.ToH2595against threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967slainחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491by himat oneאֶחָֽת׃'e.ChatH259timeבְּפַ֥עַםbe.Fa.'amH6471.

12And afterוְאַחֲרָ֛יוve.'a.cha.RavH310him wasEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Dodoדּוֹד֖וֹdo.DoH1734,the Ahohiteהָאֲחוֹחִ֑יha.'a.cho.ChiH266, who was oneof the threeבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightiesהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

13He was with Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732at Pas–dammimH6450,and there the Philistinesוְהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ve.ha.pe.lish.TimH6430were gathered togetherנֶאֱסְפוּ־ne.'es.fu-H622to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,where was a parcelחֶלְקַ֥תchel.KatH2513of groundהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704fullמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392of barleyשְׂעוֹרִ֑יםse.'o.RimH8184;and the peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127from beforeמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

14And they setוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֤וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320themselves in the midstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432of thatparcelהַחֶלְקָה֙ha.chel.KahH2513,and deliveredוַיַּצִּיל֔וּהָvai.ya.tzi.Lu.haH5337it, and slewוַיַּכּ֖וּvai.ya.KuH5221the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430;And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068savedוַיּ֥וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467themby a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419deliveranceתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668.

15Now threeשְֽׁלוֹשָׁה֩she.lo.ShahH7969of the thirtyהַשְּׁלוֹשִׁ֨יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970captainsרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218went downוַיֵּרְד֡וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to the rockהַצֻּר֙ha.TzurH6697to Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,into the caveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631of Adullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725;and the armyוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430encampedחֹנָ֖הcho.NahH2583in the valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

16And Davidוְדָוִ֖ידve.da.VidH1732wasthen in the holdבַּמְּצוּדָ֑הba.me.tzu.DahH4686,and the Philistines’פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430garrisonוּנְצִ֣יבu.ne.TzivH5333wasthen at Beth–lehemH1035.

17And Davidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732longedוַיִּתְאָ֥יוvai.yit.'avH183,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Oh that one would give me drinkיַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niH8248of the waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325of the wellמִבּ֥וֹרmi.BorH953of Beth–lehemH1035, that isat the gateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179!

18And the threeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֜הha.she.lo.ShahH7969brake throughוַיִּבְקְע֨וּvai.yiv.ke.'UH1234the armyבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430,and drewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325out of the wellמִבּ֤וֹרmi.BorH953of Beth–lehemH1035, that wasby the gateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,and tookוַיִּשְׂא֖וּvai.yis.'UH5375it,and broughtוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935itto Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732:but Davidדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732wouldאָבָ֤ה'a.VahH14not drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354ofit, but poured it outוַיְנַסֵּ֥ךְvay.na.SekhH5258to Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068,

19And saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,My Godמֵאֱלֹהַ֜יme.'e.lo.HaiH430forbidחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486it me, that I should doמֵעֲשׂ֣וֹתme.'a.SotH6213this thingזֹ֗אתZotH2063:shall I drinkאֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה'esh.TehH8354the bloodהֲדַ֣םha.DamH1818of these menהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ha.'a.na.ShimH582that have put their lives in jeopardyבְנַפְשׁוֹתָם֙ve.naf.sho.TamH5315? for with the jeopardy oftheir livesבְנַפְשׁוֹתָ֣םve.naf.sho.TamH5315they broughtהֱבִיא֔וּםhe.vi.'UmH935it. Therefore he wouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14not drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.TamH8354it. These things didעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213these threeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightiestהַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

20And Abishaiוְאַבְשַׁ֣יve.'av.ShaiH52the brotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251of Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097,he was chiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the threeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֔הha.she.lo.ShahH7969:for lifting upעוֹרֵ֣רo.RerH5782his spearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595against threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967,he slewחָלָ֑לcha.LalH2491them,and had a nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034among the threeבַּשְּׁלוֹשָֽׁה׃ba.she.lo.ShahH7969.

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