Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 11:12-29

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.

21Of the threeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֤הha.she.lo.ShahH7969,he was more honourableנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513than the twoבַשְּׁנַ֙יִם֙va.she.Na.yimH8147;for he was their captainלְשָׂ֑רle.SarH8269:howbeit he attainedבָֽא׃ סVa'H935not to the firstthreeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.

22Benaiahבְּנָיָ֨הbe.na.YahH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֧עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a valiantחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Kabzeelקַבְצְאֵ֑לkav.tze.'ElH6909,who had done manyרַב־rav-H7227actsפְּעָלִ֖יםpe.'a.LimH6467;he slewהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147lionlike menאֲרִיאֵל֙'a.ri.'ElH739of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124:also he went downיָרַ֞דya.RadH3381and slewוְהִכָּ֧הve.hi.KahH5221a lionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738inבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432a pitהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953in a snowyהַשָּֽׁלֶג׃ha.Sha.legH7950dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

23And he slewהִכָּה֩hi.KahH5221an Egyptianהַמִּצְרִ֜יha.mitz.RiH4713,a manH376of greatstatureמִדָּ֣ה׀mi.DahH4060,fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּאַמָּ֗הba.'a.MahH520high; and in the Egyptian’sהַמִּצְרִ֤יha.mitz.RiH4713handוּבְיַ֨דu.ve.YadH3027wasa spearחֲנִית֙cha.NitH2595like a weaver’sאֹרְגִ֔ים'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנ֣וֹרkim.NorH4500;and he went downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to him with a staffבַּשָּׁ֑בֶטba.Sha.vetH7626,and pluckedוַיִּגְזֹ֤לvai.yig.ZolH1497the spearהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595out of the Egyptian’sהַמִּצְרִ֔יha.mitz.RiH4713handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027,and slewוַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּvai.ya.har.Ge.huH2026him with his own spearבַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃ba.cha.ni.ToH2595.

24These thingsdidעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213Benaiahבְּנָיָ֖הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,and had the nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034among the threeבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightiesהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

25BeholdH2009,he was honourableנִכְבָּד֙nikh.BadH3513among the thirtyהַשְּׁלוֹשִׁ֗יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970,but attainedבָ֑אVa'H935not to the firstthreeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969:and Davidדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732setוַיְשִׂימֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him over his guardמִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃ סmish.ma'.ToH4928.

26Also the valiant menוְגִבּוֹרֵ֖יve.gi.bo.ReiH1368of the armiesהַחֲיָלִ֑יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428were,AsahelH6214the brotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251of Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Elhananאֶלְחָנָ֥ן'el.cha.NanH445the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Dodoדּוֹד֖וֹdo.DoH1734of Beth–lehemH1035,

27Shammothשַׁמּוֹת֙sha.mOtH8054the Haroriteהַהֲרוֹרִ֔יha.ha.ro.RiH2033,Helezחֶ֖לֶץChe.letzH2503the Peloniteהַפְּלוֹנִֽי׃ סha.pe.lo.NiH6397,

28Iraעִירָ֤א'i.Ra'H5896the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ikkeshעִקֵּשׁ֙'i.KeshH6142the Tekoiteהַתְּקוֹעִ֔יha.te.ko.'IH8621,Abi–ezerאֲבִיעֶ֖זֶר'a.vi.'E.zerH44the Antothiteהָעֲנְּתוֹתִֽי׃ סha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069,

29Sibbecaiסִבְּכַי֙si.be.KhaiH5444the Hushathiteהַחֻ֣שָׁתִ֔יha.Chu.sha.TiH2843,Ilaiעִילַ֖י'i.LaiH5866the Ahohiteהָאֲחוֹחִֽי׃ סha.'a.cho.ChiH266,

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