Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 11:15-19

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.

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