Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 23:11-33

11And afterוְאַחֲרָ֛יוve.'a.cha.RavH310him wasShammahH8048the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ageeאָגֵ֖א'a.Ge'H89the Harariteהָרָרִ֑יha.ra.RiH2043.And the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430were gathered togetherוַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622into a troopלַחַיָּ֗הla.chai.YahH2416,where was a pieceחֶלְקַ֤תchel.KatH2513of groundהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704fullמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392of lentilesעֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.ShimH5742:and the peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971fledנָ֖סnasH5127fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

12But he stoodוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320in the midstבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of the groundהַֽחֶלְקָה֙ha.chel.KahH2513,and defendedוַיַּצִּילֶ֔הָvai.ya.tzi.Le.haH5337it, and slewוַיַּ֖ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430:And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wroughtוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ סge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668.

13And threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֜הshe.lo.shimH7970 H7969of the thirtyמֵהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםme.ha.she.lo.ShimH7970chiefרֹ֗אשׁRoshH7218went downוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381,and cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732in the harvest timeקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105unto the caveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631of Adullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725:and the troopוְחַיַּ֣תve.chai.YatH2416of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430pitchedחֹנָ֖הcho.NahH2583in the valleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

14And Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732wasthen in an holdבַּמְּצוּדָ֑הba.me.tzu.DahH4686,and the garrisonוּמַצַּ֣בu.ma.TzavH4673of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430was then inBeth–lehemH1035.

15And Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732longedוַיִּתְאַוֶּ֥הvai.yit.'a.VehH183,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Oh that one would give me drinkיַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niH8248of the waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325of the wellH953of Beth–lehemH1035, which isby the gateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179!

16And the threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִ֜יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368brake throughוַיִּבְקְעוּ֩vai.yiv.ke.'UH1234the armyבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430,and drewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325out of the wellH953of Beth–lehemH1035, that wasby the gateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,and tookוַיִּשְׂא֖וּvai.yis.'UH5375it,and broughtוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935itto Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732:nevertheless he wouldאָבָה֙'a.VahH14not drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354thereof, but poured it outוַיַּסֵּ֥ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

17And he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Be it farחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486from me, O Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,that I should doמֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִיme.'a.So.tiH6213this: is not thisthe bloodהֲדַ֤םha.DamH1818of the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582that wentהַהֹלְכִ֣יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980in jeopardy of their livesבְּנַפְשׁוֹתָ֔םbe.naf.sho.TamH5315?therefore he wouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14not drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.TamH8354it. These things didעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213these threeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ סha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

18And Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֞יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52,the brotherאֲחִ֣י׀'a.ChiH251of Joabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֗הtze.ru.YahH6870,was chiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218among threeH7992.And he lifted upעוֹרֵ֣רo.RerH5782his spearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595against threeH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967, andslewחָלָ֑לcha.LalH2491them,and had the nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034among threeH7969.

19Was he not most honourableנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513of threeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁה֙ha.she.lo.ShahH7969?therefore he was their captainלְשָׂ֑רle.SarH8269:howbeit he attainedבָֽא׃ סVa'H935not unto the firstthreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.

20And Benaiahוּבְנָיָ֨הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֧עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a valiantחַ֛יִלchaiH2428manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H381 H376,of Kabzeelמִֽקַּבְצְאֵ֑לmi.kav.tze.'ElH6909,who had done manyרַב־rav-H7227actsפְּעָלִ֖יםpe.'a.LimH6467,he slewהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147lionlike menאֲרִאֵל֙'a.ri.'ElH739of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124:he went downיָרַ֞דya.RadH3381also and slewוְהִכָּ֧הve.hi.KahH5221a lionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.ri.yahH738in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of a pitהַבֹּ֖ארha.BorH953in timeבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of snowהַשָּֽׁלֶג׃ha.Sha.legH7950:

21And he slewוַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּvai.ya.har.Ge.huH2026an Egyptianמִצְרִ֜יmitz.RiH4713,a goodlyמַרְאֶ֗הmar.'EhH4758manH376:and the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִי֙ha.mitz.RiH4713had a spearחֲנִ֔יתcha.NitH2595in his handוּבְיַ֤דu.ve.YadH3027;but 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 slewהִכָּה֩hi.KahH5221him with his own spearבַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃ba.cha.ni.ToH2595.

22These thingsdidעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213Benaiahבְּנָיָ֖הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077,and had the nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034among threeבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.ShahH7969mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

23He was more honourableנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513than the thirtyהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970,but he attainedבָ֑אVa'H935not to the firstthreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.And Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732setוַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him over his guardמִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃ סmish.ma'.ToH4928.

24AsahelH6214the brotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251of Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097wasone of the thirtyבַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֑יםba.she.lo.ShimH7970;Elhananאֶלְחָנָ֥ן'el.cha.NanH445the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Dodoדֹּד֖וֹdo.DoH1734of Beth–lehemH1035,

25Shammahשַׁמָּה֙sha.MahH8048the Haroditeהַֽחֲרֹדִ֔יha.cha.ro.DiH2733,Elikaאֱלִיקָ֖א'e.li.Ka'H470the Haroditeהַחֲרֹדִֽי׃ סha.cha.ro.DiH2733,

26Helezחֶ֚לֶץChe.letzH2503the Paltiteהַפַּלְטִ֔יha.pal.TiH6407,Iraעִירָ֥א'i.Ra'H5896the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ikkeshעִקֵּ֖שׁ'i.KeshH6142the Tekoiteהַתְּקוֹעִֽי׃ סha.te.ko.'IH8621,

27Abiezerאֲבִיעֶ֙זֶר֙'a.vi.'E.zerH44the Anethothiteהָֽעַנְּתֹתִ֔יha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069,Mebunnaiמְבֻנַּ֖יme.vu.NaiH4012the Hushathiteהַחֻשָׁתִֽי׃ סha.chu.sha.TiH2843,

28Zalmonצַלְמוֹן֙tzal.mOnH6756the Ahohiteהָֽאֲחֹחִ֔יha.'a.cho.ChiH266,Maharaiמַהְרַ֖יmah.RaiH4121the Netophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִֽי׃ סha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,

29Helebחֵ֥לֶבChe.levH2460the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Baanahבַּעֲנָ֖הba.'a.NahH1196,a Netophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִ֑י סha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,Ittaiאִתַּי֙'i.TaiH863the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ribaiרִיבַ֔יri.VaiH7380out of Gibeahמִגִּבְעַ֖תmi.giv.'AtH1390of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִֽן׃ סvin.ya.MinH1144,

30Benaiahבְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙be.na.Ya.huH1141the Pirathoniteפִּרְעָ֣תֹנִ֔יpir.'A.to.NiH6553,Hiddaiהִדַּ֖יhi.DaiH1914of the brooksמִנַּ֥חֲלֵיmi.Na.cha.leiH5158of Gaashגָֽעַשׁ׃ סGa.'ashH1608,

31Abi–albonH45the Arbathiteהָֽעַרְבָתִ֔יha.'ar.va.TiH6164,Azmavethעַזְמָ֖וֶת'az.Ma.vetH5820the Barhumiteהַבַּרְחֻמִֽי׃ סha.bar.chu.MiH1273,

32Eliahbaאֶלְיַחְבָּא֙'el.yach.Ba'H455the Shaalboniteהַשַּׁ֣עַלְבֹנִ֔יha.Sha.'al.vo.NiH8170,of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Jashenיָשֵׁ֖ןya.ShenH3464,Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָֽן׃ סye.ho.na.TanH3083,

33Shammahשַׁמָּה֙sha.MahH8048the Harariteהַֽהֲרָרִ֔יha.ha.ra.RiH2043,Ahiamאֲחִיאָ֥ם'a.chi.'AmH279the sonH1121of Shararשָׁרָ֖רsha.RarH8325the Harariteהָארָרִֽי׃ סha.ra.RiH2043,

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