Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 23:13-17

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.

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