Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 23:14-16

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.

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