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1 Chronicles 11:12-29

12Andafterוְאַחֲרָ֛יוve.'a.cha.RavH310him wasEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDodoדּוֹד֖וֹdo.DoH1734, theAhohiteהָאֲחוֹחִ֑יha.'a.cho.ChiH266, who was one of thethreeבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightyהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368.

13He was withDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732atPasdammimH6450, and there thePhilistinesוְהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ve.ha.pe.lish.TimH6430weregatheredנֶאֱסְפוּ־ne.'es.fu-H622togetherH622tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,whereשָׁ֣םshamH8033was aplotחֶלְקַ֥תchel.KatH2513ofgroundהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704fullמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392ofbarleyשְׂעוֹרִ֑יםse.'o.RimH8184; and thepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127frombeforeמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

14And theystoodוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֤וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320in themidstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432of theplotהַחֶלְקָה֙ha.chel.KahH2513, anddefendedוַיַּצִּיל֔וּהָvai.ya.tzi.Lu.haH5337it, andslewוַיַּכּ֖וּvai.ya.KuH5221thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430; and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068savedוַיּ֥וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467them by agreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668.

15Andthreeשְֽׁלוֹשָׁה֩she.lo.ShahH7969of thethirtyהַשְּׁלוֹשִׁ֨יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970chiefרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֡וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to therockהַצֻּר֙ha.TzurH6697toDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,intoH413thecaveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631ofAdullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725; and thehostוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430wereencampedחֹנָ֖הcho.NahH2583in thevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofRephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

16AndDavidוְדָוִ֖ידve.da.VidH1732was then in the hold, and thegarrisonוּנְצִ֣יבu.ne.TzivH5333of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430was then in Beth-lehem.

17AndDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732longedוַיִּתְאָ֥יוvai.yit.'avH183, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Ohמִ֚יmiH4310that one wouldgiveיַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niH8248meH8248waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325todrinkH8248of thewellH834of Beth-lehem,whichH834is by thegateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179!

18And thethreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֜הha.she.lo.ShahH7969brakethroughH935thehostבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430, anddrewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325outH413of thewellאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834of Beth-lehem, that was by thegateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179, andtookוַיִּשְׂא֖וּvai.yis.'UH5375it, andbroughtH935it toDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732: butDavidדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732wouldnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354thereof, but poured itoutH413unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068,

19andsaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, MyGodמֵאֱלֹהַ֜יme.'e.lo.HaiH430forbidחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486itmeH5315, that I shoulddoמֵעֲשׂ֣וֹתme.'a.SotH6213this: shall Idrinkאֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה'esh.TehH8354thebloodהֲדַ֣םha.DamH1818oftheseהָאֵ֨לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menH376that haveputH935theirlivesH5315in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of theirlivesH5315theybroughtH935it. Therefore he wouldnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.TamH8354it.Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428thingsdidעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213thethreeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightyהַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH376.

20AndAbishaiוְאַבְשַׁ֣יve.'av.ShaiH52, thebrotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251ofJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097, he waschiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thethreeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֔הha.she.lo.ShahH7969: for heliftedעוֹרֵ֣רo.RerH5782upH5921hisspearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595againstH5921threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967and slew them, and had anameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034among thethreeבַּשְּׁלוֹשָֽׁה׃ba.she.lo.ShahH7969.

21Of thethreeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֤הha.she.lo.ShahH7969, he wasmoreמִן־min-H4480honourablethanH4480thetwoבַשְּׁנַ֙יִם֙va.she.Na.yimH8147and wasmadeנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513theircaptainלְשָׂ֑רle.SarH8269: howbeit he attainednotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to the firstthreeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.

22Benaiahבְּנָיָ֨הbe.na.YahH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֧עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of avaliantH2428manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofKabzeelקַבְצְאֵ֑לkav.tze.'ElH6909, who haddoneH6467mightyH2428deedsפְּעָלִ֖יםpe.'a.LimH6467, heslewהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221thetwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147sonsH1121ofArielאֲרִיאֵל֙'a.ri.'ElH739ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124: hewentH3381downיָרַ֞דya.RadH3381also andslewוְהִכָּ֧הve.hi.KahH5221alionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of apitהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953in time ofsnowהַשָּֽׁלֶג׃ha.Sha.legH7950.

23And heslewH2026anEgyptianהַמִּצְרִ֜יha.mitz.RiH4713, amanהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376of great stature,fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּאַמָּ֗הba.'a.MahH520high; and in theEgyptian’sהַמִּצְרִ֤יha.mitz.RiH4713handוּבְיַ֨דu.ve.YadH3027was aspearחֲנִית֙cha.NitH2595like aweaver’sאֹרְגִ֔ים'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנ֣וֹרkim.NorH4500; and hewentH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to him with astaffבַּשָּׁ֑בֶטba.Sha.vetH7626, and plucked thespearהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595outאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413of theEgyptian’sהַמִּצְרִ֔יha.mitz.RiH4713handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027, andslewH2026him with hisownאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376spearבַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃ba.cha.ni.ToH2595.

24Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428thingsdidעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213Benaiahבְּנָיָ֖הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077, and had anameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034among thethreeבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightyהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH1368.

25Beholdהִנּ֤וֹhi.NoH2005, he wasmoreמִן־min-H4480honourablethanH4480thethirtyהַשְּׁלוֹשִׁ֗יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970, but he attainednotלֹא־lo'-H3808to the firstthreeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969: andDavidדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732setוַיְשִׂימֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him over hisguardמִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃ סmish.ma'.ToH4928.

26Also themightyוְגִבּוֹרֵ֖יve.gi.bo.ReiH1368menH1368of thearmiesהַחֲיָלִ֑יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428;AsahelH6214thebrotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251ofJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Elhananאֶלְחָנָ֥ן'el.cha.NanH445thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDodoדּוֹד֖וֹdo.DoH1734of Beth-lehem;

27Shammothשַׁמּוֹת֙sha.mOtH8054theHaroriteהַהֲרוֹרִ֔יha.ha.ro.RiH2033,Helezחֶ֖לֶץChe.letzH2503thePeloniteהַפְּלוֹנִֽי׃ סha.pe.lo.NiH6397;

28Iraעִירָ֤א'i.Ra'H5896thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofIkkeshעִקֵּשׁ֙'i.KeshH6142theTekoiteהַתְּקוֹעִ֔יha.te.ko.'IH8621,Abiezerאֲבִיעֶ֖זֶר'a.vi.'E.zerH44theAnathothiteהָעֲנְּתוֹתִֽי׃ סha.'a.ne.to.TiH6069;

29Sibbecaiסִבְּכַי֙si.be.KhaiH5444theHushathiteהַחֻ֣שָׁתִ֔יha.Chu.sha.TiH2843,Ilaiעִילַ֖י'i.LaiH5866theAhohiteהָאֲחוֹחִֽי׃ סha.'a.cho.ChiH266;

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