Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 23:13-17

13AndthreeH7970of thethirtyמֵהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםme.ha.she.lo.ShimH7970chiefרֹ֗אשׁRoshH7218wentH935downוַיֵּרְד֨וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381, andcameH935toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732in theharvestקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105time unto thecaveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631ofAdullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725; and the troop of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430wereencampedחֹנָ֖הcho.NahH2583in thevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofRephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

14AndDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732was then in the hold, and thegarrisonוּמַצַּ֣בu.ma.TzavH4673of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430was then in Beth-lehem.

15AndDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732longedוַיִּתְאַוֶּ֥הvai.yit.'a.VehH183andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,Ohמִ֚יmiH4310that one wouldgiveיַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niH8248meH8248waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325todrinkH8248of thewellמִבֹּ֥ארmi.BorH877of Beth-lehemwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is by thegateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179!

16And thethreeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightyH1368menH1368brakethroughH935thehostבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430, anddrewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325outH413of thewellמִבֹּ֤ארmi.BorH877of Beth-lehem, that was by thegateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179, andtookוַיִּשְׂא֖וּvai.yis.'UH5375it, andbroughtH935it toDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732: but he wouldnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354thereof, but poured itoutH413unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

17And hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Be itfarחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486frommeH5315, OLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, that I shoulddoמֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִיme.'a.So.tiH6213this: shall Idrinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.TamH8354thebloodהֲדַ֤םha.DamH1818of themenH376thatwentהַהֹלְכִ֣יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980in jeopardy of theirlivesH5315? therefore he wouldnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808drinkH8354it.Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428thingsdidעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213thethreeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightyהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ סha.gi.bo.RimH1368menH376.

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