Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 23:9-16

9Andafterוְאַחֲרָ֛יוve.'a.cha.roH310him wasEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Dodai thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of anAhohiteאֲחֹחִ֑י'a.cho.ChiH266, one of thethreeבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightyהַגִּבֹּרִ֜יםha.gi.bo.rimH1368menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376withDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, when they defied thePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּיםba.pe.lish.timH6430that were theregatheredנֶאֶסְפוּ־ne.'es.fu-H622togetherH622tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, and themenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478weregoneוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927awayH622:

10Hearoseקָם֩kamH6965, andsmoteוַיַּ֨ךְvai.YakhH5221thePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430untilעַ֣ד׀'adH5704hishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027waswearyיָגְעָ֣הya.ge.'AhH3021, and hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027clave unto theswordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719: and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068wrought agreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117; and thepeopleוְהָעָ֛םve.ha.'AmH5971returnedיָשֻׁ֥בוּya.Shu.vuH7725afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310himonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389to spoil.

11Andafterוְאַחֲרָ֛יוve.'a.cha.RavH310him was Shammah thesonבֶן־ven-H1121of Agce aHarariteהָרָרִ֑יha.ra.RiH2043. And thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430weregatheredוַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622togetherH622intoוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961a troop,whereשָׁ֞םshamH8033was aplotחֶלְקַ֤תchel.KatH2513ofgroundהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704fullH4395oflentilsעֲדָשִׁ֔ים'a.da.ShimH5742; and thepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971fledנָ֖סnasH5127from thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

12But hestoodוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320in themidstבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of theplotהַֽחֶלְקָה֙ha.chel.KahH2513, anddefendedוַיַּצִּילֶ֔הָvai.ya.tzi.Le.haH5337it, andslewוַיַּ֖ךְvai.YakhH5221thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430: and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wrought agreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ סge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668.

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.

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