11And this is thenumberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of the mightymenהַגִּבֹּרִ֖יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368whomDavidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732had;Jashobeamיָשָׁבְעָ֣םya.sha.ve.'AmH3434, anHachmoniteחַכְמוֹנִ֗יchakh.mo.NiH2453, thechiefרֹ֚אשׁroshH7218of thecaptainsהַשָּׁ֣לִישִׁ֔יםha.she.lo.shimH7991H7970: heliftedעוֹרֵ֧רo.RerH5782hisspearחֲנִית֛וֹcha.ni.ToH2595againstthreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967slainחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491by him atoneאֶחָֽת׃'e.ChatH259timeבְּפַ֥עַםbe.Fa.'amH6471.
12Andafterוְאַחֲרָ֛יוve.'a.cha.RavH310him wasEleazarאֶלְעָזָ֥ר'el.'a.ZarH499thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDodoדּוֹד֖וֹdo.DoH1734, theAhohiteהָאֲחוֹחִ֑יha.'a.cho.ChiH266, who was one of thethreeבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightymenהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.
13He was withDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732atPasdammimH6450, and there thePhilistinesוְהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ve.ha.pe.lish.TimH6430weregatheredנֶאֱסְפוּ־ne.'es.fu-H622tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, where was aparcelחֶלְקַ֥תchel.KatH2513ofgroundהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704fullמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392ofbarleyשְׂעוֹרִ֑יםse.'o.RimH8184; and thepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127frombeforeמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.
14And theysetוַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֤וּvai.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320themselves in themidstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432of thatparcelהַחֶלְקָה֙ha.chel.KahH2513, anddeliveredוַיַּצִּיל֔וּהָvai.ya.tzi.Lu.haH5337it, andslewוַיַּכּ֖וּvai.ya.KuH5221thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430; and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068savedוַיּ֥וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467them by agreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419deliveranceתְּשׁוּעָ֥הte.shu.'AhH8668.
15Nowthreeשְֽׁלוֹשָׁה֩she.lo.ShahH7969of thethirtyהַשְּׁלוֹשִׁ֨יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970captainsרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218wentdownוַיֵּרְד֡וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to therockהַצֻּר֙ha.TzurH6697toDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732, into thecaveמְעָרַ֖תme.'a.RatH4631ofAdullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725; and thehostוּמַחֲנֵ֣הu.ma.cha.NehH4264of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430encampedחֹנָ֖הcho.NahH2583in thevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofRephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.
16AndDavidוְדָוִ֖ידve.da.VidH1732was then in the strongholdבַּמְּצוּדָ֑הba.me.tzu.DahH4686, and thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430’garrisonוּנְצִ֣יבu.ne.TzivH5333was then atBethlehemH1035.
17AndDavidדָּוִ֖ידda.VidH1732longedוַיִּתְאָ֥יוvai.yit.'avH183, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, O that one would give medrinkיַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niH8248of thewaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325of thewellמִבּ֥וֹרmi.BorH953ofBethlehemH1035, that is at thegateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179!
18And thethreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֜הha.she.lo.ShahH7969brokethroughוַיִּבְקְע֨וּvai.yiv.ke.'UH1234thehostבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430, anddrewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325out of thewellמִבּ֤וֹרmi.BorH953ofBethlehemH1035, that was by thegateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179, andtookוַיִּשְׂא֖וּvai.yis.'UH5375it, andbroughtוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935it toDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732: butDavidדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732wouldאָבָ֤ה'a.VahH14notdrinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354of it, but poured itoutוַיְנַסֵּ֥ךְvay.na.SekhH5258to theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068,
19Andsaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, MyGodמֵאֱלֹהַ֜יme.'e.lo.HaiH430forbidחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486it me, that I shoulddoמֵעֲשׂ֣וֹתme.'a.SotH6213thisthingזֹ֗אתZotH2063: shall Idrinkאֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה'esh.TehH8354thebloodהֲדַ֣םha.DamH1818of thesemenהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ha.'a.na.ShimH582that have put their lives injeopardyבְנַפְשׁוֹתָם֙ve.naf.sho.TamH5315? for with the jeopardy of theirlivesבְנַפְשׁוֹתָ֣םve.naf.sho.TamH5315theybroughtהֱבִיא֔וּםhe.vi.'UmH935it. Therefore hewouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14notdrinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.TamH8354it. These thingsdidעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213thesethreeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightymenהַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.
20AndAbishaiוְאַבְשַׁ֣יve.'av.ShaiH52thebrotherאֲחִֽי־'a.chi-H251ofJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097, he waschiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thethreeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֔הha.she.lo.ShahH7969: forliftingעוֹרֵ֣רo.RerH5782hisspearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595againstthreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967, heslewחָלָ֑לcha.LalH2491them, and had anameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034among thethreeבַּשְּׁלוֹשָֽׁה׃ba.she.lo.ShahH7969.
21Of thethreeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֤הha.she.lo.ShahH7969, he was morehonourableנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513than thetwoבַשְּׁנַ֙יִם֙va.she.Na.yimH8147; for he was theircaptainלְשָׂ֑רle.SarH8269: but heattainedבָֽא׃ סVa'H935not to the firstthreeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.
22Benaiahבְּנָיָ֨הbe.na.YahH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֧עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of avaliantחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376ofKabzeelקַבְצְאֵ֑לkav.tze.'ElH6909, who had donemanyרַב־rav-H7227deedsפְּעָלִ֖יםpe.'a.LimH6467; heslewהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147lionlikemenאֲרִיאֵל֙'a.ri.'ElH739ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124: also he wentdownיָרַ֞דya.RadH3381andslewוְהִכָּ֧הve.hi.KahH5221alionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738inבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432apitהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953in asnowyהַשָּֽׁלֶג׃ha.Sha.legH7950dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.
23And heslewהִכָּה֩hi.KahH5221anEgyptianהַמִּצְרִ֜יha.mitz.RiH4713, amanH376of greatstatureמִדָּ֣ה׀mi.DahH4060,fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsבָּאַמָּ֗הba.'a.MahH520tall; and in theEgyptian’sהַמִּצְרִ֤יha.mitz.RiH4713handוּבְיַ֨דu.ve.YadH3027was aspearחֲנִית֙cha.NitH2595like aweaver’sאֹרְגִ֔ים'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנ֣וֹרkim.NorH4500; and he wentdownוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to him with astaffבַּשָּׁ֑בֶטba.Sha.vetH7626, andpluckedוַיִּגְזֹ֤לvai.yig.ZolH1497thespearהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595out of theEgyptian’sהַמִּצְרִ֔יha.mitz.RiH4713handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027, andslewוַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּvai.ya.har.Ge.huH2026him with his ownspearבַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃ba.cha.ni.ToH2595.
24These thingsdidעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213Benaiahבְּנָיָ֖הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077, and had anameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034among thethreeבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightymenהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.
25BeholdH2009, he washonourableנִכְבָּד֙nikh.BadH3513among thethirtyהַשְּׁלוֹשִׁ֗יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970, butattainedבָ֑אVa'H935not to the firstthreeהַשְּׁלוֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969: andDavidדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732setוַיְשִׂימֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him over hisguardמִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃ סmish.ma'.ToH4928.
26Also the valiantmenוְגִבּוֹרֵ֖יve.gi.bo.ReiH1368of thearmiesהַחֲיָלִ֑יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428were,AsahelH6214thebrotherאֲחִ֣י'a.ChiH251ofJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,Elhananאֶלְחָנָ֥ן'el.cha.NanH445thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofDodoדּוֹד֖וֹdo.DoH1734ofBethlehemH1035,
31Ithaiאִיתַ֣י'i.TaiH863thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRibaiרִיבַ֗יri.VaiH7380ofGibeahמִגִּבְעַת֙mi.giv.'AtH1390, that pertained to thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֔ן סvin.ya.MinH1144,Benaiahבְּנָיָ֖הbe.na.YahH1141thePirathoniteהַפִּרְעָתֹנִֽי׃ha.pir.'a.to.NiH6553,
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