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2 Samuel 23:14-17

14AndDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732was then in a strongholdבַּמְּצוּדָ֑הba.me.tzu.DahH4686, and thegarrisonוּמַצַּ֣בu.ma.TzavH4673of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430was then inBethlehemH1035.

15AndDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732longedוַיִּתְאַוֶּ֥הvai.yit.'a.VehH183, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, O that one would give medrinkיַשְׁקֵ֣נִיyash.Ke.niH8248of thewaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325of thewellH953ofBethlehemH1035, which is by thegateבַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ba.Sha.'arH8179!

16And thethreeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightymenהַגִּבֹּרִ֜יםha.gi.bo.RimH1368brokethroughוַיִּבְקְעוּ֩vai.yiv.ke.'UH1234thehostבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430, anddrewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325out of thewellH953ofBethlehemH1035, that was by thegateבַּשַּׁ֔עַרba.Sha.'arH8179, andtookוַיִּשְׂא֖וּvai.yis.'UH5375it, andbroughtוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935it toDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732: nevertheless hewouldאָבָה֙'a.VahH14notdrinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םlish.to.TamH8354of it, but poured itoutוַיַּסֵּ֥ךְvai.ya.SekhH5258to theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

17And hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Be itfarחָלִילָה֩cha.li.LahH2486from me, OLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, that I shoulddoמֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִיme.'a.So.tiH6213this: is not this thebloodהֲדַ֤םha.DamH1818of themenהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582thatwentהַהֹלְכִ֣יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980in jeopardy of theirlivesבְּנַפְשׁוֹתָ֔םbe.naf.sho.TamH5315? therefore hewouldאָבָ֖ה'a.VahH14notdrinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.TamH8354it. These thingsdidעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213thesethreeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969mightymenהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ סha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

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