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2 Samuel 23:18-23

18AndAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֞יva.'a.vi.ShaiH52, thebrotherאֲחִ֣י׀'a.ChiH251ofJoabיוֹאָ֣בyo.'AvH3097, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֗הtze.ru.YahH6870, waschiefרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218amongthreeH7992. And he liftedupעוֹרֵ֣רo.RerH5782hisspearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595againstthreeH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967, andslewחָלָ֑לcha.LalH2491them, and had thenameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034amongthreeH7969.

19Was he not mosthonourableנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513ofthreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁה֙ha.she.lo.ShahH7969? therefore he was theircaptainלְשָׂ֑רle.SarH8269: yet heattainedבָֽא׃ סVa'H935not to the firstthreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969.

20AndBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֨הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֧עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of avaliantחַ֛יִלchaiH2428manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376 H381, ofKabzeelמִֽקַּבְצְאֵ֑לmi.kav.tze.'ElH6909, who had donemanyרַב־rav-H7227deedsפְּעָלִ֖יםpe.'a.LimH6467, heslewהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147lionlikemenאֲרִאֵל֙'a.ri.'ElH739ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124: he wentdownיָרַ֞דya.RadH3381also andslewוְהִכָּ֧הve.hi.KahH5221alionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.ri.yahH738in themidstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of apitהַבֹּ֖ארha.BorH953intimeבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofsnowהַשָּֽׁלֶג׃ha.Sha.legH7950:

21And heslewוַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּvai.ya.har.Ge.huH2026anEgyptianמִצְרִ֜יmitz.RiH4713, ahandsomeמַרְאֶ֗הmar.'EhH4758manH376: and theEgyptianהַמִּצְרִי֙ha.mitz.RiH4713had aspearחֲנִ֔יתcha.NitH2595in hishandוּבְיַ֤דu.ve.YadH3027; but he wentdownוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to him with astaffבַּשָּׁ֑בֶטba.Sha.vetH7626, andpluckedוַיִּגְזֹ֤לvai.yig.ZolH1497thespearהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595out of theEgyptian’sהַמִּצְרִ֔יha.mitz.RiH4713handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027, andslewהִכָּה֩hi.KahH5221him with his ownspearבַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃ba.cha.ni.ToH2595.

22These thingsdidעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213Benaiahבְּנָיָ֖הוּbe.na.Ya.huH1141thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֑עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077, and had anameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034amongthreeבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.ShahH7969mightymenהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ha.gi.bo.RimH1368.

23He was morehonourableנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513than thethirtyהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםha.she.lo.ShimH7970, but heattainedבָ֑אVa'H935not to the firstthreeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖הha.she.lo.ShahH7969. AndDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732setוַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him over hisguardמִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃ סmish.ma'.ToH4928.

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