2 Samuel 23
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וְאֵ֛לֶּהand theseדִּבְרֵ֥יare the words ofדָוִ֖דDavidהָאַֽחֲרֹנִ֑יםthe lastנְאֻ֧םthe utterance ofדָּוִ֣דDavidבֶּן־the son ofיִשַׁ֗יJesseוּנְאֻ֤םand the utterance ofהַגֶּ֙בֶר֙the manהֻ֣קַםwho he was raised upעָ֔לheightמְשִׁ֙יחַ֙the one anointed ofאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיַֽעֲקֹ֔בJacobוּנְעִ֖יםand the pleasant one ofזְמִר֥וֹתthe songs ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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כִּֽי־forלֹא־notכֵ֥ןthusבֵּיתִ֖יis house? myעִם־withאֵ֑לGodכִּי֩forבְרִ֨יתa covenant ofעוֹלָ֜םperpetuityשָׂ֣םhe has madeלִ֗יto the meעֲרוּכָ֤הarrangedבַכֹּל֙in the everythingוּשְׁמֻרָ֔הand preservedכִּֽי־forכָל־allיִשְׁעִ֥יsalvation myוְכָל־and everyחֵ֖פֶץdesireכִּֽי־forלֹ֥אnotיַצְמִֽיחַ׃will he make grow?
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אֵ֛לֶּהtheseשְׁמ֥וֹתare the names ofהַגִּבֹּרִ֖יםthe warriorsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoלְדָוִ֑דbelonged to Davidיֹשֵׁ֨בJosheb-בַּשֶּׁ֜בֶתBasshebethתַּחְכְּמֹנִ֣י׀a Tahkemoniteרֹ֣אשׁthe chief ofהַשָּׁלִשִׁ֗יthe threeה֚וּאheעֲדִינ֣וֹAdinoהָֽעֶצְנִ֔יthe Ezniteעַל־onשְׁמֹנֶ֥הeightמֵא֛וֹתhundredsחָלָ֖לone slainבְּפַ֥עַםat a timeאֶחָֽת׃ סone
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וְאַחֲרָ֛יוand was after himאֶלְעָזָ֥רEleazarבֶּן־the son ofדֹּד֖וֹDodoבֶּן־the son ofאֲחֹחִ֑יAhoahבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הamong threeהַגִּבֹּרִ֜יםthe warriorsעִם־withדָּוִ֗דDavidבְּחָֽרְפָ֤םwhen defied theyבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּיםin the Philistinesנֶאֶסְפוּ־who they were gatheredשָׁ֣םthereלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הfor the battleוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּand they went upאִ֥ישׁthe man ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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ה֣וּאheקָם֩he aroseוַיַּ֨ךְand he struck downבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםamong the Philistinesעַ֣ד׀untilכִּֽי־forיָגְעָ֣הit was wearyיָד֗וֹhand hisוַתִּדְבַּ֤קand it cleavedיָדוֹ֙hand hisאֶל־toהַחֶ֔רֶבthe swordוַיַּ֧עַשׂand he didיְהוָ֛הYahwehתְּשׁוּעָ֥הa deliveranceגְדוֹלָ֖הgreatבַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַה֑וּאthe thatוְהָעָ֛םand the peopleיָשֻׁ֥בוּthey returnedאַחֲרָ֖יוafter himאַךְ־onlyלְפַשֵּֽׁט׃ סto strip
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וְאַחֲרָ֛יוand was after himשַׁמָּ֥אShammaבֶן־the son ofאָגֵ֖אAgeeהָרָרִ֑יthe Harariteוַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּand they were gatheredפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםthe Philistinesלַחַיָּ֗הto the Lehiוַתְּהִי־and it wasשָׁ֞םthereחֶלְקַ֤תthe portion ofהַשָּׂדֶה֙the fieldמְלֵאָ֣הfullעֲדָשִׁ֔יםof lentilsוְהָעָ֥םand the peopleנָ֖סit fledמִפְּנֵ֥יfrom beforeפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃the Philistines
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וַיֵּרְד֨וּand they went downשְׁלֹשָׁ֜הthreeמֵהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣יםfrom the thirtyרֹ֗אשׁleadersוַיָּבֹ֤אוּand they cameאֶל־toקָצִיר֙the harvestאֶל־toדָּוִ֔דDavidאֶל־toמְעָרַ֖תthe cave ofעֲדֻלָּ֑םAdullamוְחַיַּ֣תand a community ofפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםPhilistinesחֹנָ֖הwas encampedבְּעֵ֥מֶקin the valley ofרְפָאִֽים׃the Rephaites
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וַיִּבְקְעוּ֩and they broke throughשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתthe threeהַגִּבֹּרִ֜יםthe warriorsבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הin the camp ofפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםthe Philistinesוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־and they drewמַ֙יִם֙waterמִבֹּ֤ארfrom the well ofבֵּֽית־Beth-לֶ֙חֶם֙-lehemאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבַּשַּׁ֔עַרwas at the gateוַיִּשְׂא֖וּand they carried itוַיָּבִ֣אוּand they brought itאֶל־toדָּוִ֑דDavidוְלֹ֤אand notאָבָה֙he was willingלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔םto drink themוַיַּסֵּ֥ךְand he poured outאֹתָ֖םobj. themלַֽיהוָֽה׃to Yahweh
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וַיֹּ֡אמֶרand he saidחָלִילָה֩far be itלִּ֨יto the meיְהוָ֜הO Yahwehמֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִיthan to do Iזֹ֗אתthis thingהֲדַ֤ם¿ the blood ofהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙the menהַהֹלְכִ֣יםwho wentבְּנַפְשׁוֹתָ֔םwith lives theirוְלֹ֥אand notאָבָ֖הhe was willingלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םto drink themאֵ֣לֶּהthese thingsעָשׂ֔וּthey didשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתthe threeהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ סthe warriors
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וַאֲבִישַׁ֞יand Abishaiאֲחִ֣י׀the brother ofיוֹאָ֣בJoabבֶּן־the son ofצְרוּיָ֗הZeruiahה֚וּאheרֹ֣אשׁwas the chiefהַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔הof the threeוְהוּא֙and heעוֹרֵ֣רhe wieldedאֶת־obj.חֲנִית֔וֹspear hisעַל־onשְׁלֹ֥שׁthreeמֵא֖וֹתhundredsחָלָ֑לone slainוְלוֹ־and belonged to the himשֵׁ֖םa nameבַּשְּׁלֹשָֽׁה׃among the three
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וּבְנָיָ֨הוּand Benaiahבֶן־the son ofיְהוֹיָדָ֧עJehoiadaבֶּן־was a son ofאִֽישׁ־a manחַ֛יִלof strengthרַב־great ofפְּעָלִ֖יםdeedsמִֽקַּבְצְאֵ֑לfrom Kabzeelה֣וּאheהִכָּ֗הhe struck downאֵ֣תobj.שְׁנֵ֤יthe twoאֲרִאֵל֙the lion-like men ofמוֹאָ֔בMoabוְ֠הוּאand heיָרַ֞דhe went downוְהִכָּ֧הand he struck downאֶֽת־obj.הָאֲרִ֛יthe lionבְּת֥וֹךְin the midst ofהַבֹּ֖ארthe pitבְּי֥וֹםon the day ofהַשָּֽׁלֶג׃the snow
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וְהוּא־and heהִכָּה֩he struck downאֶת־obj.אִ֨ישׁa manמִצְרִ֜יEgyptianאִ֣ישׁa man ofמַרְאֶ֗הappearanceוּבְיַ֤דand was in the hand ofהַמִּצְרִי֙the Egyptianחֲנִ֔יתa spearוַיֵּ֥רֶדand he went downאֵלָ֖יוto himבַּשָּׁ֑בֶטwith the staffוַיִּגְזֹ֤לand he seizedאֶֽת־obj.הַחֲנִית֙the spearמִיַּ֣דfrom the hand ofהַמִּצְרִ֔יthe Egyptianוַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּand he killed himבַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃with own spear his
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