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Chapter 23
David’s Last Song
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These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:
𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤄 𐤄𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤍𐤀𐤌 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤁𐤍 𐤉𐤔𐤉 𐤅𐤍𐤀𐤌 𐤄𐤂𐤁𐤓 𐤄𐤒𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤇 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 𐤅𐤍𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤕 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
וְאֵ֛לֶּה הָאַֽחֲרֹנִ֑ים דִּבְרֵ֥י דָוִ֖ד נְאֻ֧ם דָּוִ֣ד בֶּן־ יִשַׁ֗י וּנְאֻ֤ם הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ הֻ֣קַם עָ֔ל מְשִׁ֙יחַ֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וּנְעִ֖ים זְמִר֥וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ wə·’êl·leh hā·’a·ḥă·rō·nîm diḇ·rê ḏā·wiḏ nə·’um dā·wiḏ ben- yi·šay ū·nə·’um hag·ge·ḇer hu·qam ‘āl mə·šî·aḥ ’ĕ·lō·hê ya·‘ă·qōḇ ū·nə·‘îm zə·mi·rō·wṯ yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 1
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The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
𐤓𐤅𐤇 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤁𐤉 𐤅𐤌𐤋𐤕𐤅 𐤏𐤋 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍𐤉
ר֥וּחַ יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֶּר־ בִּ֑י וּמִלָּת֖וֹ עַל־ לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃ rū·aḥ Yah·weh dib·ber- bî ū·mil·lā·ṯōw ‘al- lə·šō·w·nî — WLC · 2
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The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,
𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤑𐤅𐤓 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤋𐤉 𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤋 𐤁𐤀𐤃𐤌 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤋 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌
אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אָמַר֙ צ֣וּר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל דִבֶּ֖ר לִ֥י מוֹשֵׁל֙ בָּאָדָ֔ם צַדִּ֕יק מוֹשֵׁ֖ל יִרְאַ֥ת אֱלֹהִֽים׃ ’ĕ·lō·hê yiś·rā·’êl ’ā·mar ṣūr yiś·rā·’êl ḏib·ber lî mō·wō·šêl bā·’ā·ḏām ṣad·dîq mō·wō·šêl yir·’aṯ ’ĕ·lō·hîm — WLC · 3
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is like the light of the morning at sunrise… of a cloudless… dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’
𐤅𐤊𐤀𐤅𐤓 𐤁𐤒𐤓 𐤔𐤌𐤔 𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤇 𐤋𐤀 𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤒𐤓 𐤌𐤍𐤂𐤄 𐤌𐤌𐤈𐤓 𐤃𐤔𐤀 𐤌𐤀𐤓𐤑
וּכְא֥וֹר בֹּ֖קֶר שָׁ֑מֶשׁ יִזְרַח־ לֹ֣א עָב֔וֹת בֹּ֚קֶר מִנֹּ֥גַהּ מִמָּטָ֖ר דֶּ֥שֶׁא מֵאָֽרֶץ׃ ū·ḵə·’ō·wr bō·qer šā·meš yiz·raḥ- lō ‘ā·ḇō·wṯ bō·qer min·nō·ḡah mim·mā·ṭār de·še mê·’ā·reṣ — WLC · 4
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Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured… in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire…?
𐤊𐤉 𐤋𐤀 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤉 𐤊𐤍 𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤋 𐤊𐤉 𐤔𐤌 𐤋𐤉 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤊𐤄 𐤅𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤄 𐤊𐤉 𐤁𐤊𐤋 𐤋𐤀 𐤉𐤑𐤌𐤉𐤇 𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤏𐤉 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤇𐤐𐤑 𐤊𐤉
כִּֽי־ לֹא־ בֵּיתִ֖י כֵ֥ן עִם־ אֵ֑ל כִּי֩ שָׂ֣ם לִ֗י עוֹלָ֜ם בְרִ֨ית עֲרוּכָ֤ה וּשְׁמֻרָ֔ה כִּֽי־ בַכֹּל֙ לֹ֥א יַצְמִֽיחַ׃ כָל־ יִשְׁעִ֥י וְכָל־ חֵ֖פֶץ כִּֽי־ kî- lō- bê·ṯî ḵên ‘im- ’êl kî śām lî ‘ō·w·lām ḇə·rîṯ ‘ă·rū·ḵāh ū·šə·mu·rāh kî- ḇak·kōl lō yaṣ·mî·aḥ ḵāl yiš·‘î wə·ḵāl ḥê·p̄eṣ kî- — WLC · 5
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But the worthless are all like thorns raked aside, for they can never be gathered by hand.
𐤅𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤏𐤋 𐤊𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤊𐤒𐤅𐤑 𐤌𐤍𐤃 𐤊𐤉 𐤋𐤀 𐤉𐤒𐤇𐤅 𐤁𐤉𐤃
וּבְלִיַּ֕עַל כֻּלָּ֑הַם כְּק֥וֹץ מֻנָ֖ד כִּֽי־ לֹ֥א יִקָּֽחוּ׃ בְיָ֖ד ū·ḇə·lî·ya·‘al kul·lā·ham kə·qō·wṣ mu·nāḏ kî- lō yiq·qā·ḥū ḇə·yāḏ — WLC · 6
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The man [who] touches them must be armed with iron or with the shaft of a spear. The fire burns them to ashes… in [the] place [where they lie].”
𐤅𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤉𐤂𐤏 𐤁𐤄𐤌 𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤀 𐤁𐤓𐤆𐤋 𐤅𐤏𐤑 𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕 𐤅𐤁𐤀𐤔 𐤔𐤓𐤅𐤐 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤐𐤅 𐤁𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤐
וְאִישׁ֙ יִגַּ֣ע בָּהֶ֔ם יִמָּלֵ֥א בַרְזֶ֖ל וְעֵ֣ץ חֲנִ֑ית וּבָאֵ֕שׁ שָׂר֥וֹף יִשָּׂרְפ֖וּ בַּשָּֽׁבֶת׃פ wə·’îš yig·ga‘ bā·hem yim·mā·lê ḇar·zel wə·‘êṣ ḥă·nîṯ ū·ḇā·’êš śā·rō·wp̄ yiś·śā·rə·p̄ū baš·šā·ḇeṯ — WLC · 7
David’s Mighty Men
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These are the names of David’s mighty men: Josheb-basshebeth… the Tahchemonite was chief of the Three. He wielded his spear against eight hundred [men], whom he killed at one time.
𐤀𐤋𐤄 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤋𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤄𐤂𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤔𐤁 𐤁𐤔𐤁𐤕 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤕𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤍𐤉 𐤓𐤀𐤔 𐤄𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤏𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤄𐤏𐤑𐤍𐤅 𐤏𐤋 𐤔𐤌𐤍𐤄 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤇𐤋𐤋 𐤀𐤇𐤃𐤎 𐤁𐤐𐤏𐤌
אֵ֛לֶּה שְׁמ֥וֹת לְדָוִ֑ד הַגִּבֹּרִ֖ים יֹשֵׁ֨ב בַּשֶּׁ֜בֶת אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּחְכְּמֹנִ֣י׀ רֹ֣אשׁ הַשָּׁלִשִׁ֗י ה֚וּא עֲדִינ֣וֹ הָעֶצְנוֹ עַל־ שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵא֛וֹת חָלָ֖ל אֶחָד׃ס בְּפַ֥עַם ’êl·leh šə·mō·wṯ lə·ḏā·wiḏ hag·gib·bō·rîm yō·šêḇ baš·še·ḇeṯ ’ă·šer taḥ·kə·mō·nî rōš haš·šā·li·šî hū ‘ă·ḏî·nōw hå̄·ʿɛṣ·nō ‘al- šə·mō·neh mê·’ō·wṯ ḥā·lāl ʾɛ·ḥå̄ḏ bə·p̄a·‘am — WLC · 8
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Next in command was Eleazar son of Dodo vvv the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty men, he [went] with David to taunt the Philistines who had gathered for battle [at Pas-dammim]. The men of Israel retreated,
𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤅 𐤀𐤋𐤏𐤆𐤓 𐤁𐤍 𐤃𐤃𐤉 𐤁𐤍 𐤀𐤇𐤇𐤉 𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 𐤂𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤌 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤁𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤌 𐤁𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤍𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤅 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 𐤔𐤌 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤅
וְאַחֲרוֹ אֶלְעָזָ֥ר בֶּן־ דֹּדִי בֶּן־ אֲחֹחִ֑י בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה גִבֹּרִים עִם־ דָּוִ֗ד בְּחָֽרְפָ֤ם בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים נֶאֶסְפוּ־ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה שָׁ֣ם אִ֥ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ wə·ʾa·ḥă·rō ’el·‘ā·zār ben- dō·ḏī ben- ’ă·ḥō·ḥî biš·lō·šāh ḡib·bō·rīm ‘im- dā·wiḏ bə·ḥā·rə·p̄ām bap·pə·liš·tîm ne·’es·p̄ū- lam·mil·ḥā·māh šām ’îš yiś·rā·’êl way·ya·‘ă·lū — WLC · 9
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but Eleazar stood his ground and struck the Philistines until… his hand grew weary and stuck… to his sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops returned to him, but only to plunder the dead.
𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤒𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤊 𐤁𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤃 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤃𐤅 𐤉𐤂𐤏𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤃𐤁𐤒 𐤉𐤃𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤁 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤔 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤄 𐤄𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤅 𐤀𐤊 𐤋𐤐𐤔𐤈𐤎
ה֣וּא קָם֩ וַיַּ֨ךְ בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜ים עַ֣ד׀ כִּֽי־ יָד֗וֹ יָגְעָ֣ה וַתִּדְבַּ֤ק יָדוֹ֙ אֶל־ הַחֶ֔רֶב יְהוָ֛ה וַיַּ֧עַשׂ גְדוֹלָ֖ה תְּשׁוּעָ֥ה הַה֑וּא בַּיּ֣וֹם וְהָעָ֛ם יָשֻׁ֥בוּ אַחֲרָ֖יו אַךְ־ לְפַשֵּֽׁט׃ס hū qām way·yaḵ bap·pə·liš·tîm ‘aḏ kî- yā·ḏōw yā·ḡə·‘āh wat·tiḏ·baq yā·ḏōw ’el- ha·ḥe·reḇ Yah·weh way·ya·‘aś ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh tə·šū·‘āh ha·hū bay·yō·wm wə·hā·‘ām yā·šu·ḇū ’a·ḥă·rāw ’aḵ- lə·p̄aš·šêṭ — WLC · 10
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And after him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines had banded together near - a field… full of lentils, [Israel’s] troops fled from [them].
𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤅 𐤔𐤌𐤀 𐤁𐤍 𐤀𐤂𐤀 𐤄𐤓𐤓𐤉 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤅 𐤋𐤇𐤉𐤄 𐤔𐤌 𐤅𐤕𐤄𐤉 𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤕 𐤄𐤔𐤃𐤄 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤄 𐤏𐤃𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤍𐤎 𐤌𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌
וְאַחֲרָ֛יו שַׁמָּ֥א בֶן־ אָגֵ֖א הָרָרִ֑י פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים וַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּ לַחַיָּ֗ה שָׁ֞ם וַתְּהִי־ חֶלְקַ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ מְלֵאָ֣ה עֲדָשִׁ֔ים וְהָעָ֥ם נָ֖ס מִפְּנֵ֥י פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ wə·’a·ḥă·rāw šam·mā ḇen- ’ā·ḡê hā·rā·rî p̄ə·liš·tîm way·yê·’ā·sə·p̄ū la·ḥay·yāh šām wat·tə·hî- ḥel·qaṯ haś·śā·ḏeh mə·lê·’āh ‘ă·ḏā·šîm wə·hā·‘ām nās mip·pə·nê p̄ə·liš·tîm — WLC · 11
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But [Shammah] took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the LORD brought about a great victory.
𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤉𐤑𐤁 𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤊 𐤄𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤉𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤊 𐤀𐤕 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤔 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄𐤎 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤄
וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֤ב בְּתוֹךְ־ הַֽחֶלְקָה֙ וַיַּצִּילֶ֔הָ וַיַּ֖ךְ אֶת־ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים יְהוָ֖ה וַיַּ֥עַשׂ גְדוֹלָֽה׃ס תְּשׁוּעָ֥ה way·yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ bə·ṯō·wḵ- ha·ḥel·qāh way·yaṣ·ṣî·le·hā way·yaḵ ’eṯ- pə·liš·tîm Yah·weh way·ya·‘aś ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh tə·šū·‘āh — WLC · 12
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At harvest time, three of the thirty chief men went down… to David at the cave of Adullam, while a company of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim.
𐤀𐤋 𐤒𐤑𐤉𐤓 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤄𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤓𐤀𐤔 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤕 𐤏𐤃𐤋𐤌 𐤅𐤇𐤉𐤕 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤇𐤍𐤄 𐤁𐤏𐤌𐤒 𐤓𐤐𐤀𐤉𐤌
אֶל־ קָצִיר֙ שְׁלֹשִׁים מֵהַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣ים רֹ֗אשׁ וַיֵּרְד֨וּ וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ אֶל־ דָּוִ֔ד אֶל־ מְעָרַ֖ת עֲדֻלָּ֑ם וְחַיַּ֣ת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים חֹנָ֖ה בְּעֵ֥מֶק רְפָאִֽים׃ ’el- qā·ṣîr šə·lō·šīm mê·haš·šə·lō·šîm rōš way·yê·rə·ḏū way·yā·ḇō·’ū ’el- dā·wiḏ ’el- mə·‘ā·raṯ ‘ă·ḏul·lām wə·ḥay·yaṯ pə·liš·tîm ḥō·nāh bə·‘ê·meq rə·p̄ā·’îm — WLC · 13
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At that time David was in the stronghold, and the garrison of the Philistines… vvv was at Bethlehem.
𐤀𐤆 𐤅𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤁𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤌𐤑𐤁 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤆 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤋𐤇𐤌
אָ֣ז וְדָוִ֖ד בַּמְּצוּדָ֑ה וּמַצַּ֣ב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אָ֖ז בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃ ’āz wə·ḏā·wiḏ bam·mə·ṣū·ḏāh ū·maṣ·ṣaḇ pə·liš·tîm ’āz bêṯ lā·ḥem — WLC · 14
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David longed [for water] and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate vvv of Bethlehem -!”
𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤀𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤌𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤒𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤁𐤀𐤓 𐤁𐤔𐤏𐤓 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓
דָוִ֖ד וַיִּתְאַוֶּ֥ה וַיֹּאמַ֑ר מִ֚י יַשְׁקֵ֣נִי מַ֔יִם מִבֹּ֥אר בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ בֵּֽית־ לֶ֖חֶם אֲשֶׁ֥ר ḏā·wiḏ way·yiṯ·’aw·weh way·yō·mar mî yaš·qê·nî ma·yim mib·bōr baš·šā·‘ar bêṯ- le·ḥem ’ă·šer — WLC · 15
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So the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate… vvv of Bethlehem, and brought [it] back to David. But he refused… to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD,
𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕 𐤄𐤂𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤒𐤏𐤅 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤁𐤅 𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤁𐤀𐤓 𐤁𐤔𐤏𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤅 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤀𐤁𐤄 𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤕𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤎𐤊 𐤀𐤕𐤌 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת הַגִּבֹּרִ֜ים וַיִּבְקְעוּ֩ פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה וַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־ מַ֙יִם֙ מִבֹּ֤אר בַּשַּׁ֔עַר וַיִּשְׂא֖וּ בֵּֽית־ לֶ֙חֶם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר וַיָּבִ֣אוּ אֶל־ דָּוִ֑ד וְלֹ֤א אָבָה֙ לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔ם וַיַּסֵּ֥ךְ אֹתָ֖ם לַֽיהוָֽה׃ šə·lō·šeṯ hag·gib·bō·rîm way·yiḇ·qə·‘ū p̄ə·liš·tîm bə·ma·ḥă·nêh way·yiš·’ă·ḇū- ma·yim mib·bōr baš·ša·‘ar way·yiś·’ū bêṯ- le·ḥem ’ă·šer way·yā·ḇi·’ū ’el- dā·wiḏ wə·lō ’ā·ḇāh liš·tō·w·ṯām way·yas·sêḵ ’ō·ṯām Yah·weh — WLC · 16
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saying, “Far be it from me, O LORD, to do this! Is [this not] the blood of the men… who risked their lives?” So he refused… to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.
𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤇𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 𐤋𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤉 𐤆𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤃𐤌 𐤄𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤅𐤕𐤌 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤀𐤁𐤄 𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤕𐤌 𐤀𐤋𐤄 𐤏𐤔𐤅 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕 𐤄𐤂𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌𐤎
וַיֹּ֡אמֶר חָלִילָה֩ לִּ֨י יְהוָ֜ה מֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִי זֹ֗את הֲדַ֤ם הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ הַהֹלְכִ֣ים בְּנַפְשׁוֹתָ֔ם וְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑ם אֵ֣לֶּה עָשׂ֔וּ שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ס way·yō·mer ḥā·lî·lāh lî Yah·weh mê·‘ă·śō·ṯî zōṯ hă·ḏam hā·’ă·nā·šîm ha·hō·lə·ḵîm bə·nap̄·šō·w·ṯām wə·lō ’ā·ḇāh liš·tō·w·ṯām ’êl·leh ‘ā·śū šə·lō·šeṯ hag·gib·bō·rîm — WLC · 17
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Now Abishai, the brother of Joab and son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Three, and he wielded his spear against three hundred [men], killed [them], and won a name along with [the] Three.
𐤅𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤔𐤉 𐤀𐤇𐤉 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 𐤁𐤍 𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤉𐤄 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤓𐤀𐤔 𐤄𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉 𐤅𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤓 𐤀𐤕 𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕𐤅 𐤏𐤋 𐤔𐤋𐤔 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤇𐤋𐤋 𐤅𐤋𐤅 𐤔𐤌 𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄
וַאֲבִישַׁ֞י אֲחִ֣י׀ יוֹאָ֣ב בֶּן־ צְרוּיָ֗ה ה֚וּא רֹ֣אשׁ הַשְּׁלֹשִׁי וְהוּא֙ עוֹרֵ֣ר אֶת־ חֲנִית֔וֹ עַל־ שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת חָלָ֑ל וְלוֹ־ שֵׁ֖ם בַּשְּׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ wa·’ă·ḇî·šay ’ă·ḥî yō·w·’āḇ ben- ṣə·rū·yāh hū rōš haš·šə·lō·šī wə·hū ‘ō·w·rêr ’eṯ- ḥă·nî·ṯōw ‘al- šə·lōš mê·’ō·wṯ ḥā·lāl wə·lōw- šêm baš·šə·lō·šāh — WLC · 18
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Was he not more honored than the Three? And he became their commander,… even though he was not included among the Three.
𐤄𐤊𐤉 𐤍𐤊𐤁𐤃 𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤋𐤔𐤓 𐤅𐤏𐤃 𐤋𐤀 𐤁𐤀𐤎 𐤄𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄
הֲכִ֣י נִכְבָּ֔ד מִן־ הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה֙ וַיְהִ֥י לָהֶ֖ם לְשָׂ֑ר וְעַד־ לֹא־ בָֽא׃ס הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖ה hă·ḵî niḵ·bāḏ min- haš·šə·lō·šāh way·hî lā·hem lə·śār wə·‘aḏ- lō- ḇā haš·šə·lō·šāh — WLC · 19
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And Benaiah son of Jehoiada vvv [was] a man of valor from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. [He] struck down two champions of Moab, and on a snowy day he went down into a pit and killed a lion.
𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤁𐤍 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤏 𐤁𐤍 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤇𐤉 𐤌𐤒𐤁𐤑𐤀𐤋 𐤓𐤁 𐤐𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤄𐤊𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤔𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 𐤄𐤔𐤋𐤂 𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤉𐤓𐤃 𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤊 𐤄𐤁𐤀𐤓 𐤅𐤄𐤊𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄
וּבְנָיָ֨הוּ בֶן־ יְהוֹיָדָ֧ע בֶּן־ אִֽישׁ־ חַי מִֽקַּבְצְאֵ֑ל רַב־ פְּעָלִ֖ים ה֣וּא הִכָּ֗ה אֵ֣ת שְׁנֵ֤י אֲרִאֵל֙ מוֹאָ֔ב הַשָּֽׁלֶג׃ בְּי֥וֹם וְ֠הוּא יָרַ֞ד בְּת֥וֹךְ הַבֹּ֖אר וְהִכָּ֧ה אֶֽת־ הָאֲרִיַּה ū·ḇə·nā·yā·hū ḇen- yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘ ben- ’îš- ḥay miq·qaḇ·ṣə·’êl raḇ- pə·‘ā·lîm hū hik·kāh ’êṯ šə·nê ’ă·ri·’êl mō·w·’āḇ haš·šā·leḡ bə·yō·wm wə·hū yā·raḏ bə·ṯō·wḵ hab·bōr wə·hik·kāh ’eṯ- hå̄·ʾă·rī·yah — WLC · 20
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He also struck down an Egyptian, a huge man. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from [his] hand, and killed [the Egyptian] with his own spear.
𐤅𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤄𐤊𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤌𐤓𐤀𐤄 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤄𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉 𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕 𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤃 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤁𐤔𐤁𐤈 𐤅𐤉𐤂𐤆𐤋 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕 𐤄𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉 𐤌𐤉𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤄𐤅 𐤁𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕𐤅
וְהוּא־ הִכָּה֩ אֶת־ מִצְרִ֜י אֲשֶׁר מַרְאֶ֗ה אִ֨ישׁ הַמִּצְרִי֙ חֲנִ֔ית וּבְיַ֤ד וַיֵּ֥רֶד אֵלָ֖יו בַּשָּׁ֑בֶט וַיִּגְזֹ֤ל אֶֽת־ הַחֲנִית֙ הַמִּצְרִ֔י מִיַּ֣ד וַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּ בַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃ wə·hū- hik·kāh ’eṯ- miṣ·rî ʾă·šɛr mar·’eh ’îš ham·miṣ·rî ḥă·nîṯ ū·ḇə·yaḏ way·yê·reḏ ’ê·lāw baš·šā·ḇeṭ way·yiḡ·zōl ’eṯ- ha·ḥă·nîṯ ham·miṣ·rî mî·yaḏ way·ya·har·ḡê·hū ba·ḥă·nî·ṯōw — WLC · 21
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These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who won a name along with the three mighty men.
𐤀𐤋𐤄 𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤁𐤍 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤏 𐤅𐤋𐤅 𐤔𐤌 𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 𐤄𐤂𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌
אֵ֣לֶּה עָשָׂ֔ה בְּנָיָ֖הוּ בֶּן־ יְהוֹיָדָ֑ע וְלוֹ־ שֵׁ֖ם בִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ ’êl·leh ‘ā·śāh bə·nā·yā·hū ben- yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘ wə·lōw- šêm biš·lō·šāh hag·gib·bō·rîm — WLC · 22
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He was most honored among the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. And David appointed him over his guard.
𐤍𐤊𐤁𐤃 𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤋𐤀 𐤁𐤀 𐤄𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 𐤃𐤅𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤄𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕𐤅𐤎
נִכְבָּ֔ד מִן־ הַשְּׁלֹשִׁ֣ים וְאֶל־ לֹא־ בָ֑א הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖ה דָוִ֖ד וַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּ אֶל־ מִשְׁמַעְתּֽוֹ׃ס niḵ·bāḏ min- haš·šə·lō·šîm wə·’el- lō- ḇā haš·šə·lō·šāh ḏā·wiḏ way·śi·mê·hū ’el- miš·ma‘·tōw — WLC · 23
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Now [these were members of] the Thirty: vvv Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan son of Dodo vvv of Bethlehem,
𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤇𐤉 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 𐤀𐤋𐤇𐤍𐤍 𐤁𐤍 𐤃𐤃𐤅 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤋𐤇𐤌
בַּשְּׁלֹשִׁ֑ים עֲשָׂה־ אֵ֥ל אֲחִֽי־ יוֹאָ֖ב אֶלְחָנָ֥ן בֶּן־ דֹּד֖וֹ בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃ baš·šə·lō·šîm ‘ă·śāh- ’êl ’ă·ḥî- yō·w·’āḇ ’el·ḥā·nān ben- dō·ḏōw bêṯ lā·ḥem — WLC · 24
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Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,
𐤔𐤌𐤄 𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤃𐤉 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤒𐤀 𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤃𐤉𐤎
שַׁמָּה֙ הַֽחֲרֹדִ֔י אֱלִיקָ֖א הַחֲרֹדִֽי׃ס šam·māh ha·ḥă·rō·ḏî ’ĕ·lî·qā ha·ḥă·rō·ḏî — WLC · 25
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Helez the Paltite, Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
𐤇𐤋𐤑 𐤄𐤐𐤋𐤈𐤉 𐤏𐤉𐤓𐤀 𐤁𐤍 𐤏𐤒𐤔 𐤄𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤏𐤉𐤎
חֶ֚לֶץ הַפַּלְטִ֔י עִירָ֥א בֶן־ עִקֵּ֖שׁ הַתְּקוֹעִֽי׃ס ḥe·leṣ hap·pal·ṭî ‘î·rā ḇen- ‘iq·qêš hat·tə·qō·w·‘î — WLC · 26
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Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,
𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤓 𐤄𐤏𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 𐤌𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤇𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤎
אֲבִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ הָֽעַנְּתֹתִ֔י מְבֻנַּ֖י הַחֻשָׁתִֽי׃ס ’ă·ḇî·‘e·zer hā·‘an·nə·ṯō·ṯî mə·ḇun·nay ha·ḥu·šā·ṯî — WLC · 27
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Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
𐤑𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤍 𐤄𐤀𐤇𐤇𐤉 𐤌𐤄𐤓𐤉 𐤄𐤍𐤈𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤎
צַלְמוֹן֙ הָֽאֲחֹחִ֔י מַהְרַ֖י הַנְּטֹפָתִֽי׃ס ṣal·mō·wn hā·’ă·ḥō·ḥî mah·ray han·nə·ṭō·p̄ā·ṯî — WLC · 28
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Heled son of Baanah the Netophathite, Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjamites…,
𐤇𐤋𐤁 𐤁𐤍 𐤁𐤏𐤍𐤄 𐤄𐤍𐤈𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤎 𐤀𐤕𐤉 𐤁𐤍 𐤓𐤉𐤁𐤉 𐤌𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤕 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍𐤎
חֵ֥לֶב בֶּֽן־ בַּעֲנָ֖ה הַנְּטֹפָתִ֑יס אִתַּי֙ בֶּן־ רִיבַ֔י מִגִּבְעַ֖ת בְּנֵ֥י בִנְיָמִֽן׃ס ḥê·leḇ ben- ba·‘ă·nāh han·nə·ṭō·p̄å̄·ṯīs ’it·tay ben- rî·ḇay mig·giḇ·‘aṯ bə·nê ḇin·yā·min — WLC · 29
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Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai from the brooks of Gaash,
𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤕𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤃𐤉 𐤌𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤉 𐤂𐤏𐤔𐤎
בְּנָיָ֙הוּ֙ פִּרְעָ֣תֹנִ֔י הִדַּ֖י מִנַּ֥חֲלֵי גָֽעַשׁ׃ס bə·nā·yā·hū pir·‘ā·ṯō·nî hid·day min·na·ḥă·lê ḡā·‘aš — WLC · 30
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vvv Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,
𐤀𐤁𐤉 𐤏𐤋𐤁𐤅𐤍 𐤄𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤕𐤉 𐤏𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤁𐤓𐤇𐤌𐤉𐤎
אֲבִֽי־ עַלְבוֹן֙ הָֽעַרְבָתִ֔י עַזְמָ֖וֶת הַבַּרְחֻמִֽי׃ס ’ă·ḇî- ‘al·ḇō·wn hā·‘ar·ḇā·ṯî ‘az·mā·weṯ hab·bar·ḥu·mî — WLC · 31
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Eliahba the Shaalbonite, the sons of Jashen, Jonathan
𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤇𐤁𐤀 𐤄𐤔𐤏𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤍 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤎
אֶלְיַחְבָּא֙ הַשַּׁ֣עַלְבֹנִ֔י בְּנֵ֥י יָשֵׁ֖ן יְהוֹנָתָֽן׃ס ’el·yaḥ·bā haš·ša·‘al·ḇō·nî bə·nê yā·šên yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān — WLC · 32
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[son of] Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite,
𐤔𐤌𐤄 𐤄𐤄𐤓𐤓𐤉 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤀𐤌 𐤁𐤍 𐤔𐤓𐤓 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤓𐤉𐤎
שַׁמָּה֙ הַֽהֲרָרִ֔י אֲחִיאָ֥ם בֶּן־ שָׁרָ֖ר הָארָרִֽי׃ס šam·māh ha·hă·rā·rî ’ă·ḥî·’ām ben- šā·rār hā·rā·rî — WLC · 33
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Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,
𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤈 𐤁𐤍 𐤀𐤇𐤎𐤁𐤉 𐤁𐤍 𐤄𐤌𐤏𐤊𐤕𐤉𐤎 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤏𐤌 𐤁𐤍 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤋 𐤄𐤂𐤋𐤍𐤉𐤎
אֱלִיפֶ֥לֶט בֶּן־ אֲחַסְבַּ֖י בֶּן־ הַמַּֽעֲכָתִ֑יס אֱלִיעָ֥ם בֶּן־ אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל הַגִּלֹנִֽי׃ס ’ĕ·lî·p̄e·leṭ ben- ’ă·ḥas·bay ben- ham·ma·ʿă·ḵå̄·ṯīs ’ĕ·lî·‘ām ben- ’ă·ḥî·ṯō·p̄el hag·gi·lō·nî — WLC · 34
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Hezro the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,
𐤇𐤑𐤓𐤅 𐤄𐤊𐤓𐤌𐤋𐤉 𐤐𐤏𐤓𐤉 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤎
חֶצְרוֹ הַֽכַּרְמְלִ֔י פַּעֲרַ֖י הָאַרְבִּֽי׃ס ḥɛṣ·rō hak·kar·mə·lî pa·‘ă·ray hā·’ar·bî — WLC · 35
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Igal son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,
𐤉𐤂𐤀𐤋 𐤁𐤍 𐤍𐤕𐤍 𐤌𐤑𐤁𐤄𐤎 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤎
יִגְאָ֤ל בֶּן־ נָתָן֙ מִצֹּבָ֔הס בָּנִ֖י הַגָּדִֽי׃ס yiḡ·’āl ben- nā·ṯān miṣ·ṣō·ḇå̄·hs bā·nî hag·gā·ḏî — WLC · 36
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Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer… of Joab son of Zeruiah,
𐤑𐤋𐤒 𐤄𐤏𐤌𐤍𐤉𐤎 𐤍𐤇𐤓𐤉 𐤄𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤕𐤉 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤉 𐤊𐤋𐤉 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤁 𐤁𐤍 𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤎
צֶ֖לֶק הָעַמֹּנִ֑יס נַחְרַי֙ הַבְּאֵ֣רֹתִ֔י נֹשְׂאֵי כְּלֵ֖י יוֹאָ֥ב בֶּן־ צְרֻיָֽה׃ס ṣe·leq hå̄·ʿam·mō·nīs naḥ·ray hab·bə·’ê·rō·ṯî nō·śə·ʾē kə·lê yō·w·’āḇ ben- ṣə·ru·yāh — WLC · 37
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Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
𐤏𐤉𐤓𐤀 𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤉 𐤂𐤓𐤁 𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤉𐤎
עִירָא֙ הַיִּתְרִ֔י גָּרֵ֖ב הַיִּתְרִֽי׃ס ‘î·rā hay·yiṯ·rî gā·rêḇ hay·yiṯ·rî — WLC · 38
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and Uriah the Hittite. There were thirty-seven… in all.
𐤀𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤄 𐤄𐤇𐤕𐤉 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄𐤐 𐤊𐤋
אֽוּרִיָּה֙ הַֽחִתִּ֔י שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְשִׁבְעָֽה׃פ כֹּ֖ל ’ū·rî·yāh ha·ḥit·tî šə·lō·šîm wə·šiḇ·‘āh kōl — WLC · 39