2 Samuel 23:17
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.
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ASV
And he said, Be it far from me, O Jehovah, that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
KJV
And he said, Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֡אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| חָלִילָה֩ | cha.li.Lah | far be it | H2486 → |
| לִּ֨י | li | to <the> me | |
| יְהוָ֜ה | Yah.weh | O Yahweh | H3068 → |
| מֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִי | me.'a.So.ti | than to do I | H6213 → |
| זֹ֗את | Zot | this [thing] | H2063 → |
| הֲדַ֤ם | ha.Dam | ¿ [the] blood of | H1818 → |
| הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ | ha.'a.na.Shim | the men | H582 → |
| הַהֹלְכִ֣ים | ha.ho.le.Khim | who went | H1980 → |
| בְּנַפְשׁוֹתָ֔ם | be.naf.sho.Tam | with lives their | H5315 → |
| וְלֹ֥א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| אָבָ֖ה | 'a.Vah | he was willing | H14 → |
| לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑ם | lish.to.Tam | to drink them | H8354 → |
| אֵ֣לֶּה | 'E.leh | these [things] | H428 → |
| עָשׂ֔וּ | 'a.Su | they did | H6213 → |
| שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת | she.Lo.shet | [the] three | H7969 → |
| הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ ס | ha.gi.bo.Rim | the warriors | H1368 → |
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