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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.

BSB

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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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Original language & word study

17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
חָלִילָה֩cha.li.Lahfar be itH2486
לִּ֨יlito <the> me
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
מֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִיme.'a.So.tithan to do IH6213
זֹ֗אתZotthis [thing]H2063
הֲדַ֤םha.Dam¿ [the] blood ofH1818
הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.Shimthe menH582
הַהֹלְכִ֣יםha.ho.le.Khimwho wentH1980
בְּנַפְשׁוֹתָ֔םbe.naf.sho.Tamwith lives theirH5315
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
אָבָ֖ה'a.Vahhe was willingH14
לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlish.to.Tamto drink themH8354
אֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehthese [things]H428
עָשׂ֔וּ'a.Suthey didH6213
שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shet[the] threeH7969
הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ סha.gi.bo.Rimthe warriorsH1368

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About 2 Samuel

David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain