16 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.23.16",
"source": "וַיִּבְקְעוּ֩ שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת הַגִּבֹּרִ֜ים בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־מַ֙יִם֙ מִבֹּ֤אר בֵּֽית־לֶ֙חֶם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשַּׁ֔עַר וַיִּשְׂא֖וּ וַיָּבִ֣אוּ אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד וְלֹ֤א אָבָה֙ לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔ם וַיַּסֵּ֥ךְ אֹתָ֖ם לַֽיהוָֽה",
"text": "And *yiḇqəʿû* *šəlōšeṯ* *haggibbōrîm* in *maḥănēh* *Pəlištîm*, and *yišʾăḇû*-*mayim* from *bōʾr* *Bêṯ*-*Leḥem* *ʾăšer* in the *šaʿar*, and *yiśʾû* and *yāḇîʾû* *ʾel*-*Dāwiḏ*; and *lōʾ* *ʾāḇāh* *lištôṯām* and *yassēḵ* *ʾōṯām* to *YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-*": "consecutive - and",
"*yiḇqəʿû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they broke through",
"*šəlōšeṯ*": "number, construct - three of",
"*ha-*": "definite article - the",
"*gibbōrîm*": "noun, masculine plural - mighty men",
"*bə-*": "preposition - in",
"*maḥănēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - camp of",
"*Pəlištîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines",
"*wa-*": "consecutive - and",
"*yišʾăḇû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they drew",
"*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - water",
"*min-*": "preposition - from",
"*bōʾr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - well of",
"*Bêṯ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - Bethlehem",
"*Leḥem*": "proper noun - Lehem",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which",
"*ba-*": "preposition + definite article - in the",
"*šaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular - gate",
"*wa-*": "consecutive - and",
"*yiśʾû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they carried",
"*wa-*": "consecutive - and",
"*yāḇîʾû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they brought",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*Dāwiḏ*": "proper noun - David",
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*ʾāḇāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he was willing",
"*li-*": "preposition - to",
"*štôṯām*": "qal infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - drink them",
"*wa-*": "consecutive - and",
"*yassēḵ*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he poured out",
"*ʾōṯām*": "direct object marker + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them",
"*la-*": "preposition - to",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD"
},
"variants": {
"*yiḇqəʿû*": "broke through/penetrated/split",
"*yišʾăḇû*": "drew/hauled/pumped",
"*yiśʾû*": "carried/lifted/bore",
"*yāḇîʾû*": "brought/carried/conveyed",
"*ʾāḇāh*": "was willing/consented/desired",
"*yassēḵ*": "poured out/offered as libation"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.23.17",
"source": "וַיֹּ֡אמֶר חָלִילָה֩ לִּ֨י יְהוָ֜ה מֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִי זֹ֗את הֲדַ֤ם הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ הַהֹלְכִ֣ים בְּנַפְשׁוֹתָ֔ם וְלֹ֥א אָבָ֖ה לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑ם אֵ֣לֶּה עָשׂ֔וּ שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת הַגִּבֹּרִֽים",
"text": "And *yōʾmer*: *ḥālîlāh* to me *YHWH* from *ʿăśōṯî* this. Is it the *dam* *hāʾănāšîm* the *hahōləḵîm* *bənafšôṯām*? And *lōʾ* *ʾāḇāh* *lištôṯām*. These things *ʿāśû* *šəlōšeṯ* *haggibbōrîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-*": "consecutive - and",
"*yōʾmer*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he said",
"*ḥālîlāh*": "interjection - far be it",
"*lî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD",
"*mē-*": "preposition - from",
"*ʿăśōṯî*": "qal infinitive construct + 1st person singular suffix - my doing",
"*zōʾṯ*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this",
"*hă-*": "interrogative prefix - is it?",
"*dam*": "noun, masculine singular construct - blood of",
"*hā-*": "definite article - the",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men",
"*ha-*": "definite article - the",
"*hōləḵîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - going",
"*bə-*": "preposition - in/with",
"*nafšôṯām*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their lives",
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*ʾāḇāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he was willing",
"*li-*": "preposition - to",
"*štôṯām*": "qal infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - drink them",
"*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, plural - these",
"*ʿāśû*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they did",
"*šəlōšeṯ*": "number, construct - three of",
"*ha-*": "definite article - the",
"*gibbōrîm*": "noun, masculine plural - mighty men"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥālîlāh*": "far be it/God forbid/sacrilege",
"*ʿăśōṯî*": "my doing/that I should do",
"*dam*": "blood/bloodshed/life",
"*hōləḵîm*": "going/walking/risking",
"*nafšôṯām*": "their lives/souls/themselves",
"*ʾāḇāh*": "was willing/consented/desired"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.23.18",
"source": "וַאֲבִישַׁ֞י אֲחִ֣י ׀ יוֹאָ֣ב בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֗ה ה֚וּא רֹ֣אשׁ *השלשי **הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔ה וְהוּא֙ עוֹרֵ֣ר אֶת־חֲנִית֔וֹ עַל־שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת חָלָ֑ל וְלוֹ־שֵׁ֖ם בַּשְּׁלֹשָֽׁה",
"text": "And *ʾĂḇîšay* *ʾăḥî* *Yôʾāḇ* *ben*-*Ṣərûyāh*, he was *rōʾš* *haššəlōšāh*; and he *ʿôrēr* *ʾeṯ*-*ḥănîṯô* against three *mēʾôṯ* *ḥālāl*, and to him a *šēm* in the *šəlōšāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʾĂḇîšay*": "proper noun - Abishai",
"*ʾăḥî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - brother of",
"*Yôʾāḇ*": "proper noun - Joab",
"*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of",
"*Ṣərûyāh*": "proper noun - Zeruiah",
"*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he",
"*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - head/chief of",
"*ha-*": "definite article - the",
"*šəlōšāh*": "number - three",
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he",
"*ʿôrēr*": "polel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he brandished",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*ḥănîṯô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his spear",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - against",
"*šəlōš*": "number - three",
"*mēʾôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - hundreds",
"*ḥālāl*": "noun, masculine singular - slain",
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*lô*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him",
"*šēm*": "noun, masculine singular - name",
"*ba-*": "preposition + definite article - in the",
"*šəlōšāh*": "number - three"
},
"variants": {
"*rōʾš*": "head/chief/commander of",
"*ʿôrēr*": "brandished/lifted/wielded",
"*ḥānîṯ*": "spear/javelin/lance",
"*ḥālāl*": "slain/killed/wounded",
"*šēm*": "name/reputation/renown"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.23.19",
"source": "מִן־הַשְּׁלֹשָׁה֙ הֲכִ֣י נִכְבָּ֔ד וַיְהִ֥י לָהֶ֖ם לְשָׂ֑ר וְעַד־הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֖ה לֹא־בָֽא",
"text": "From the *šəlōšāh* did he not have more *niḵbāḏ*, and *yəhî* to them *ləśār*? Yet to the *šəlōšāh* he did not *ḇāʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*min*": "preposition - from/among",
"*ha-*": "definite article - the",
"*šəlōšāh*": "number - three",
"*hă-ḵî*": "interrogative + adverb - not more",
"*niḵbāḏ*": "niphal participle, masculine singular - honored",
"*wa-*": "conjunction - and",
"*yəhî*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he was",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*lə-*": "preposition - for/as",
"*śār*": "noun, masculine singular - commander",
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and/yet",
"*ʿaḏ*": "preposition - unto",
"*ha-*": "definite article - the",
"*šəlōšāh*": "number - three",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*ḇāʾ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he came/attained"
},
"variants": {
"*niḵbāḏ*": "honored/esteemed/notable",
"*śār*": "commander/captain/chief",
"*ḇāʾ*": "came/attained/reached"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.23.20",
"source": "וּבְנָיָ֨הוּ בֶן־יְהוֹיָדָ֧ע בֶּן־אִֽישׁ־*חי **חַ֛יִל רַב־פְּעָלִ֖ים מִֽקַּבְצְאֵ֑ל ה֣וּא הִכָּ֗ה אֵ֣ת שְׁנֵ֤י אֲרִאֵל֙ מוֹאָ֔ב וְ֠הוּא יָרַ֞ד וְהִכָּ֧ה אֶֽת־*האריה **הָאֲרִ֛י בְּת֥וֹךְ הַבֹּ֖אר בְּי֥וֹם הַשָּֽׁלֶג",
"text": "And *Bənāyāhû* *ben*-*Yəhôyāḏāʿ* *ben*-*ʾîš*-*ḥayil* *raḇ*-*pəʿālîm* from *Qaḇṣəʾēl*; he *hikkāh* two *ʾărîʾēl* *Môʾāḇ*; and he *yāraḏ* and *hikkāh* *ʾeṯ*-the *ʾărî* in the midst of the *bōʾr* on *yôm* the *šāleg*",
"grammar": {
"*û-*": "conjunction - and",
"*Bənāyāhû*": "proper noun - Benaiah",
"*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of",
"*Yəhôyāḏāʿ*": "proper noun - Jehoiada",
"*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - man of",
"*ḥayil*": "noun, masculine singular - valor",
"*raḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - great in",
"*pəʿālîm*": "noun, masculine plural - deeds",
"*min-*": "preposition - from",
"*Qaḇṣəʾēl*": "proper noun - Kabzeel",
"*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he",
"*hikkāh*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he smote",
"*ʾēṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*šənê*": "number, construct - two of",
"*ʾărîʾēl*": "noun, masculine plural construct - lion-like men/heroes of",
"*Môʾāḇ*": "proper noun - Moab",
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he",
"*yāraḏ*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he went down",
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*hikkāh*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he smote",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*hā-*": "definite article - the",
"*ʾărî*": "noun, masculine singular - lion",
"*bəṯôḵ*": "preposition + construct - in the midst of",
"*ha-*": "definite article - the",
"*bōʾr*": "noun, masculine singular - pit",
"*bə-*": "preposition - on",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - day of",
"*ha-*": "definite article - the",
"*šāleg*": "noun, masculine singular - snow"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥayil*": "valor/strength/might/power",
"*raḇ-pəʿālîm*": "great in deeds/mighty in exploits",
"*hikkāh*": "smote/struck/killed",
"*ʾărîʾēl*": "lion-like men/champions/heroes",
"*yāraḏ*": "went down/descended",
"*ʾărî*": "lion/predator",
"*bōʾr*": "pit/well/cistern"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.23.21",
"source": "וְהוּא־הִכָּה֩ אֶת־אִ֨ישׁ מִצְרִ֜י *אשר **אִ֣ישׁ מַרְאֶ֗ה וּבְיַ֤ד הַמִּצְרִי֙ חֲנִ֔ית וַיֵּ֥רֶד אֵלָ֖יו בַּשָּׁ֑בֶט וַיִּגְזֹ֤ל אֶֽת־הַחֲנִית֙ מִיַּ֣ד הַמִּצְרִ֔י וַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּ בַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ",
"text": "And he *hikkāh* *ʾeṯ*-*ʾîš* *Miṣrî*, *ʾîš* *marʾeh*; and in *yaḏ* the *Miṣrî* was a *ḥănîṯ*; and *yēreḏ* to him *baššāḇeṭ* and *yigzōl* *ʾeṯ*-the *ḥănîṯ* from *yaḏ* the *Miṣrî* and *yaharəgēhû* with his *ḥănîṯô*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-*": "conjunction - and",
"*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he",
"*hikkāh*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he smote",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - man of",
"*Miṣrî*": "proper adjective, masculine singular - Egyptian",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - man of",
"*marʾeh*": "noun, masculine singular - appearance",
"*û-*": "conjunction - and",
"*bə-*": "preposition - in",
"*yaḏ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand of",
"*ha-*": "definite article - the",
"*Miṣrî*": "proper adjective, masculine singular - Egyptian",
"*ḥănîṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - spear",
"*wa-*": "consecutive - and",
"*yēreḏ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he went down",
"*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him",
"*ba-*": "preposition + definite article - with the",
"*šāḇeṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - staff/rod",
"*wa-*": "consecutive - and",
"*yigzōl*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he snatched",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*ha-*": "definite article - the",
"*ḥănîṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - spear",
"*min-*": "preposition - from",
"*yaḏ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand of",
"*ha-*": "definite article - the",
"*Miṣrî*": "proper adjective, masculine singular - Egyptian",
"*wa-*": "consecutive - and",
"*yaharəgēhû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he killed him",
"*ba-*": "preposition + definite article - with the",
"*ḥănîṯô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his spear"
},
"variants": {
"*hikkāh*": "smote/struck/attacked",
"*ʾîš marʾeh*": "man of appearance/impressive man/handsome man",
"*yēreḏ*": "went down/descended/approached",
"*šāḇeṭ*": "staff/rod/club",
"*yigzōl*": "snatched/plundered/seized",
"*yaharəgēhû*": "killed him/slew him"
}
}