1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 11:19

¹⁹saying, “Far be it from me, my God, to do this! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they had brought it at the risk of their lives, David refused to drink it.

Such were the exploits of the three mighty men.

Read all of 1 Chronicles 11

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
saying	וַיֹּ֡אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Far be it	חָלִילָה֩	ḥā·lî·lāh	Interjection; third person feminine singular	H2486 far be it
from me	לִּ֨י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
my God	מֵאֱלֹהַ֜י	mê·’ĕ·lō·hay	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God
to do	מֵעֲשׂ֣וֹת	mê·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
this	זֹ֗את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
How can I drink	אֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה	’eš·teh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H8354 drink
the blood	הֲדַ֣ם	hă·ḏam	Article; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1818 blood
of these	הָאֵ֨לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
men	הָאֲנָשִׁים֩	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
who risked their lives	בְנַפְשׁוֹתָם֙	ḇə·nap̄·šō·w·ṯām	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
Because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they had brought it	הֱבִיא֔וּם	hĕ·ḇî·’ūm	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
at the risk of their lives	בְנַפְשׁוֹתָ֣ם	ḇə·nap̄·šō·w·ṯām	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
refused	אָבָ֖ה	’ā·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H14 be willing, consent
to drink it	לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑ם	liš·tō·w·ṯām	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H8354 drink
Such	אֵ֣לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
were the exploits	עָשׂ֔וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
of the three	שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת	šə·lō·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
mighty men	הַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃	hag·gib·bō·w·rîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H1368 strong, mighty

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

2 Samuel 23:17 · Psalm 72:14

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.