2 Samuel
2 Samuel 23:17
17saying, “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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| 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 | |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| to do | מֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִי | mê·‘ă·śō·ṯî | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| this | זֹ֗את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| Is | הֲדַ֤ם | hă·ḏam | Article; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1818 blood |
| of the men | הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| who risked their lives | בְּנַפְשׁוֹתָ֔ם | bə·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 |
| So he refused | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| 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 | הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ס | hag·gib·bō·rîm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H1368 strong, mighty |
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