2 Samuel 23

David recounts YHWH's everlasting covenant with him and lists his elite warriors (the 'mighty men'), including accounts of their heroic deeds and their devoted loyalty to him.

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ו/אחר/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓/𐤅 vchrv and after him and after him HC/R/Sp3ms וְ/אַחֲרָ֛י/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 veacharayv and after him and after him HC/R/Sp3ms אֶלְעָזָ֥ר 𐤀𐤋𐤏𐤆𐤓 eleazar Eleazar El has helped Eleazar HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc דדי 𐤃𐤃𐤉 ddy Dodo Beloved One Dodo HNp דֹּד֖וֹ 𐤃𐤃𐤅 dodo Dodo his beloved-one Dodo HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben-2 Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc אֲחֹחִ֑י 𐤀𐤇𐤇𐤉 achochi the Ahohite Ahoah-descendant Achochi HNgmsa בִּ/שְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 bisheloshah among three in three HR/Acmsa גברים 𐤂𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 gvrym mighty men mighty men HAampa הַ/גִּבֹּרִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hagiborim the mighty men the mighty ones HTd/Aampa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR דָּוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp בְּ/חָֽרְפָ֤/ם 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤐/𐤌 becharefam when they defied in their taunting HR/Vpc/Sp3mp בַּ/פְּלִשְׁתִּים 𐤁/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 bapelishetim the Philistines the Philistine men in Pelishetim HRd/Ngmpa נֶאֶסְפוּ 𐤍𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤅 neesefu were gathered were gathered HVNp3cp שָׁ֣ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD לַ/מִּלְחָמָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 lamilechamah to battle to the battle HRd/Ncfsa וַֽ/יַּעֲל֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤅 vayaalu and they went up they caused to ascend HC/Vqw3mp אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men of man HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp
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ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms קָם֩ 𐤒𐤌 qam arose he rose up HVqp3ms וַ/יַּ֨ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊 vayakhe and-struck and he struck HC/Vhw3ms בַּ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֜ים 𐤁/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 bapelishetim the Philistines the Philistine men in Pelishetim HRd/Ngmpa עַ֣ד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC יָגְעָ֣ה 𐤉𐤂𐤏𐤄 yageah was-weary she labored to exhaustion HVqp3fs יָד֗/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms וַ/תִּדְבַּ֤ק 𐤅/𐤕𐤃𐤁𐤒 vatidebaq and-clung and she clung HC/Vqw3fs יָד/וֹ֙ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado-2 his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/חֶ֔רֶב 𐤄/𐤇𐤓𐤁 hacherev the sword the destroying blade HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יַּ֧עַשׂ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔 vayaas and-wrought and he did HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp תְּשׁוּעָ֥ה 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤄 teshuah salvation deliverance HNcfsa גְדוֹלָ֖ה 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 gedolah great great HAafsa בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom in-the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֑וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms וְ/הָ/עָ֛ם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤌 vehaam and-the people and the gathered people HC/Td/Ncmsa יָשֻׁ֥בוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 yashuvu returned they will return HVqi3mp אַחֲרָ֖י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 acharayv after him behind him HR/Sp3ms אַךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe only surely HTa לְ/פַשֵּֽׁט 𐤋/𐤐𐤔𐤈 lefashet to strip to strip off HR/Vpc
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וַ/יִּבְקְעוּ֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤒𐤏𐤅 vayiveqeu and broke through and they split open HC/Vqw3mp שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕 sheloshet the three three of HAcmsc הַ/גִּבֹּרִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hagiborim mighty men the mighty ones HTd/Aampa בְּ/מַחֲנֵ֣ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 bemachaneh the camp of in an encampment HR/Ncbsc פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa וַ/יִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤁𐤅 vayisheavu and drew and they drew liquid HC/Vqw3mp מַ֨יִם֙ 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) water waters HNcmpa מִ/בֹּ֤אר 𐤌/𐤁𐤀𐤓 mibor from the well from a water-cistern HR/Ncmsc בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt of Beth house of Beyt Lechem HNp לֶ֨חֶם֙ 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem lehem bread Beyt Lechem HNp אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr בַּ/שַּׁ֔עַר 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓 bashaar by the gate in the gate HRd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּשְׂא֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤅 vayiseu and carried and they lifted up HC/Vqw3mp וַ/יָּבִ֣אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayaviu and brought and they caused to enter HC/Vhw3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR דָּוִ֑ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not HC/Tn אָבָה֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤄 avah he would he was willing HVqp3ms לִ/שְׁתּוֹתָ֔/ם 𐤋/𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤕/𐤌 lishetotam drink them to drink them HR/Vqc/Sp3mp וַ/יַּסֵּ֥ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤊 vayasekhe and poured and he caused to pour out HC/Vhw3ms אֹתָ֖/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp לַֽ/יהוָֽה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np
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וּ/בְנָיָ֨הוּ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅 uvenayahu And Benaiah and Yahweh-has-built and Benayah HC/Np בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son son of HNcmsc יְהוֹיָדָ֧ע 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤏 yehoyada of Jehoiada Yahweh has known Yehoyada HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son HNcmsc אִֽישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish of a man man HNcmsc חי 𐤇𐤉 chy valiant living HAamsa חַ֛יִל 𐤇𐤉𐤋 chayil of valor strength HNcmsa רַב 𐤓𐤁 rav great great HAamsc פְּעָלִ֖ים 𐤐𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤌 pealim in deeds works HNcmpa מִֽ/קַּבְצְאֵ֑ל 𐤌/𐤒𐤁𐤑𐤀𐤋 miqavetseel of Kabzeel El-Gathers from Qavetseel HR/Np ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms הִכָּ֗ה 𐤄𐤊𐤄 hikah struck he struck HVhp3ms אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo שְׁנֵ֤י 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney two two of HAcmdc אֲרִאֵל֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤀𐤋 ariel Ariel Lion of God Ariel HNp מוֹאָ֔ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav of Moab Moab Moav HNp וְ֠/הוּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and he and he HC/Pp3ms יָרַ֞ד 𐤉𐤓𐤃 yarad went down he went down HVqp3ms וְ/הִכָּ֧ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤄 vehikah and struck and he struck HC/Vhp3ms אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo ה/אריה 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄 hryh the lion the lion HTd/Ncmsa הָ/אֲרִ֛י 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤉 haari the lion the tearer HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/ת֥וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the midst in the midst of HR/Ncmsc הַ/בֹּ֖אר 𐤄/𐤁𐤀𐤓 habor of the pit the pit HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/י֥וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom on day in the day of HR/Ncmsc הַ/שָּֽׁלֶג 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤂 hashaleg of snow the snow HTd/Ncmsa
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וְ/הוּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu And he and he HC/Pp3ms הִכָּה֩ 𐤄𐤊𐤄 hikah struck he struck HVhp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo אִ֨ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsa מִצְרִ֜י 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉 mitseri Egyptian Mitsrayimite man Mitseri HNgmsa אשר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 shr who that-which HTr אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-2 man man HNcmsc מַרְאֶ֗ה 𐤌𐤓𐤀𐤄 mareeh of appearance visible appearance HNcmsa וּ/בְ/יַ֤ד 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤃 uveyad and in hand and in the hand of HC/R/Ncbsc הַ/מִּצְרִי֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉 hamitseri the Egyptian the Mitsrayite the Mitseri HTd/Ngmsa חֲנִ֔ית 𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕 chanit spear set spear HNcfsa וַ/יֵּ֥רֶד 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃 vayered and went down and he descended HC/Vqw3ms אֵלָ֖י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms בַּ/שָּׁ֑בֶט 𐤁/𐤔𐤁𐤈 bashavet with the staff with the staff-rod HRd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּגְזֹ֤ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤆𐤋 vayigezol and snatched and he forcibly seized HC/Vqw3ms אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/חֲנִית֙ 𐤄/𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕 hachanit the spear the set spear HTd/Ncfsa מִ/יַּ֣ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from hand from hand of HR/Ncbsc הַ/מִּצְרִ֔י 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉 hamitseri-2 the Egyptian the Mitsrayite the Mitseri HTd/Ngmsa וַ/יַּהַרְגֵ֖/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤓𐤂/𐤄𐤅 vayaharegehu and killed him and he killed him HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms בַּ/חֲנִיתֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕/𐤅 bachanito with his own spear with his spear HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms