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Now
these are the
last words of
David.
David the
son of
Jesse declares, The
man who was
raised on
high declares, The
anointed of the
God of
Jacob, And the
sweet psalmist of
Israel,
y;vIy -n,B diw'D ~Ua.n ~yin{r]x;a'h diw'd yer.biD h,Lea.w ? b{q][;y yeh{l/a ;xyiv.m l'[ ~;qUh r,b,G;h ~Ua.n.W ? lea'r.fIy tw{rim.z ~yi[.n.W
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"The
Spirit of the
LORD spoke by me, And His
word was on my
tongue.
yinw{v.l -l;[ w{t'Lim.W yiB -r,BiD h'wh.y ;x.Wr
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"The
God of
Israel said, The
Rock of
Israel spoke to me, 'He who
rules over
men righteously, Who
rules in the
fear of
God,
lea'r.fIy r.Wc r,Bid yil lea'r.fIy yeh{l/a r;m'a ? ~yih{l/a t;a.rIy levw{m qyiD;c ~'d'a'B levw{m
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Is as the
light of the
morning when the
sun rises, A
morning without clouds, When the
tender grass springs out of the
earth,
Through sunshine after rain.
tw{b'[ a{l r,q{B v,m'v -x;r.zIy r,q{B rw{a.k.W ? #,r'aem a,v,D r'j'Mim H;g{Nim
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"Truly is not my
house so with
God? For He has
made an
everlasting covenant with me,
Ordered in
all things, and
secured; For
all my
salvation and
all my
desire, Will He not
indeed make it
grow?
tyir.b yiK lea -mi[ yityeB !ek -a{l -yiK ? -l'k -yiK h'rUm.v.W l{K;b h'k.Wr][ yil ~'f ~'lw{[ ? ;xyim.c;y a{l -yiK #,pex -l'k.w yi[.vIy
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"But the
worthless,
every one of them will be
thrust away like
thorns,
Because they
cannot be
taken in
hand;
d'y.b a{l -yiK ~;h'LUK d'nUm #w{q.K l;[;Yil.b.W ? .Wx'QIy
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But the
man who
touches them Must be
armed with
iron and the
shaft of a
spear, And they will be
completely burned with
fire in their
place."
tyin]x #e[.w l,z.r;b ael'MIy ~,h'B [;GIy vyia.w ? t,b'V;B .Wp.r'FIy @w{r'f vea'b.W
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These are the
names of the
mighty men whom David had:
Josheb-basshebeth a
Tahchemonite,
chief of the
captains, he was called
Adino the
Eznite,
because of
eight hundred slain by him at
one time;
t,b,V;B bev{y diw'd.l r,v]a ~yir{BiG;h tw{m.v h,Lea ? w{n.c,['h w{nyid][ a.Wh yivil'V;h va{r yin{m.K.x;T ? d'x,a ~;[;p.B l'l'x tw{aem h,n{m.v -l;[
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and
after him was
Eleazar the
son of
Dodo the
Ahohite, one of the
three mighty men with
David when they
defied the
Philistines who were
gathered there to
battle and the
men of
Israel had
withdrawn.
h'v{l.viB yix{x]a -n,B yid{D -n,B r'z'[.l,a w{r]x;a.w ? ~'v -.Wp.s,a,n ~yiT.vil.P;B ~'p.r'x.B diw'D -mi[ ~yir{BiG ? lea'r.fIy vyia .Wl][;Y;w h'm'x.liM;l
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He
arose and
struck the
Philistines until * his
hand was
weary and
clung to the
sword, and the
LORD brought about a
great victory that
day; and the
people returned after him
only to
strip the slain.
h'[.g'y -yiK d;[ ~yiT.vil.P;B .$;Y;w ~'q a.Wh ? h'wh.y f;[;Y;w b,r,x;h -l,a w{d'y q;B.diT;w w{d'y ? .WbUv'y ~'['h.w a.Wh;h ~w{Y;B h'lw{d.g h'[.Wv.T ? jeV;p.l -.k;a wy'r]x;a
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Now
after him was
Shammah the
son of
Agee a
Hararite. And the
Philistines were
gathered into a
troop where there was a
plot of
ground full of
lentils, and the
people fled from the
Philistines.
.Wp.s'aeY;w yir'r'h aeg'a -n,b a'M;v wy'r]x;a.w ? h,d'F;h t;q.l,x ~'v -yih.T;w h'Y;x;l ~yiT.vil.p ? ~yiT.vil.p yen.Pim s'n ~'['h.w ~yiv'd][ h'ael.m
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But he
took his
stand in the
midst of the
plot,
defended it and
struck the
Philistines; and the
LORD brought about a
great victory.
~yiT.vil.P -t,a .$;Y;w 'h,lyiC;Y;w h'q.l,x;h -.kw{t.B beC;y.tiY;w ? h'lw{d.g h'[.Wv.T h'wh.y f;[;Y;w
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Then
three of the
thirty chief men went down and
came to
David in the
harvest time to the
cave of
Adullam, while the
troop of the
Philistines was
camping in the
valley of
Rephaim.
ryic'q -l,a .Wa{b'Y;w va{r ~yiv{l.V;hem ~yiv{l.v .Wd.reY;w ? ~yiT.vil.P t;Y;x.w ~'LUd][ t;r'[.m -l,a diw'D -l,a ? ~yia'p.r q,me[.B h'n{x
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David was
then in the
stronghold, while the
garrison of the
Philistines was
then in
Bethlehem
tyeB z'a ~yiT.vil.P b;C;m.W h'd.Wc.M;B z'a diw'd.w ? ~,x'l
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David had a
craving and
said,
"Oh that
someone would
give me
water to
drink from the
well of
Bethlehem which is by the
gate!"
ra{Bim ~Iy;m yineq.v;y yim r;ma{Y;w diw'd h/W;a.tiY;w ? r;['V;B<08179!> r,v]a ~,x,l -tyeB
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So the
three mighty men broke through the
camp of the
Philistines, and
drew water from the
well of
Bethlehem which was by the
gate, and
took it and
brought it to
David. Nevertheless he
would not
drink it, but
poured it out to the
LORD;
~yiT.vil.p hen]x;m.B ~yir{BiG;h t,v{l.v .W[.q.biY;w ? r;[;V;B r,v]a ~,x,l -tyeB ra{Bim ~Iy;m -.Wb]a.viY;w ? ~'tw{T.vil h'b'a a{l.w diw'D -l,a .Waib'Y;w .Wa.fiY;w ? h'why;l ~'t{a .$eS;Y;w
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and he
said, "Be it
far from me, O
LORD, that I should
do this. Shall I drink the
blood of the
men who
went in jeopardy of their
lives?" Therefore he
would not
drink it.
These things the
three mighty men did.
~;d]h ta{z yit{f][em h'wh.y yiL h'lyil'x r,ma{Y;w ? ~'tw{T.vil h'b'a a{l.w ~'tw{v.p;n.B ~yik.l{h;h ~yiv'n]a'h ? ~yir{BiG;h t,v{l.v .Wf'[ h,Lea
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Abishai, the
brother of
Joab, the
son of
Zeruiah, was
chief of the
thirty. And he
swung his
spear against three hundred and
killed them, and had a
name as well as the
three.
va{r a.Wh h'y.Wr.c -n,B b'aw{y yix]a y;vyib]a;w ? v{l.v -l;[ w{tyin]x -t,a rerw{[ a.Wh.w yiv{l.V;h ? h'v{l.V;B ~ev -w{l.w l'l'x tw{aem
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He was
most honored of the
thirty, therefore he
became their
commander; however, he did not
attain to the
three
r'f.l ~,h'l yih.y;w d'B.kin yik]h h'v{l.V;h -nim ? a'b -a{l h'v{l.V;h -d;[.w
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Then
Benaiah the
son of
Jehoiada, the
son of a
valiant man of
Kabzeel, who had done
mighty deeds,
killed the
two sons of
Ariel of
Moab. He also
went down and
killed a
lion in the
middle of a
pit on a
snowy day.
~yil'[.P -b;r y;x -vyia -n,B ['d'yw{h.y -n,b .Wh'y'n.b.W ? b'aw{m leair]a yen.v tea h'Kih a.Wh lea.c.b;Qim ? ra{B;h .$w{t.B h;Yir]a'h -t,a h'Kih.w d;r'y a.Wh.w ? g,l'V;h ~w{y.B
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He
killed an
Egyptian, an
impressive man. Now the
Egyptian had a
spear in his
hand, but he
went down to him with a
club and
snatched the
spear from the
Egyptian's hand and
killed him with his own
spear
h,a.r;m r,v]a yir.cim vyia -t,a h'Kih -a.Wh.w ? j,b'V;B wy'lea d,reY;w tyin]x yir.ciM;h d;y.b.W ? .Wheg.r;h;Y;w yir.ciM;h d;Yim tyin]x;h -t,a l{z.giY;w ? w{tyin]x;B
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These things
Benaiah the
son of
Jehoiada did, and had a
name as well as the
three mighty men.
~ev -w{l.w ['d'yw{h.y -n,B .Wh'y'n.B h'f'[ h,Lea ? ~yir{BiG;h h'v{l.viB
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He was
honored among the
thirty, but he did not
attain to the
three. And
David appointed him
over his
guard.
a'b -a{l h'v{l.V;h -l,a.w d'B.kin ~yiv{l.V;h -nim ? w{T.[;m.vim -l,a diw'd .Whemif.y;w
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Asahel the
brother of
Joab was among the
thirty;
Elhanan the
son of
Dodo of
Bethlehem,
!'n'x.l,a ~yiv{l.V;B b'aw{y -yix]a lea -h'f][ ? ~,x'l tyeB w{d{D -n,B
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Shammah the
Harodite,
Elika the
Harodite,
yid{r]x;h a'qyil/a yid{r]x;h h'M;v
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Helez the
Paltite,
Ira the
son of
Ikkesh the
Tekoite,
yi[w{q.T;h veQi[ -n,b a'ryi[ yij.l;P;h #,l,x
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Abiezer the
Anathothite,
Mebunnai the
Hushathite,
yit'vUx;h y;NUb.m yit{t.N;['h r,z,[yib]a
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Zalmon the
Ahohite,
Maharai the
Netophathite,
yit'p{j.N;h y;r.h;m yix{x]a'h !w{m.l;c
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Heleb the
son of
Baanah the
Netophathite,
Ittai the
son of
Ribai of
Gibeah of the
sons of
Benjamin,
y;byir -n,B y;Tia s yit'p{j.N;h h'n][;B -n,B b,lex ? !im'y.nib yen.B t;[.biGim
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Benaiah a
Pirathonite,
Hiddai of the
brooks of
Gaash,
v;['g yel]x;Nim y;Dih yin{t'[.riP .Wh'y'n.B
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Abi-albon the
Arbathite,
Azmaveth the
Barhumite,
yimUx.r;B;h t,w'm.z;[ yit'b.r;['h !w{b.l;[ -yib]a
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Eliahba the
Shaalbonite, the
sons of
Jashen,
Jonathan,
!'t'nw{h.y !ev'y yen.B yin{b.l;[;V;h a'B.x;y.l,a
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Shammah the
Hararite,
Ahiam the
son of
Sharar the
Ararite,
yir'ra'h r'r'v -n,B ~'ayix]a yir'r]h;h h'M;v
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Eliphelet the
son of
Ahasbai, the
son of the
Maacathite,
Eliam the
son of
Ahithophel the
Gilonite,
~'[yil/a ]s yit'k][;M;h -n,B y;B.s;x]a -n,B j,l,pyil/a ? yin{liG;h l,p{tyix]a -n,B
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Hezro the Carmelite,
Paarai the
Arbite,
yiB.r;a'h y;r][;P yil.m.r;K;h w{r.c,x
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Igal the
son of
Nathan of
Zobah,
Bani the
Gadite
yid'G;h yin'B ]s h'b{Cim !'t'n -n,B l'a.gIy
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Zelek the
Ammonite,
Naharai the
Beerothite,
armor bearers of
Joab the
son of
Zeruiah,
yel.K yea.f{n yit{rea.B;h y;r.x;n s yin{M;['h q,l,c ? h'yUr.c -n,B b'aw{y
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Ira the
Ithrite,
Gareb the
Ithrite
yir.tiY;h ber'G yir.tiY;h a'ryi[
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Uriah the
Hittite;
thirty-seven * in
all.
h'[.biv.w ~yiv{l.v l{K yiTix;h h'Yir.Wa