2nd Samuel Chapter 23 verse 17 Holy Bible
And he said, Be it far from me, O Jehovah, that I should do this: `shall I drink' the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
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And he said, Far be it from me, O Lord, to do this; how may I take as my drink the life-blood of men who have put their lives in danger? So he would not take it. These things did the three great men of war.
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And he said, Be it far from me, Jehovah, that I should do this thing! is it not the blood of the men that went at the risk of their lives? Therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
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And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
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And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
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He said, Be it far from me, Yahweh, 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 did the three mighty men.
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and saith, `Far be it from me, O Jehovah, to do this; is it the blood of the men who are going with their lives?' and he was not willing to drink it; these `things' did the three mighty ones.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) Is not this the blood . . .?--The Hebrew here is simply an interrogative exclamation, "the blood of the men?" but in 1Chronicles 11:19 the text reads, "Shall I drink the blood of these men?" &c., and so the LXX. and Vulg. translate here. To David the water gained only at the risk of life, "seemed the very blood in which the life resides" (Leviticus 17:10-11).These three.--Rather, the three.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewsaying,וַיֹּ֡אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“Far be itחָלִילָה֩ (ḥā·lî·lāh)Interjection | third person feminine singularStrong's 2486: For, a profaned thing, far be it!from me,לִּ֨י (lî)Preposition | first person common singularStrong's Hebrew O LORD,יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelto doמֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִי (mê·‘ă·śō·ṯî)Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singularStrong's 6213: To do, makethis!זֹ֗את (zōṯ)Pronoun - feminine singularStrong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, Is [this not] the bloodהֲדַ֤ם (hă·ḏam)Article | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshedof the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ (hā·’ă·nā·šîm)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 582: Man, mankindwho risked their lives?”בְּנַפְשׁוֹתָ֔ם (bə·nap̄·šō·w·ṯām)Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion So he refusedוְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noto drink it.לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑ם (liš·tō·w·ṯām)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 8354: To imbibeSuchאֵ֣לֶּה (’êl·leh)Pronoun - common pluralStrong's 428: These, thosewere the exploitsעָשׂ֔וּ (‘ā·śū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 6213: To do, makeof the threeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ)Number - masculine singular constructStrong's 7969: Three, third, thricemighty men.הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ (hag·gib·bō·rîm)Article | Adjective - masculine pluralStrong's 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrantJump to PreviousBlood Danger David Drink Exploits Far Great Jeopardy Mighty Ones Risk Three War Willing
