2 Samuel 23:17
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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.saying, “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.
In other translations
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.saying, “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.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559חָלִילָהchalilahfar be itH2486לִּיlito <the> meיְהוָהyahwehO YahwehH3068מֵעֲשֹׂתִיme'asotithan to do IH6213זֹאתzotthis [thing]H2063הֲדַםhadam¿ [the] blood ofH1818הָאֲנָשִׁיםha'anashimthe menH582הַהֹלְכִיםhaholekhimwho wentH1980בְּנַפְשׁוֹתָםbenafshotamwith lives theirH5315וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808אָבָה'avahhe was willingH14לִשְׁתּוֹתָםlishtotamto drink themH8354אֵלֶּה'elehthese [things]H428עָשׂוּ'asuthey didH6213שְׁלֹשֶׁתsheloshet[the] threeH7969הַגִּבֹּרִים׃ סhagiborimthe warriorsH1368
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- 1 Corinthians 15:30And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?And why do we endanger ourselves every hour?
- 2 Samuel 20:20And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.“Far be it!” Joab declared. “Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy!
- 1 Samuel 26:11The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the Lord’s anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.But the LORD forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed. Instead, take the spear and water jug by his head, and let us go.”
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