Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo the three mighty men broke through the Philistine camp, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out to the LORD, Young's Literal Translation And the three mighty ones cleave through the camp of the Philistines, and draw water out of the well of Beth-Lehem, which [is] by the gate, and take [it] up, and bring in unto David; and he was not willing to drink it, and poureth it out to Jehovah, King James Bible And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that [was] by the gate, and took [it], and brought [it] to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD. Hebrew So the threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice mighty men הַגִּבֹּרִ֜ים (hag·gib·bō·rîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant broke וַיִּבְקְעוּ֩ (way·yiḇ·qə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1234: To cleave, to rend, break, rip, open through the Philistine פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים (p̄ə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia camp, בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה (bə·ma·ḥă·nêh) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 4264: An encampment, an army drew וַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־ (way·yiš·’ă·ḇū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7579: To bale up water water מַ֙יִם֙ (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen from the well מִבֹּ֤אר (mib·bōr) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 877: A cistern, pit, well near the gate בַּשַּׁ֔עַר (baš·ša·‘ar) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate of Bethlehem, לֶ֙חֶם֙ (le·ḥem) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1035: Bethlehem -- 'place of bread', a city in Judah, also a city in Zebulun and brought [it] וַיָּבִ֣אוּ (way·yā·ḇi·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go back to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to David. דָּוִ֑ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse But he refused וְלֹ֤א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to drink it; לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔ם (liš·tō·w·ṯām) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8354: To imbibe instead, he poured it out וַיַּסֵּ֥ךְ (way·yas·sêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5258: To pour out, a libation, to cast, to anoint a, king to the LORD, לַֽיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel |
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