| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 23:17:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֡אמֶרvayomerand he said 2 Samuel 23:17:2 ⧉חָלִילָה֩khalilafar be it 2 Samuel 23:17:3 ⧉לִּ֨יlifor me 2 Samuel 23:17:4 ⧉יְהוָ֜הyahwehLORD 2 Samuel 23:17:5 ⧉מֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִיmeasotifrom doing 2 Samuel 23:17:6 ⧉זֹ֗אתzotthis 2 Samuel 23:17:7 ⧉הֲדַ֤םhadamthe blood of 2 Samuel 23:17:8 ⧉הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙haanashimthe men 2 Samuel 23:17:9 ⧉הַהֹלְכִ֣יםhaholkhimthe ones going 2 Samuel 23:17:10 ⧉בְּנַפְשׁוֹתָ֔םbenafshotamwith their lives 2 Samuel 23:17:11 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand not 2 Samuel 23:17:12 ⧉אָבָ֖הavahe was willing 2 Samuel 23:17:13 ⧉לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םlishtetaamto drink it 2 Samuel 23:17:14 ⧉אֵ֣לֶּהelethese things 2 Samuel 23:17:15 ⧉עָשׂ֔וּasuthey did 2 Samuel 23:17:16 ⧉שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתsheloshetthree of 2 Samuel 23:17:17 ⧉הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃סhagiborimthe mighty men |
| 17. Formal Translation And he said, “Far be it from me, LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Honorer}, to do this! Is it not the blood of the men who went with their lives? And he would not consent to drink it. These things the three mighty men did.” |
| 17. Dynamic Translation He said, “Never! LORD {Yahweh, Devotion Guardian}, I cannot do this! Is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives? So he refused to drink it. These were the deeds of the three mighty warriors.” |