| 18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 23:18:1 ⧉וַאֲבִישַׁ֞יvaavishaiand Abishai 2 Samuel 23:18:2 ⧉אֲחִ֣יakhibrother of 2 Samuel 23:18:3 ⧉יוֹאָ֣בyoavJoab 2 Samuel 23:18:4 ⧉בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֗הbentseruyason of Zeruiah 2 Samuel 23:18:5 ⧉ה֚וּאhuhe 2 Samuel 23:18:6 ⧉רֹ֣אשׁroshchief of 2 Samuel 23:18:7 ⧉השלשיhashelishithe thirty 2 Samuel 23:18:8 ⧉הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔הhasheloshathe three 2 Samuel 23:18:9 ⧉וְהוּא֙vehuand he 2 Samuel 23:18:10 ⧉עוֹרֵ֣רorerstirred up or brandished 2 Samuel 23:18:11 ⧉אֶת־חֲנִית֔וֹetkhanitohis spear 2 Samuel 23:18:12 ⧉עַל־שְׁלֹ֥שׁalsheloshagainst three 2 Samuel 23:18:13 ⧉מֵא֖וֹתmeothundreds 2 Samuel 23:18:14 ⧉חָלָ֑לkhalalslain 2 Samuel 23:18:15 ⧉וְלוֹ־שֵׁ֖םveloshemand to him a name 2 Samuel 23:18:16 ⧉בַּשְּׁלֹשָֽׁה׃basheloshaamong the three |
| 18. Formal Translation And Abishai, the brother of Joab son of Zeruiah, was chief of the Three; he lifted his spear against three hundred men and struck them down, and he had a name among the Three. |
| 18. Dynamic Translation Abishai, Joab’s brother and Zeruiah’s son, was leader of the Three. He raised his spear against three hundred men and killed them, and he became renowned among the Three. |