Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblesaying, “Far be it from me, my God, to do this! How can I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” Because they had brought it at the risk of their lives, David refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men. Young's Literal Translation and saith, ‘Far be it from me, by my God, to do this; the blood of these men do I drink with their lives? for with their lives they have brought it;’ and he was not willing to drink it; these [things] did the three mighty ones. King James Bible And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with [the jeopardy of] their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest. Hebrew saying,וַיֹּ֡אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Far be it חָלִילָה֩ (ḥā·lî·lāh) Interjection | third person feminine singular Strong's 2486: For, a profaned thing, far be it! from me, לִּ֨י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew my God, מֵאֱלֹהַ֜י (mê·’ĕ·lō·hay) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative to do מֵעֲשׂ֣וֹת (mê·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6213: To do, make this! זֹ֗את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, How can I drink אֶשְׁתֶּ֤ה (’eš·teh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 8354: To imbibe the blood הֲדַ֣ם (hă·ḏam) Article | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed of these הָאֵ֨לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those men הָאֲנָשִׁים֩ (hā·’ă·nā·šîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 582: Man, mankind who risked their lives?” בְנַפְשׁוֹתָם֙ (ḇə·nap̄·šō·w·ṯām) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion Because כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they had brought it הֱבִיא֔וּם (hĕ·ḇî·’ūm) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go at the risk of their lives, בְנַפְשׁוֹתָ֣ם (ḇə·nap̄·šō·w·ṯām) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion [David] refused אָבָ֖ה (’ā·ḇāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 14: To breathe after, to be acquiescent to drink it. לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑ם (liš·tō·w·ṯām) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8354: To imbibe Such אֵ֣לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those were the exploits עָשׂ֔וּ (‘ā·śū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6213: To do, make of the three שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice mighty men. הַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ (hag·gib·bō·w·rîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant |
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