2 Samuel 23:16
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
1234 [e]וַיִּבְקְעוּ֩
way-yiḇ-qə-‘ū
so broke throughConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp
7969 [e]שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת
šə-lō-šeṯ
threeNumber-msc
1368 [e]הַגִּבֹּרִ֜ים
hag-gib-bō-rîm
the mighty menArt | Adj-mp
4264 [e]בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה
bə-ma-ḥă-nêh
the campPrep-b | N-csc
6430 [e]פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים
p̄ə-liš-tîm,
of the PhilistinesN-proper-mp
7579 [e]וַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־
way-yiš-’ă-ḇū-
and drewConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp
4325 [e]מַ֙יִם֙
ma-yim
waterN-mp
877 [e]מִבֹּ֤אר
mib-bōr
from the wellPrep-m | N-msc
  בֵּֽית־
bêṯ-
ofPrep
1035 [e]לֶ֙חֶם֙
le-ḥem
BethlehemN-proper-fs
834 [e]אֲשֶׁ֣ר
’ă-šer
that [was]Pro-r
8179 [e]בַּשַּׁ֔עַר
baš-ša-‘ar,
by the gatePrep-b, Art | N-ms
5375 [e]וַיִּשְׂא֖וּ
way-yiś-’ū
and took itConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp
935 [e]וַיָּבִ֣אוּ
way-yā-ḇi-’ū
and brought [it]Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp
413 [e]אֶל־
’el-
toPrep
1732 [e]דָּוִ֑ד
dā-wiḏ;
DavidN-proper-ms
3808 [e]וְלֹ֤א
wə-lō
And nevertheless notConj-w | Adv-NegPrt
14 [e]אָבָה֙
’ā-ḇāh
he wouldV-Qal-Perf-3ms
8354 [e]לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֔ם
liš-tō-w-ṯām,
drink itPrep-l | V-Qal-Inf | 3mp
5258 [e]וַיַּסֵּ֥ךְ
way-yas-sêḵ
but pouredConj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms
853 [e]אֹתָ֖ם
’ō-ṯām
itDirObjM | 3mp
3068 [e]לַֽיהוָֽה׃
Yah-weh.
out to YahwehPrep-l | N-proper-ms





















Hebrew Texts
שמואל ב 23:16 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיִּבְקְעוּ֩ שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת הַגִּבֹּרִ֜ים בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־מַ֙יִם֙ מִבֹּ֤אר בֵּֽית־לֶ֙חֶם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשַּׁ֔עַר וַיִּשְׂא֖וּ וַיָּבִ֣אוּ אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד וְלֹ֤א אָבָה֙ לִשְׁתֹּותָ֔ם וַיַּסֵּ֥ךְ אֹתָ֖ם לַֽיהוָֽה׃

שמואל ב 23:16 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ויבקעו שלשת הגברים במחנה פלשתים וישאבו־מים מבאר בית־לחם אשר בשער וישאו ויבאו אל־דוד ולא אבה לשתותם ויסך אתם ליהוה׃

שמואל ב 23:16 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ויבקעו שלשת הגברים במחנה פלשתים וישאבו־מים מבאר בית־לחם אשר בשער וישאו ויבאו אל־דוד ולא אבה לשתותם ויסך אתם ליהוה׃

שמואל ב 23:16 Hebrew Bible
ויבקעו שלשת הגברים במחנה פלשתים וישאבו מים מבאר בית לחם אשר בשער וישאו ויבאו אל דוד ולא אבה לשתותם ויסך אתם ליהוה׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and took it and brought it to David. Nevertheless he would not drink it, but poured it out to the LORD;

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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So three of the warriors broke through the Philistine camp and drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem. They brought it back to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to the LORD.
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