Hebrew Interlinear

2 Samuel 23:17 Interlinear

And he said Be it far from me O LORD it These things did this is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives therefore he would not drink it These things did these three mighty men

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֡אמֶרH559And he saidto say (used with great latitude)
2חָלִילָה֩H2486Be it farliteral for a profaned thing; used (interj.) far be it!
3לִּ֨יH0
4יְהוָ֜הH3068from me O LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
5עָשׂ֔וּH6213it These things didto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
6זֹ֗אתH2063this (often used adverb)
7הֲדַ֤םH1818this is not this the bloodblood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshe
8הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙H582of the menproperly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
9הַהֹֽלְכִ֣יםH1980that wentto walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
10בְּנַפְשׁוֹתָ֔םH5315in jeopardy of their livesproperly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
11וְלֹ֥אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
12אָבָ֖הH14therefore he wouldto breathe after, i.e., (figuratively) to be acquiescent
13לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑םH8354not drinkto imbibe (literally or figuratively)
14אֵ֣לֶּהH428these or those
15עָשׂ֔וּH6213it These things didto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
16שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתH7969these threethree; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
17הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃H1368mighty menpowerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant

Verse Context

2 Samuel 23:16brake through And the three mighty men the host of the Philistines and drew...
2 Samuel 23:17 (current)And he said Be it far from me O LORD it These things did this is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives therefore he would not drink it These things did these three mighty men
2 Samuel 23:18And Abishai the brother of Joab the son of Zeruiah ...

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