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
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיֹּ֡אמֶר | H559 | And he said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | חָלִילָה֩ | H2486 | Be it far | literal for a profaned thing; used (interj.) far be it! |
| 3 | לִּ֨י | H0 | ||
| 4 | יְהוָ֜ה | H3068 | from me O LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 5 | עָשׂ֔וּ | H6213 | it These things did | to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application |
| 6 | זֹ֗את | H2063 | this (often used adverb) | |
| 7 | הֲדַ֤ם | H1818 | this is not this the blood | blood (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 |
| 8 | הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ | H582 | of the men | properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively) |
| 9 | הַהֹֽלְכִ֣ים | H1980 | that went | to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) |
| 10 | בְּנַפְשׁוֹתָ֔ם | H5315 | in jeopardy of their lives | properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment |
| 11 | וְלֹ֥א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 12 | אָבָ֖ה | H14 | therefore he would | to breathe after, i.e., (figuratively) to be acquiescent |
| 13 | לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑ם | H8354 | not drink | to imbibe (literally or figuratively) |
| 14 | אֵ֣לֶּה | H428 | these or those | |
| 15 | עָשׂ֔וּ | H6213 | it These things did | to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application |
| 16 | שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת | H7969 | these three | three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice |
| 17 | הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ | H1368 | mighty men | powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant |
Verse Context
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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
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