These areוְאֵלֶּהthe lastהָאַחֲרֹנִיםwordsדִּבְרֵיof David:דָוִד“The oracleנְאֻםof Davidדָּוִדsonבֶּןof Jesse,יִשַׁיand the oracleוּנְאֻםof the manהַגֶּבֶרwho was raisedהֻקַםon high,עָלthe anointedמְשִׁיחַof the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Jacob,יַעֲקֹבand the pleasant oneוּנְעִיםin the psalmsזְמִרוֹתof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵל
The spiritרוּחַof YHWHיְהוָהspokeדִּבֶּרthrough me;בִּיhis wordוּמִלָּתוֹwas onעַלmy tongue.לְשׁוֹנִי
The Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלsaid,אָמַרto meלִיthe Rockצוּרof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלspoke:דִבֶּר‘One who rulesמוֹשֵׁלover human beings,בָּאָדָםrighteous,צַדִּיקwho rulesמוֹשֵׁלin the fearיִרְאַתof Elohim,אֱלֹהִים
is like the lightוּכְאוֹרof morningבֹּקֶרwhen the sunשָׁמֶשׁrises,יִזְרַחa morningבֹּקֶרwithoutלֹאclouds;עָבוֹתfrom the brightness,מִנֹּגַהּfrom the rain,מִמָּטָרsprings vegetationדֶּשֶׁאfrom the earth.’מֵאָרֶץ
Forכִּיis notלֹאmy houseבֵּיתִיsoכֵןwith El?עִם אֵלForכִּיan eternalעוֹלָםcovenantבְרִיתhe has setשָׂםfor me,לִיorderedעֲרוּכָהin all thingsבַכֹּלand secured.וּשְׁמֻרָהForכִּיallכָלmy salvationיִשְׁעִיand allוְכָלmy delight,חֵפֶץwill he notכִּי לֹאmake them sprout?יַצְמִיחַ
But the wickedוּבְלִיַּעַלare like thornsכְּקוֹץthrown away,מֻנָדall of them,כֻּלָּהַםforכִּיthey are notלֹאtakenיִקָּחוּwith the hand.בְיָד
The manוְאִישׁwho touchesיִגַּעthemבָּהֶםwill be filledיִמָּלֵאwith ironבַרְזֶלand the shaftוְעֵץof a spear,חֲנִיתand with fireוּבָאֵשׁthey will be utterlyשָׂרוֹףburnedיִשָּׂרְפוּin their place.”בַּשָּׁבֶת
These areאֵלֶּהthe namesשְׁמוֹתof the mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִיםwhom David had:אֲשֶׁר לְדָוִדJosheb-basshebeth,יֹשֵׁב בַּשֶּׁבֶתa Tahchemonite,תַּחְכְּמֹנִיheadרֹאשׁof the captains;הַשָּׁלִשִׁיhe wasהוּאAdinoעֲדִינוֹthe Eznite;הָעֶצְנִיhe was againstעַלeightשְׁמֹנֶהhundredמֵאוֹתslainחָלָלat oneבְּ אֶחָתtime.פַעַם
After himוְאַחֲרָיוwas Eleazarאֶלְעָזָרsonבֶּןof Dodo,דֹּדוֹsonבֶּןof an Ahohite,אֲחֹחִיamong the threeבִּשְׁלֹשָׁהmighty menהַגִּבֹּרִיםwithעִםDavidדָּוִדwhen they tauntedבְּחָרְפָםthe Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּיםwho had gatheredנֶאֶסְפוּthereשָׁםfor battle,לַמִּלְחָמָהand the menוַ אִישׁof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwithdrew.יַּעֲלוּ
Heהוּאroseקָםand struckוַיַּךְthe Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּיםuntilעַד כִּיhis handיָדוֹgrew wearyיָגְעָהand his handוַ יָדוֹstuckתִּדְבַּקtoאֶלthe sword;הַחֶרֶבand YHWHוַ יְהוָהbrought aboutיַּעַשׂa greatגְדוֹלָהsalvationתְּשׁוּעָהon thatהַהוּאday;בַּיּוֹםand the peopleוְהָעָםreturnedיָשֻׁבוּafter himאַחֲרָיוonlyאַךְto strip the slain.לְפַשֵּׁט
After himוְאַחֲרָיוwas Shammahשַׁמָּאsonבֶןof Agee,אָגֵאthe Hararite.הָרָרִיThe Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםgatheredוַיֵּאָסְפוּin a troop,לַחַיָּהand there wasוַתְּהִיthereשָׁםa plotחֶלְקַתof the fieldהַשָּׂדֶהfullמְלֵאָהof lentils;עֲדָשִׁיםand the peopleוְהָעָםfledנָסfrom beforeמִפְּנֵיthe Philistines.פְלִשְׁתִּים
But he took his standוַיִּתְיַצֵּבin the middleבְּתוֹךְof the plotהַחֶלְקָהand delivered itוַיַּצִּילֶהָand struckוַיַּךְthe Philistines;פְּלִשְׁתִּיםand YHWHוַ יְהוָהbrought aboutיַּעַשׂa greatגְדוֹלָהsalvation.תְּשׁוּעָה
Threeשְׁלֹשָׁהofמֵthe thirtyהַשְּׁלֹשִׁיםchief menרֹאשׁwent downוַיֵּרְדוּand came,וַיָּבֹאוּatאֶלharvest time,קָצִירtoאֶלDavid,דָּוִדtoאֶלthe caveמְעָרַתof Adullam,עֲדֻלָּםwhile the troopוְחַיַּתof the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםwas campedחֹנָהin the Valleyבְּעֵמֶקof Rephaim.רְפָאִים
Davidוְדָוִדwas thenאָזin the stronghold,בַּמְּצוּדָהand the garrisonוּמַצַּבof the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםwas thenאָזat Bethlehem.בֵּית לָחֶם
Davidדָוִדlongedוַיִּתְאַוֶּהand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Whoמִיwill give me a drinkיַשְׁקֵנִיof waterמַיִםfrom the wellמִבֹּארof Bethlehemבֵּית לֶחֶםthatאֲשֶׁרis by the gate?”בַּשָּׁעַר
The threeשְׁלֹשֶׁתmighty menהַגִּבֹּרִיםbroke throughוַיִּבְקְעוּthe campבְּמַחֲנֵהof the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםand drewוַיִּשְׁאֲבוּwaterמַיִםfrom the wellמִבֹּארof Bethlehemבֵּית לֶחֶםthatאֲשֶׁרis by the gate,בַּשַּׁעַרand they carried itוַיִּשְׂאוּand brought itוַיָּבִאוּtoאֶלDavid;דָּוִדbut he was notוְלֹאwillingאָבָהto drink it,לִשְׁתּוֹתָםand he poured it out as a libationוַיַּסֵּךְ אֹתָםto YHWH.לַיהוָה
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Far be itחָלִילָהfrom me,לִּיYHWH,יְהוָהto doמֵעֲשֹׂתִיthis!זֹאתShall I drink the bloodהֲדַםof the menהָאֲנָשִׁיםwho wentהַהֹלְכִיםat the risk of their lives?”בְּנַפְשׁוֹתָםAnd he was notוְלֹאwillingאָבָהto drink it.לִשְׁתּוֹתָםThese thingsאֵלֶּהthe threeשְׁלֹשֶׁתmighty menהַגִּבֹּרִיםdid.עָשׂוּ
Abishai,וַאֲבִישַׁיthe brotherאֲחִיof Joab,יוֹאָבsonבֶּןof Zeruiah,צְרוּיָהheהוּאwas headרֹאשׁof the three;הַשְּׁלֹשָׁהand heוְהוּאbrandishedעוֹרֵרhis spearחֲנִיתוֹagainstעַלthreeשְׁלֹשׁhundredמֵאוֹתslain,חָלָלand he hadוְלוֹa nameשֵׁםamong the three.בַּשְּׁלֹשָׁה
Ofמִןthe three,הַשְּׁלֹשָׁהwas he notהֲכִיthe most honored?נִכְבָּדHe becameוַיְהִיtheirלָהֶםcommander,לְשָׂרbut toוְעַדthe threeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁהhe did notלֹאattain.בָא
Benaiahוּבְנָיָהוּsonבֶןof Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעwas the sonבֶּןof a valiantחַיִלman,אִישׁgreatרַבin deeds,פְּעָלִיםfrom Kabzeel;מִקַּבְצְאֵלheהוּאstruckהִכָּהthe twoשְׁנֵיArielאֲרִאֵלof Moab;מוֹאָבand heוְהוּאwent downיָרַדand struckוְהִכָּהthe lionהָאֲרִיin the middleבְּתוֹךְof the wellהַבֹּארon the dayבְּיוֹםof the snow.הַשָּׁלֶג
Heוְהוּאstruckהִכָּהan Egyptianמִצְרִיman,אִישׁa manאִישׁof imposing appearance.מַרְאֶהIn the handוּבְיַדof the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִיwas a spear,חֲנִיתand he went downוַיֵּרֶדto himאֵלָיוwith a staffבַּשָּׁבֶטand snatchedוַיִּגְזֹלthe spearהַחֲנִיתfrom the handמִיַּדof the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִיand killed himוַיַּהַרְגֵהוּwith his own spear.בַּחֲנִיתוֹ
These thingsאֵלֶּהBenaiahבְּנָיָהוּsonבֶּןof Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָעdid,עָשָׂהand he hadוְלוֹa nameשֵׁםamong the threeבִּשְׁלֹשָׁהmighty men.הַגִּבֹּרִים
Thanמִןthe thirtyהַשְּׁלֹשִׁיםhe was more honored,נִכְבָּדbut toוְאֶלthe threeהַשְּׁלֹשָׁהhe did notלֹאattain.בָאAnd Davidוַ דָוִדset himיְשִׂמֵהוּoverאֶלhis guard.מִשְׁמַעְתּוֹ
Asahel,עֲשָׂה אֵלthe brotherאֲחִיof Joab,יוֹאָבwas among the thirty;בַּשְּׁלֹשִׁיםElhananאֶלְחָנָןsonבֶּןof Dodoדֹּדוֹof Bethlehem;בֵּית לָחֶם
Shammahשַׁמָּהthe Harodite;הַחֲרֹדִיElikaאֱלִיקָאthe Harodite;הַחֲרֹדִי
Helezחֶלֶץthe Paltite;הַפַּלְטִיIraעִירָאsonבֶןof Ikkeshעִקֵּשׁthe Tekoite;הַתְּקוֹעִי
Abiezerאֲבִיעֶזֶרthe Anathothite;הָעַנְּתֹתִיMebunnaiמְבֻנַּיthe Hushathite;הַחֻשָׁתִי
Zalmonצַלְמוֹןthe Ahohite;הָאֲחֹחִיMaharaiמַהְרַיthe Netophathite;הַנְּטֹפָתִי
Helebחֵלֶבsonבֶּןof Baanahבַּעֲנָהthe Netophathite;הַנְּטֹפָתִיIttaiאִתַּיsonבֶּןof Ribaiרִיבַיfrom Gibeahמִגִּבְעַתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Benjamin;בִנְיָמִן
Benaiah,בְּנָיָהוּa Pirathonite;פִּרְעָתֹנִיHiddaiהִדַּיfrom the wadisמִנַּחֲלֵיof Gaash;גָעַשׁ
Abi-albonאֲבִי עַלְבוֹןthe Arbathite;הָעַרְבָתִיAzmavethעַזְמָוֶתthe Barhumite;הַבַּרְחֻמִי
Eliahbaאֶלְיַחְבָּאthe Shaalbonite;הַשַּׁעַלְבֹנִיthe sonsבְּנֵיof Jashen;יָשֵׁןJonathan;יְהוֹנָתָן
Shammahשַׁמָּהthe Hararite;הַהֲרָרִיAhiamאֲחִיאָםsonבֶּןof Shararשָׁרָרthe Hararite;הָארָרִי
Elipheletאֱלִיפֶלֶטsonבֶּןof Ahasbaiאֲחַסְבַּיsonבֶּןof the Maacathite;הַמַּעֲכָתִיEliamאֱלִיעָםsonבֶּןof Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹפֶלthe Gilonite;הַגִּלֹנִי
Hezraiחֶצְרַיthe Carmelite;הַכַּרְמְלִיPaaraiפַּעֲרַיthe Arbite;הָאַרְבִּי
Igalיִגְאָלsonבֶּןof Nathanנָתָןfrom Zobah;מִצֹּבָהBaniבָּנִיthe Gadite;הַגָּדִי
Zelekצֶלֶקthe Ammonite;הָעַמֹּנִיNaharaiנַחְרַיthe Beerothite,הַבְּאֵרֹתִיwho carried the armorנֹשֵׂא כְּלֵיof Joabיוֹאָבsonבֶּןof Zeruiah;צְרֻיָה
Iraעִירָאthe Ithrite;הַיִּתְרִיGarebגָּרֵבthe Ithrite;הַיִּתְרִי
Uriahאוּרִיָּהthe Hittite.הַחִתִּיIn all,כֹּלthirty-seven.שְׁלֹשִׁים וְשִׁבְעָה