NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And the threeshalowsh (shaw-loshe') masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice mighty men gibbowr (ghib-bore') powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant -- champion, chief, excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man. brake through baqa` (baw-kah') to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open the host machaneh (makh-an-eh') an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts) of the Philistines Plishtiy (pel-ish-tee') a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth -- Philistine. and drew sha'ab (sahw-ab') to bale up water -- (woman to) draw(-er, water). water mayim (mah'-yim) water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring). out of the well bowr (bore) a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison) -- cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well. of Bethlehem Beyth Lechem (bayth leh'-khem) house of bread; Beth-Lechem, a place in Palestine -- Beth-lehem. that was by the gate sha`ar (shah'-ar) an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er). and took nasa' (naw-saw') to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows) it and brought bow' (bo) to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) it to David David (daw-veed') loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David. nevertheless he would 'abah (aw-baw') to breathe after, i.e. (figuratively) to be acquiescent -- consent, rest content will, be willing. not drink shathah (shaw-thaw') to imbibe -- assuredly, banquet, certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (-ard), surely. thereof but poured it out nacak (naw-sak') to pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal); by analogy, to anoint a king -- cover, melt, offer, (cause to) pour (out), set (up). unto the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. 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. International Standard Version So the Three elite warriors broke through the Philistine ranks, drew some water from the Bethlehem well that was next to the city gate, and brought it back to David. But he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out in the LORD's presence, NET Bible So the three elite warriors broke through the Philistine forces and drew some water from the cistern in Bethlehem near the gate. They carried it back to David, but he refused to drink it. He poured it out as a drink offering to the LORD GOD'S WORD® Translation So the three fighting men burst into the Philistine camp and drew water from the well. They brought it to David, but he refused to drink it. He poured it out [as an offering] to the LORD and said, King James 2000 Bible And the three mighty men broke 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 it, but poured it out unto the LORD. Links 2 Samuel 23:162 Samuel 23:16 NIV 2 Samuel 23:16 NLT 2 Samuel 23:16 ESV 2 Samuel 23:16 NASB 2 Samuel 23:16 KJV |