2 Samuel 23:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and he said,וַיֹּ֡אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Be it farחָלִילָה֩
(cha·li·lah)
2486: far be it!from chalal
from me, O LORD,יְהוָ֜ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
that I should doמֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִי
(me·'a·so·ti)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
this. 
 
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
[Shall I drink] the bloodהֲדַ֤ם
(ha·dam)
1818: blooda prim. root
of the men 
 
376: manfrom an unused word
who wentהַהֹלְכִ֣ים
(ha·ho·le·chim)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
in [jeopardy] of their lives?"בְּנַפְשֹׁותָ֔ם
(be·naf·sho·v·tam,)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
Therefore he wouldאָבָ֖ה
(a·vah)
14: to be willing, to consenta prim. root
not drinkלִשְׁתֹּותָ֑ם
(lish·to·v·tam;)
8354: to drinka prim. root
it. These thingsאֵ֣לֶּה
(el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
the threeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת
(she·lo·shet)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
mighty menהַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃
(hag·gib·bo·rim.)
1368: strong, mightyfrom gabar
did.עָשׂ֔וּ
(a·su,)
6213a: do, makea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Be it far
chaliylah  (khaw-lee'-law)
literal for a profaned thing; used (interj.) far be it! -- be far, (God) forbid.
from me O LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
that I should do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
this is not this the blood
dam  (dawm)
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) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
of the men
'enowsh  (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
that went
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
in jeopardy of their lives
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
therefore 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.
it These things did
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
these three
shalowsh  (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.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and he said, "Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this. Shall I drink the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives?" Therefore he would not drink it. These things the three mighty men did.

King James Bible
And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
David said, " LORD, I would never do such a thing! Is this not the blood of men who risked their lives?" So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three warriors.

International Standard Version
and said, "The LORD forbid that I drink this—this is the blood of men who endangered their own lives!" The Three elite warriors did these things.

NET Bible
and said, "O LORD, I will not do this! It is equivalent to the blood of the men who risked their lives by going." So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"It's unthinkable that I would do this, LORD. This is the blood of men who risked their lives!" So he refused to drink it. These are the things which the three fighting men did.

King James 2000 Bible
And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do 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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