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2 Samuel 23:15-17 NWT
15 After a while David expressed his craving and said: "O that I might have a drink of the water from the cistern of Bethlehem that is at the gate!" 16 At that the three mighty men forced their way into the camp of the Philistines and drew water from the cistern of Bethlehem that is at the gate and came carrying and bringing it to David; and he did not consent to drink it, but poured it out to Jehovah ( יהוה ) . 17 And he went on to say: "It is unthinkable on my part, O Jehovah ( יהוה ) , that I should do this! [Shall I drink] the blood of the men going at the risk of their souls?" And he did not consent to drink it.
2 Samuel 23:15-17 GW
When David became thirsty, he said, "I wish I could have a drink of water from the well at the city gate of Bethlehem." (16) So the three fighting men burst [fought their way] 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 ( יהוה ) and said, (17) "It's unthinkable that I would do this, LORD ( יהוה ) . 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.
2 Samuel 23:15-17 MKJV
(15) And David longed and said, Oh that someone would give me a drink from the water of the well of Bethlehem by the gate!
(16) And the three mighty men broke through the army of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David. But he would not drink of it, but poured it out to Jehovah ( יהוה ) .
(17) And he said, Be it far from me, O Jehovah ( יהוה ) , that I should do this. Is it not the blood of the men who went in danger of their lives? And he would not drink it. These three mighty men did these things.
2 Samuel 23:15-17 ASV
(15) And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!
(16) And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto Jehovah ( יהוה ) .
(17) And he said, Be it far from me, O Jehovah ( יהוה ) , that I should do this: shall I drink the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
2 Samuel 23:15-17 LITV
(15) And David longed, and said, Who shall give me drink from the water of the well of Bethlehem beside the gate?
(16) And the three mighty ones cut through the camp of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem beside the gate, and took it up, and brought it to David. But he was not willing to drink it, and poured it out to Jehovah ( יהוה ) ;
(17) and said, Far be it from me, O Jehovah ( יהוה ) , to do this; is it not the blood of the men who went with their lives? And he was not willing to drink it. The three mighty ones did these things.
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The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
KJV - King James Version
MKJV - Modern King James Version
NWT - New World Translation
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
RV - Revised Version
YLT - Young's Literal Translation