2 Samuel 23:17

is not this. ? Supply instead "shall. drink? "men. Hebrew. 'nosh. App-14.

in jeopardy of their lives. with their lives [in their hands].

lives. souls. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13. "Soul "put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6, for "blood", which is another name for it. Compare Genesis 9:4.Leviticus 17:11.Deuteronomy 12:23. App-13.

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