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David’s Mighty Men

2 Samuel 23:37

In 11 translations

BSB
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,
KJV
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
WEB
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armor bearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
ASV
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armorbearers to Joab the son of Zeruiah,
LSV
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, bearer of the weapons of Joab son of Zeruiah,
YLT
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, bearer of the weapons of Joab son of Zeruiah,
DBY
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,
DRC
Selec of Ammoni, Naharai the Berothite, armourbearer of Joab the son of Sarvia,
GNV
Zelek the Ammonite: Naharai the Becrothite, the armour bearer of Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah:
JPS
Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armour-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah;
LXXE
Elie the Ammanite. Adroi of the brooks. Gadabiel son of the Arabothæite. Gelore the Bethorite, armour-bearer to Joab, son of Saruia.

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  • Written (Ketiv): נֹשְׂאֵי (“[the] bearers of”). Read aloud (Qere): נֹשֵׂ֕א (“[the] bearer of”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
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  • Leningrad Codex reads נֹשֵׂ֕אי; read aloud (Qere) reads נֹשֵׂ֕א (“[the] bearer of”).

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Original-language editions

WLC
צֶ֖לֶק הָעַמֹּנִ֑י נַחְרַי֙ הַבְּאֵ֣רֹתִ֔י נשאי כְּלֵ֖י יוֹאָ֥ב בֶּן־צְרֻיָֽה׃Read aloud as (qere): נֹשֵׂ֕א
LXX-Br
Ἐλιὲ ὁ Ἀμμανίτης· Ἁδροὶ ἀπὸ χειμάῤῥων· Γαδαβιὴλ υἱὸς τοῦ Ἀραβωθαίου· Γελωρὲ ὁ Βηθωραῖος αἴρων τὰ σκεύη· Ἰωὰβ υἱὸς Σαρουίας·

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  • 1 Chronicles 11:39Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer of Joab son of Zeruiah,
  • 1 Chronicles 11:37Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai son of Ezbai,
  • 2 Samuel 4:2Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties. One was named Baanah and the other Rechab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,

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