Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblesaying, “Far be it from me, O LORD, to do this! Is this not the blood of the men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three mighty men. Young's Literal Translation and saith, ‘Far be it from me, O Jehovah, to do this; is it the blood of the men who are going with their lives?’ and he was not willing to drink it; these [things] did the three mighty ones. 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. Hebrew saying,וַיֹּ֡אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Far be it חָלִילָה֩ (ḥā·lî·lāh) Interjection | third person feminine singular Strong's 2486: For, a profaned thing, far be it! from me, לִּ֨י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew O LORD, יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel to do מֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִי (mê·‘ă·śō·ṯî) Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's 6213: To do, make this! זֹ֗את (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, Is [this not] the blood הֲדַ֤ם (hă·ḏam) Article | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed of the men הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ (hā·’ă·nā·šîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 582: Man, mankind who risked their lives?” בְּנַפְשׁוֹתָ֔ם (bə·nap̄·šō·w·ṯām) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion So he refused וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no to drink it. לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑ם (liš·tō·w·ṯām) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8354: To imbibe Such אֵ֣לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those were the exploits עָשׂ֔וּ (‘ā·śū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6213: To do, make of the three שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice mighty men. הַגִּבֹּרִֽים׃ (hag·gib·bō·rîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant |