11:19 and said, “God forbid that I should do this! 1 Should I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” 2 Because they risked their lives to bring it to him, he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors. 3
1 tnHeb “Far be it to me from my God from doing this.”
2 tnHeb “with their lives.” The same expression occurs later in this verse.