23:17 and said, “O Lord, I will not do this! 1 It is equivalent to the blood of the men who risked their lives by going.” 2 So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors. 3
1 tnHeb “Far be it to me, O Lord, from doing this.”
2 tnHeb “[Is it not] the blood of the men who were going with their lives?”