And he said, Be it far from me, O Jehovah, that I should do this: [shall I drink] the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
And he said,ª°
Be it farª
from me, O LORD,ª
that I should doª°¹
this:¹
[is not this] the bloodª
of the men²¹
that wentª°
in jeopardy of their lives?ª
therefore he wouldª°
not¹
drinkª°
it. These¹
things didª°
these threeª
mighty men.ª
And he said,ª°
Be it farreª
from me, O LORD,ª
that I should doeª°¹
this:¹
[is] not this the bloodª
of the men²¹
that wentª°
in ieopardie of their liues?ª
therefore he wouldª°
not¹
drinkeª°
it. These¹
things didª°
these threeª
mightie men.ª
And he said, O Lord, forbid that I should do this, that I should drink of the blood of the men who went at [the risk of] their lives: and he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
And he said,ª°
Be it farª
from me, O
Yähwèיָהוֶה,ª
that I should doª°¹
this:¹
[is not this] the bloodª
of the men²¹
that wentª°
in jeopardy of their lives?ª
therefore he wouldª°
not¹
drinkª°
it. These¹
things didª°
these threeª
mighty men.ª
{2 Samuel 23:17} 
American Standard Version (ASV 1901)