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1 Samuel 17:1-11

1NowthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430gatheredוַיַּאַסְפ֨וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622togethertheirarmiesמַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙ma.cha.nei.HemH4264tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421;andtheyweregatheredוַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּvai.ye.'A.se.FuH622togetheratSocohשֹׂכֹ֖הso.KhohH7755,whichbelongethtoJudahלִיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583betweenSocohשׂוֹכֹ֥הso.KhohH7755andAzekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825,inEphes-dammim.

2AndSaulוְשָׁא֤וּלve.sha.'UlH7586andthemenוְאִֽישׁ־ve.'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478weregatheredנֶאֶסְפ֔וּne.'es.FuH622together,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inthevaleofElahהָאֵלָ֑הha.'e.LahH425,andsetthebattleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayagainstthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

3AndthePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430stoodעֹמְדִ֤ים'o.me.DimH5975onthemountainהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022ontheoneH2088side,andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478stoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975onthemountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022ontheotherside:andtherewasavalleyוְהַגַּ֖יְאve.ha.Gay'H1516betweenthem.

4AndtherewentH3318outachampionoutofthecampמִמַּחֲנ֣וֹתmi.ma.cha.NotH4264ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,namedשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Goliathגָּלְיָ֥תgal.YatH1555,ofGathמִגַּ֑תmi.GatH1661,whoseheightגָּבְה֕וֹga.ve.HoH1363wassixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520andaspanוָזָֽרֶת׃va.Za.retH2239.

5Andhehadahelmetוְכ֤וֹבַעve.Khoa'H3553ofbrassuponhisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,andhewascladwithacoatofmail;andtheweightוּמִשְׁקַל֙u.mish.KalH4948ofthecoatwasfiveחֲמֵשֶׁת־cha.me.shet-H2568thousandאֲלָפִ֥ים'a.la.FimH505shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofbrass.

6Andhehadgreavesofbrassuponhislegs,andajavelinוְכִיד֥וֹןve.khi.DonH3591ofbrassbetweenhisshouldersכְּתֵפָֽיו׃ke.te.FavH3802.

7AndthestaffofhisspearH2595waslikeaweaver’sאֹֽרְגִ֔ים'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנוֹר֙kim.nOrH4500;andhisspear’sheadweighedsixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredH3967shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270:andhisshield-bearerwentH1980beforehim.

8AndhestoodH5975andcrieduntothearmiesofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsaidH559untothem,Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100areyecomeתֵצְא֖וּte.tze.'UH3318outtosetH5975yourbattleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421inarray?amnotIaPhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,andyeservantsעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650toSaulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586?chooseyouamanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376foryou,andlethimcomeH3318downtome.

9IfhebeH1961ableיוּכַ֞לyu.KhalH3201tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֤םle.hi.la.ChemH3898withme,andkillme,thenwillwebeH1961yourservantsH5650;butifIprevailאֽוּכַל־'u.khal-H3201againsthim,andkillhim,thenshallyebeH1961ourservantsH5650,andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖םva.'a.vad.TemH5647us.

10AndthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430saidH559,Idefyחֵרַ֛פְתִּיche.Raf.tiH2778thearmiesofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117;giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414meamanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,thatwemayfightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

11AndwhenSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardH8085thosewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,theyweredismayedוַיֵּחַ֥תּוּvai.ye.Cha.tuH2865,andgreatlyafraidוַיִּֽרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH3372.

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