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1 Samuel 17:12-17

12NowDavidוְדָוִד֩ve.da.VidH1732wasthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofthatEphrathiteאֶפְרָתִ֜י'ef.ra.TiH673ofBeth-lehem-judah,whosenameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448;andhehadeightשְׁמֹנָ֣הshe.mo.NahH8083sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121:andthemanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376wasanoldmanוְהָאִישׁ֙ve.ha.'IshH376inthedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, strickeninyearsamongmenH376.

13Andthethreeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969eldestsonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448hadgoneH1980afterSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586tothebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421:andthenamesוְשֵׁ֣ם׀ve.ShemH8034ofhisthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969sonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121thatwentH1980tothebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421wereEliabאֱלִיאָ֣ב'e.li.'AvH446thefirst-born,andnextuntohimAbinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41,andthethirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יve.ha.she.li.ShiH7992Shammahשַׁמָּֽה׃sha.MahH8048.

14AndDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732wastheyoungestהַקָּטָ֑ןha.ka.TanH6996;andthethreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969eldestfollowedSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃ סsha.'UlH7586.

15NowDavidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732wentH1980toandfrofromSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586tofeedH7462hisfather’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1sheepH6629atBeth-lehem.

16AndthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430drewH5066nearmorningandeveningוְהַעֲרֵ֑בve.ha.'a.RevH6150,andpresentedH3320himselffortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיֽוֹם׃ פYomH3117.

17AndJesseיִשַׁ֜יyi.ShaiH3448saidH559untoDavidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,Takeקַח־kach-H3947nowforthybrethrenanephahאֵיפַ֤ת'ei.FatH374ofthisparchedgrainהַקָּלִיא֙ha.ka.Li'H7039,andthesetenוַעֲשָׂרָ֥הva.'a.sa.RahH6235loaves,andcarrythemquicklyוְהָרֵ֥ץve.ha.RetzH7323tothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264tothybrethren;

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