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1 Samuel 17:13-28

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;

18andbringתָּבִ֖יאta.Vi'H935thesetenעֲשֶׂ֜רֶת'a.Se.retH6235cheeses untothecaptainoftheirthousandהָאָ֑לֶףha.'A.lefH505,andlookhowthybrethrenfare,andtakeתִּקָּֽח׃ti.KachH3947theirpledge.

19NowSaulוְשָׁא֤וּלve.sha.'UlH7586,andthey,andallthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,wereinthevaleofElahהָֽאֵלָ֑הha.'e.LahH425,fightingנִלְחָמִ֖יםnil.cha.MimH3898withthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

20AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732roseH7925upearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andleftthesheepH6629withakeeperH8104,andtookH5375,andwentH3318,asJesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448hadcommandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him;andhecameH935totheplaceofthewagons,asthehostwhichwasgoingH3318forthH3318tothefightshoutedוְהֵרֵ֖עוּve.he.Re.'uH7321forthebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

21AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478andthePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430putthebattleH4634inarray,armyagainstarmy.

22AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732leftH5203hisbaggageinthehandיַד֙yadH3027ofthekeeperשׁוֹמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104ofthebaggage,andranH7323tothearmy,andcameH935andsalutedhisbrethren.

23Andashetalkedwiththem,behold,therecameH5927upthechampion,thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨יha.pe.lish.TiH6430ofGathמִגַּת֙mi.GatH1661,Goliathגָּלְיָת֩gal.YatH1555bynameשְׁמ֤וֹshe.MoH8034,outoftheranksofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,andspakeaccordingtothesamewordsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697:andDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732heardH8085them.

24Andallthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whentheysawH7200themanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376,fledH5127fromhim,andweresoreafraidוַיִּֽירְא֖וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372.

25Andthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559,HaveyeseenH7200thismanהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376thatiscomeup?surelytodefyלְחָרֵ֥ףle.cha.RefH2778Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478ishecomeup:anditshallbeוְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961,thatthemanהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376whokillethhim,thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀ha.Me.lekhH4428willenrichhimwithgreatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419richesעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239,andwillgiveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414himhisdaughterבִּתּוֹ֙bi.ToH1323,andmakeH5414hisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

26AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732spaketothemenלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376thatstoodהָעֹמְדִ֣יםha.'o.me.DimH5975byhim,sayingH559,WhatshallbedonetothemanH376thatkilleththisPhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,andtakethawayH5493thereproachחֶרְפָּ֖הcher.PahH2781fromIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?forwhoisthisuncircumcisedהֶֽעָרֵל֙he.'a.RelH6189Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֤יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,thatheshoulddefyH2778thearmiesofthelivingGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430?

27Andthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971answeredhimafterthismannerכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697,sayingH559,Soshallitbedonetothemanלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376thatkillethhim.

28AndEliabH446hiseldestbrotherאָחִ֣יו'a.ChivH251heardH8085whenhespake untothemenH376;andEliab’sangerאַף֩'afH639waskindledagainstDavidבְּדָוִ֜דbe.da.VidH1732,andhesaidH559,Whyלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100art thoucomeיָרַ֗דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381down?andwithwhomhast thouleftH5203thosefewH4592sheepהַצֹּ֤אןha.TzonH6629inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057?Iknowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thyprideH2087,andthenaughtinessofthyheartלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824;forthou artcomeיָרָֽדְתָּ׃ya.Ra.de.taH3381downthatthou mightestseeרְא֥וֹתre.'otH7200thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

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