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1 Samuel 17:32-50

32AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Letnoman’sH120heartלֵב־lev-H3820failbecauseofhim; thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650willgoandfightוְנִלְחַ֖םve.nil.ChamH3898withthisPhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יha.pe.lish.TiH6430.

33AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, Thou artnotableתוּכַל֙tu.KhalH3201togoagainstthisPhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣יha.pe.lish.TiH6430tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898withhim;forthou artbutayouthמִנְּעֻרָֽיו׃ סmi.ne.'u.RavH5271,andheamanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421fromhisyouthH5271.

34AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559untoSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650wasH1961keepinghisfather’sלְאָבִ֖יוle.'a.VivH1sheepH6629;andwhentherecameH935alionהָֽאֲרִי֙ha.'a.RiH738,orabearH5375,andtookH5375alambH7716outoftheflockבַּצֹּ֑אןba.TzonH6629,

35IwentH3318outafterhim,andsmotehim,anddeliveredH5337itoutofhismouthמִפִּ֑יוmi.PivH6310;andwhenhearoseH6965againstme,Icaughthimbyhisbeardבִּזְקָנ֔וֹbiz.ka.NoH2206,andsmotehim,andslewhim.

36Thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650smoteboththelionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738andthebearהַדּ֖וֹבha.DovH1677:andthisuncircumcisedהֶעָרֵ֤לhe.'a.RelH6189Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨יha.pe.lish.TiH6430shallbeוְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961asoneכְּאַחַ֣דke.'a.ChadH259ofthem,seeinghehath defiedthearmiesofthelivingGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

37AndDavidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732saidH559,Jehovahthatdeliveredהִצִּלַ֜נִיhi.tzi.La.niH5337meoutofthepawofthelionהָֽאֲרִי֙ha.'a.RiH738,andoutofthepawofthebearהַדֹּ֔בha.DoH1677,hewilldeliverיַצִּילֵ֔נִיya.tzi.Le.niH5337meoutofthehandH3027ofthisPhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430.AndSaulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559untoDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,Go,andJehovahshallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961withthee.

38AndSaulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586cladDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732withhisapparel,andheputוְנָתַ֛ןve.na.TanH5414ahelmetק֥וֹבַעKoa'H6959ofbrassuponhisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,andhecladhimwithacoatofmail.

39AndDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732girdedוַיַּחְגֹּ֣רvai.yach.GorH2296hisswordחַ֠רְבּוֹchar.boH2719uponhisapparel,andheassayedtogo;forhehadnotprovedit.AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559untoSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,Icannotgowiththese;forIhavenotprovedthem.AndDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732putthemoffhim.

40AndhetookH3947hisstaffH4731inhishandבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,andchoseH977himfiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568smoothstonesH68outofthebrook,andputוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760themintheshepherd’sbagwhichhehad,eveninhiswallet;andhisslingwasinhishandבְיָד֑וֹve.ya.DoH3027:andhedrewH5066neartothePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי׃ha.pe.lish.TiH6430.

41AndthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430cameH1980onanddrewnearuntoDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andthemanוְהָאִ֛ישׁve.ha.'IshH376thatbaretheshieldהַצִּנָּ֖הha.tzi.NahH6793wentH1980beforehim.

42AndwhenthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יha.pe.lish.TiH6430lookedH7200about,andsawH7200Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,hedisdainedhim;forhewasH1961butayouthנַ֔עַרNa.'arH5288,andruddy,andwithalofafaircountenance.

43AndthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּי֙ha.pe.lish.TiH6430saidH559untoDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,AmIadogהֲכֶ֣לֶבha.Khe.levH3611,thatthou comesttomewithstaves?AndthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יha.pe.lish.TiH6430cursedH7043Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732byhisgodsבֵּאלֹהָֽיו׃be.lo.HavH430.

44AndthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, Cometome,andIwillgiveוְאֶתְּנָה֙ve.'e.te.NahH5414thyfleshבְּשָׂ֣רְךָ֔be.Sa.re.khaH1320untothebirdsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andtothebeastsofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ סha.sa.DehH7704.

45ThensaidH559Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732tothePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, Thou comesttomewithaswordבְּחֶ֖רֶבbe.Che.revH2719,andwithaspearוּבַחֲנִ֣יתu.va.cha.NitH2595,andwithajavelinוּבְכִיד֑וֹןu.ve.khi.DonH3591:butIcomeH935totheeinthenameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֛י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthearmiesH6635ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whomthou hast defied.

46Thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117willJehovahdelivertheeintomyhandבְּיָדִ֜יbe.ya.DiH3027;andIwillsmitethee,andtakethyheadרֹֽאשְׁךָ֙ro.she.KhaH7218fromoffthee;andIwillgiveוְנָ֨תַתִּ֜יve.Na.ta.TiH5414thedeadbodiesofthehostofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117untothebirdsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andtothewildbeastsoftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;thatalltheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mayknowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045thatthereisaGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430inIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

47andthatallthisassemblyהַקָּהָ֣לha.ka.HalH6951mayknowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045thatJehovahsavethnotwithswordבְּחֶ֥רֶבbe.Che.revH2719andspearוּבַחֲנִ֖יתu.va.cha.NitH2595:forthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421isJehovah’s,andhewillgiveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414youintoourhandבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.

48Anditcametopass,whenthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430aroseקָ֣םkamH6965,andcameanddrewH7126nightomeetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,thatDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732hastenedH4116,andranH7323towardthearmytomeetלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי׃ha.pe.lish.TiH6430.

49AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732puthishandיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027inhisbag,andtookH3947thenceastoneאֶ֙בֶן֙'e.venH68,andslangit,andsmotethePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430inhisforeheadמִצְח֑וֹmitz.ChoH4696;andthestoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68sankintohisforeheadבְּמִצְח֔וֹbe.mitz.ChoH4696,andhefellH5307uponhisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440totheearthH776.

50SoDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732prevailedH2388overthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּי֙ha.pe.lish.TiH6430withaslingandwithastoneוּבָאֶ֔בֶןu.va.'E.venH68,andsmotethePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,andslewhim;buttherewasnoswordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719inthehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

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