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1 Samuel 17:4-23

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.

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;

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.

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