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1 Samuel 17:41-54

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.

51ThenDavidדָּ֠וִדDa.vidH1732ranH7323,andstoodH5975overthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,andtookH3947hisswordחַ֠רְבּוֹchar.boH2719,anddrewH8025itoutofthesheathמִתַּעְרָהּ֙mi.ta'.RahH8593thereof,andslewhim,andcutוַיִּכְרָת־vai.yikh.rot-H3772offhisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218therewith.AndwhenthePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430sawH7200thattheirchampionwasdeadH4191,theyfledH5127.

52AndthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478andofJudahוִיהוּדָ֜הvi.hu.DahH3063aroseוַיָּקֻ֣מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965,andshoutedוַיָּרִ֗עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321,andpursuedH7291thePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430,untilthou comesttoGai,andtothegatesH8179ofEkronעֶקְר֑וֹןek.RonH6138.AndthewoundedH2491ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430fellH5307downH5307bythewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870toShaaraimשַׁעֲרַ֔יִםsha.'a.Ra.yimH8189,evenuntoGathגַּ֖תgatH1661,anduntoEkronעֶקְרֽוֹן׃ek.RonH6138.

53AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725fromchasingafterthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430,andtheyplunderedוַיָּשֹׁ֖סּוּvai.ya.Sho.suH8155theircampמַחֲנֵיהֶֽם׃ma.cha.nei.HemH4264.

54AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732tookH3947theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,andbroughtH935ittoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;butheputשָׂ֥םsamH7760hisarmorH3627inhistentבְּאָהֳלֽוֹ׃ סbe.'o.ho.LoH168.

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