Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 17:12-17

12Now Davidוְדָוִד֩ve.da.VidH1732was the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376namedוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448,an Ephrathiteאֶפְרָתִ֜י'ef.ra.TiH673הַזֶּ֗הha.ZehH2088from BethlehemH1035of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063who hadeightשְׁמֹנָ֣הshe.mo.NahH8083sonsבָנִ֑ים וְהָאִישׁ֙va.Nim ve.ha.'IshH1121 H376.And in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, Jessewas oldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2204and well alongבָּ֥אba'H935in yearsבַאֲנָשִֽׁים׃va.'a.na.ShimH582.

13וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּvai.Ye.le.KhuH1980The threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969olderהַגְּדֹלִ֔יםha.ge.do.LimH1419sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448had followedהָלְכ֥וּ אַחֲרֵי־ha.le.Khu 'a.cha.rei-H1980 H310Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586into battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969בָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834הָלְכוּ֙ha.le.KhuH1980בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421וְשֵׁ֣ם׀ve.ShemH8034:The firstbornהַבְּכ֗וֹרha.be.KhorH1060wasEliabאֱלִיאָ֣ב'e.li.'AvH446,the secondוּמִשְׁנֵ֙הוּ֙u.mish.Ne.huH4932wasAbinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41,and the thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יve.ha.she.li.ShiH7992wasShammahשַׁמָּֽה׃sha.MahH8048.

14And Davidוְדָוִ֖ד ה֣וּאve.da.Vid hu'H1732 H1931was the youngestהַקָּטָ֑ןha.ka.TanH6996.The threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969oldestהַגְּדֹלִ֔יםha.ge.do.LimH1419had followedהָלְכ֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֥יha.le.Khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃ סsha.'UlH7586,

15but Davidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732went back and forthהֹלֵ֥ךְ וָשָׁ֖בho.Lekh va.ShavH1980 H7725fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586to tendלִרְע֛וֹתlir.'otH7462אֶת־'et-H853his father’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629in BethlehemH1035.

16For fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיֽוֹם׃ פYomH3117the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430came forwardוַיִּגַּ֥שׁvai.yi.GashH5066every morningהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925and eveningוְהַעֲרֵ֑בve.ha.'a.RevH6150to take his standוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320.

17One day Jesseיִשַׁ֜יyi.ShaiH3448saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121Davidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732, “Takeקַח־ נָ֤אkach- na'H3947 H4994thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088ephahאֵיפַ֤ת'ei.FatH374of roasted grainהַקָּלִיא֙ha.ka.Li'H7039and theseהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088tenוַעֲשָׂרָ֥הva.'a.sa.RahH6235loavesof breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899for your brothersלְאַחֶ֙יךָ֙le.'a.Chei.khaH251and hurryוְהָרֵ֥ץve.ha.RetzH7323to theirלְאַחֶֽיךָ׃le.'a.Chei.khaH251campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

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