Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 17:32-40

32And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Let noאַל־'al-H408man’sאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120heartלֵב־lev-H3820failיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307on account ofעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יha.pe.lish.TiH6430.Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650will goיֵלֵ֔ךְye.LekhH1980and fight himוְנִלְחַ֖ם עִם־ve.nil.Cham 'im-H3898 H5973!”

33But Saulשָׁא֜וּל אֶל־ דָּוִ֗דsha.'Ul 'el- da.VidH7586 H413 H1732repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You cannotלֹ֤א תוּכַל֙lo' tu.KhalH3808 H3201go outלָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetH1980againstאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣יha.pe.lish.TiH6430to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898himעִמּ֑וֹ כִּֽי־i.Mo ki-H5973 H3588.You areאַ֔תָּה'A.tahH859just a boyנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288,and heוְה֛וּאve.Hu'H1931has been a warriorאִ֥ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֖ה'ish mil.cha.MahH376 H4421from his youthמִנְּעֻרָֽיו׃ סmi.ne.'u.RavH5271.”

34Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732אֶל־'el-H413repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650has been tendingרֹעֶ֨ה הָיָ֧הro.'Eh ha.YahH7462 H1961his father’sלְאָבִ֖יוle.'a.VivH1sheepבַּצֹּ֑אןba.TzonH6629,and whenever a lionהָֽאֲרִי֙ וְאֶת־ha.'a.Ri ve.'EtH738 H854or a bearהַדּ֔וֹבha.DovH1677cameוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935and carried offוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375a lambשֶׂ֖הsehH7716from the flockמֵהָעֵֽדֶר׃me.ha.'E.derH5739,

35I wentוְיָצָ֧אתִיve.ya.Tza.tiH3318after itאַחֲרָ֛יו'a.cha.RavH310,struck it downוְהִכִּתִ֖יוve.hi.ki.TivH5221,and deliveredוְהִצַּ֣לְתִּיve.hi.Tzal.tiH5337the lambfrom its mouthמִפִּ֑יוmi.PivH6310.If it reared upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965against meעָלַ֔י'a.LaiH5921,I would grabוְהֶחֱזַ֙קְתִּי֙ve.he.che.Zak.tiH2388it by its furבִּזְקָנ֔וֹbiz.ka.NoH2206,strike it downוְהִכִּתִ֖יוve.hi.ki.TivH5221,and kill itוַהֲמִיתִּֽיו׃va.ha.mi.TivH4191.

36Your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650has killedהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221lionsגַּ֧ם הָאֲרִ֛יgam ha.'a.RiH738 H1571andגַּם־gam-H1571אֶֽת־'et-H853bearsהַדּ֖וֹבha.DovH1677;thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088uncircumcisedהֶעָרֵ֤לhe.'a.RelH6189Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨יha.pe.lish.TiH6430will beוְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961like oneכְּאַחַ֣דke.'a.ChadH259of them,forכִּ֣יkiH3588he has defiedחֵרֵ֔ףche.RefH2778the armiesמַעַרְכֹ֖תma.'ar.KhotH4634of the livingחַיִּֽים׃ סchai.YimH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.”

37Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732addedוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “The LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834delivered meהִצִּלַ֜נִיhi.tzi.La.niH5337from the clawsמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027of the lionהָֽאֲרִי֙ha.'a.RiH738andוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027the bearהַדֹּ֔ב ה֣וּאha.Do hu'H1677 H1931,will deliver meיַצִּילֵ֔נִיya.tzi.Le.niH5337from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thisהַזֶּ֑ה סha.ZehH2088Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430.” “Goלֵ֔ךְLekhH1980,”saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Saulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586אֶל־'el-H413דָּוִד֙da.VidH1732, “and may the LORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961with youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973.”

38Then Saulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586אֶת־'et-H853clothedוַיַּלְבֵּ֨שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732in his own tunicמַדָּ֔יוma.DavH4055,putוְנָתַ֛ןve.na.TanH5414a bronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178helmetק֥וֹבַעKoa'H6959onעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,and dressedוַיַּלְבֵּ֥שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853in armorשִׁרְיֽוֹן׃shir.YonH8302.

39Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853strappedוַיַּחְגֹּ֣רvai.yach.GorH2296his swordחַ֠רְבּוֹchar.boH2719overמֵעַ֨לme.'AlH5921the tunicלְמַדָּ֜יוle.ma.DavH4055and triedוַיֹּ֣אֶלvai.Yo.'elH2974to walkלָלֶכֶת֮la.le.KhetH1980,butכִּ֣יkiH3588he was notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808accustomedנִסָּה֒ni.SahH5254to them. “I cannotלֹ֥א אוּכַ֛לlo' 'u.KhalH3808 H3201walkלָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in theseבָּאֵ֖לֶּה כִּ֣יba.'E.leh kiH428 H3588,”Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586. “I am notלֹ֣אlo'H3808accustomedנִסִּ֑יתִיni.Si.tiH5254to them.”So Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732took themוַיְסִרֵ֥םvay.si.RemH5493offמֵעָלָֽיו׃me.'a.LavH5921.

40And David tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947his staffמַקְל֜וֹmak.LoH4731in his handבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,selectedוַיִּבְחַר־vai.yiv.char-H977fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568smoothחַלֻּקֵֽי־cha.lu.kei-H2512stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים׀'a.va.NimH68fromמִן־min-H4480the brookהַנַּ֡חַלha.Na.chalH5158,and putוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760themאֹ֠תָם'O.tomH853in the pouchוּבַיַּלְק֖וּטu.vai.yal.KutH3219of his shepherd’sהָרֹעִ֧יםha.ro.'ImH7462אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834bagבִּכְלִ֨יbikh.LiH3627.And with his slingוְקַלְּע֣וֹve.ka.le.'OH7050in handבְיָד֑וֹve.ya.DoH3027,he approachedוַיִּגַּ֖שׁ אֶל־vai.yi.Gash 'el-H5066 H413the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי׃ha.pe.lish.TiH6430.

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