Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 17:4-23

4Then a championאִֽישׁ־ הַבֵּנַ֙יִם֙'ish- ha.be.Na.yimH376 H1143namedשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Goliathגָּלְיָ֥תgal.YatH1555,who was from Gathמִגַּ֑תmi.GatH1661,came outוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from the Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430campמִמַּחֲנ֣וֹתmi.ma.cha.NotH4264.He was sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520and a spanוָזָֽרֶת׃va.Za.retH2239in heightגָּבְה֕וֹga.ve.HoH1363,

5and he had a bronzeנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ne.Cho.shetH5178helmetוְכ֤וֹבַעve.Khoa'H3553onעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218.Heה֣וּאhu'H1931woreלָב֑וּשׁla.VushH3847a bronzeנְחֹֽשֶֽׁת׃ne.Cho.ShetH5178coatוְשִׁרְי֥וֹןve.shir.YonH8302of mailקַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖יםkas.ka.SimH7193weighingוּמִשְׁקַל֙ הַשִּׁרְי֔וֹןu.mish.Kal ha.shir.YonH4948 H8302fiveחֲמֵשֶׁת־cha.me.shet-H2568thousandאֲלָפִ֥ים'a.la.FimH505shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255,

6and he had armorוּמִצְחַ֥תu.mitz.ChatH4697of bronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178onעַל־'al-H5921his legsרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272and a javelinוְכִיד֥וֹןve.khi.DonH3591of bronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178slung betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996his shouldersכְּתֵפָֽיו׃ke.te.FavH3802.

7The shaftH2671of his spearחֲנִית֗וֹcha.ni.ToH2595was like a weaver’sאֹֽרְגִ֔ים'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנוֹר֙kim.nOrH4500,and its ironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270pointוְלַהֶ֣בֶתve.la.He.vetH3852חֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595weighedsixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255.In addition, his shield bearerוְנֹשֵׂ֥א הַצִּנָּ֖הve.no.Se' ha.tzi.NahH5375 H6793wentהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980before himלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440.

8And Goliath stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975and shoutedוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121toאֶל־'el-H413the ranksמַעַרְכֹ֣תma.'ar.KhotH4634of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100do you come outתֵצְא֖וּte.tze.'UH3318and array yourselvesלַעֲרֹ֣ךְla.'a.RokhH6186for battleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421?Am Iאָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595notהֲל֧וֹאha.Lo'H3808a Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,and are youוְאַתֶּם֙ve.'a.TemH859not servantsעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650of Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586?Chooseבְּרוּ־be.ru-H1262one of your menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376and have him come downוְיֵרֵ֥דve.ye.RedH3381against meאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413.

9Ifאִם־'im-H518he is ableיוּכַ֞לyu.KhalH3201to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֤םle.hi.la.ChemH3898meאִתִּי֙'i.TiH854and kill meוְהִכָּ֔נִיve.hi.Ka.niH5221,then we will beוְהָיִ֥ינוּve.ha.Yi.nuH1961yourservantsלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650.But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589prevailאֽוּכַל־'u.khal-H3201against himand kill himוְהִכִּיתִ֔יוve.hi.ki.TivH5221,then you shall beוִהְיִ֤יתֶםvih.Yi.temH1961ourservantsלַעֲבָדִ֔יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and work forוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖םva.'a.vad.TemH5647usאֹתָֽנוּ׃'o.Ta.nuH853.”

10Then the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Iאֲנִ֗י'a.NiH589defyחֵרַ֛פְתִּיche.Raf.tiH2778אֶת־'et-H853the ranksמַעַרְכ֥וֹתma.'ar.KhotH4634of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117!Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414mea manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376to fightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖ה יָֽחַד׃ve.ni.la.cha.Mah Ya.chadH3898 H3162!”

11On hearingוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085theהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֶת־'et-H853were dismayedוַיֵּחַ֥תּוּvai.ye.Cha.tuH2865and greatlyמְאֹֽד׃ פme.'OdH3966afraidוַיִּֽרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH3372.

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.

18וְ֠אֵתVe.'etH853Take alsoתָּבִ֖יאta.Vi'H935theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428tenעֲשֶׂ֜רֶת'a.Se.retH6235portionsחֲרִצֵ֤יcha.ri.TzeiH2757of cheeseהֶֽחָלָב֙he.cha.LavH2461to the commanderלְשַׂר־le.sar-H8269of their unitהָאָ֑לֶףha.'A.lefH505וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.Checkתִּפְקֹ֣דtif.KodH6485on the welfareלְשָׁל֔וֹםle.sha.LomH7965וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853of your brothersאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251and bring backתִּקָּֽח׃ti.KachH3947an assurance from themעֲרֻבָּתָ֖ם'a.ru.ba.TamH6161.

19Theyוְהֵ֙מָּה֙ve.He.mahH1992are with Saulוְשָׁא֤וּלve.sha.'UlH7586and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in the Valleyבְּעֵ֖מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Elahהָֽאֵלָ֑הha.'e.LahH425,fightingנִלְחָמִ֖יםnil.cha.MimH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.”

20So Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732got up earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,leftוַיִּטֹּ֤שׁvai.yi.ToshH5203אֶת־'et-H853the flockהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629withעַל־'al-H5921a keeperשֹׁמֵ֔רsho.MerH8104,loaded upוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375,and set outוַיֵּ֔לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834Jesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448had instructed himצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680.He reachedוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935the campהַמַּעְגָּ֔לָהha.ma'.Ga.lahH4570as the armyוְהַחַ֗יִלve.ha.Cha.yilH2428was marching outהַיֹּצֵא֙hai.yo.Tze'H3318toאֶל־'el-H413its positionהַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔הha.Ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634and shoutingוְהֵרֵ֖עוּve.he.Re.'uH7321the battle cryבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

21And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430arrayedוַתַּעֲרֹ֤ךְva.ta.'a.RokhH6186in formationמַעֲרָכָ֖הma.'a.ra.KhahH4634againstלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122each otherמַעֲרָכָֽה׃ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634.

22Then Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853leftוַיִּטֹּשׁ֩vai.yi.ToshH5203his suppliesהַכֵּלִ֜יםha.ke.LimH3627inH5921the careיַד֙yadH3027of the quartermasterשׁוֹמֵ֣ר הַכֵּלִ֔יםsho.Mer ha.ke.LimH8104 H3627and ranוַיָּ֖רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323to the battle lineהַמַּעֲרָכָ֑הha.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634.When he arrivedוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935,he askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֥לvai.yish.'AlH7592his brothersלְאֶחָ֖יוle.'e.ChavH251how they were doingלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965.

23And as heוְה֣וּא׀ve.Hu'H1931was speakingמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696with themעִמָּ֗ם'i.MamH5973,suddenlyוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009the championאִ֣ישׁ הַבֵּנַ֡יִם'ish ha.be.Na.yimH376 H1143namedשְׁמ֤וֹshe.MoH8034Goliathגָּלְיָת֩gal.YatH1555,the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨יha.pe.lish.TiH6430from Gathמִגַּת֙mi.GatH1661,came forwardעוֹלֶ֞הo.LehH5927from the ranksH4630of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430and shoutedוַיְדַבֵּ֖רvay.da.BerH1696his usual wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697,whichהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732also heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085.

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