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1 Samuel 17:48-54

48וְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961Asכִּֽי־ קָ֣םki- kamH3588 H6965the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430startedוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980forwardוַיִּקְרַ֖בvai.yik.RavH7126to attackלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122himדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732ranוַיָּ֥רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323quicklyוַיְמַהֵ֣רvay.ma.HerH4116toward the battle lineהַמַּעֲרָכָ֖הha.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634to meetלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122himהַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי׃ha.pe.lish.TiH6430.

49Then Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853reachedוַיִּשְׁלַח֩ יָד֜וֹvai.yish.Lach ya.DoH7971 H3027intoאֶל־'el-H413his bagהַכֶּ֗לִיha.Ke.liH3627,tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947outמִשָּׁ֥םmi.ShamH8033a stoneאֶ֙בֶן֙'e.venH68,and slung itוַיְקַלַּ֔עvay.ka.La'H7049,strikingוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430onאֶל־'el-H413the foreheadמִצְח֑וֹmitz.ChoH4696.The stoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68sankוַתִּטְבַּ֤עva.tit.Ba'H2883into his foreheadבְּמִצְח֔וֹbe.mitz.ChoH4696,and he fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307facedownעַל־ פָּנָ֖יו'al- pa.NavH5921 H6440on the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

50Thus Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֨קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388overמִן־min-H4480the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּי֙ha.pe.lish.TiH6430with a slingבַּקֶּ֣לַעba.Ke.la'H7050and a stoneוּבָאֶ֔בֶןu.va.'E.venH68;withoutאֵ֥ין'einH369a swordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719in his handבְּיַד־ דָּוִֽד׃be.yad- da.VidH3027 H1732he struck downוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430and killed himוַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191.

51Davidדָּ֠וִדDa.vidH1732ranוַיָּ֣רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323and stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֨דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975over himאֶל־'el-H413.He grabbedוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the Philistine’sהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יha.pe.lish.TiH6430swordחַ֠רְבּוֹchar.boH2719and pulled itוַֽיִּשְׁלְפָ֤הּvai.yish.le.FahH8025from its sheathמִתַּעְרָהּ֙mi.ta'.RahH8593and killed himוַיְמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּvay.Mo.te.Te.huH4191,and he cut offוַיִּכְרָת־vai.yikh.rot-H3772אֶת־'et-H853his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218with the sword.When the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430sawוַיִּרְא֧וּvai.yir.'UH7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588their heroגִּבּוֹרָ֖םgi.bo.RamH1368was deadמֵ֥תmetH4191,they turned and ranוַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃vai.ya.Nu.suH5127.

52Then the menאַנְשֵׁי֩'an.SheiH582of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִיהוּדָ֜הvi.hu.DahH3063charged forwardוַיָּקֻ֣מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965with a shoutוַיָּרִ֗עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321and pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ֙vai.yir.de.FuH7291אֶת־'et-H853the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430toעַד־'ad-H5704the entranceבּוֹאֲךָ֣bo.'a.KhaH935of Gathגַ֔יְאGay'H1516and toוְעַ֖דve.'AdH5704the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.ReiH8179of Ekronעֶקְר֑וֹןek.RonH6138.And the bodiesחַֽלְלֵ֤יcha.LeiH2491of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430were strewnוַֽיִּפְּל֞וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307along the Shaaraimשַׁעֲרַ֔יִםsha.'a.Ra.yimH8189roadבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704Gathגַּ֖ת וְעַד־gat ve.'ad-H1661 H5704and Ekronעֶקְרֽוֹן׃ek.RonH6138.

53When the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725from their pursuitמִדְּלֹ֖ק אַחֲרֵ֣יmi.de.Lok 'a.cha.ReiH1814 H310of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430,they plunderedוַיָּשֹׁ֖סּוּvai.ya.Sho.suH8155אֶת־'et-H853their campsמַחֲנֵיהֶֽם׃ma.cha.nei.HemH4264.

54Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430and broughtוַיְבִאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935it to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853he putשָׂ֥םsamH7760Goliath’s weaponsכֵּלָ֖יוke.LavH3627in his own tentבְּאָהֳלֽוֹ׃ סbe.'o.ho.LoH168.

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