Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 17:55-58

55As Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586אֶת־'et-H853had watchedוְכִרְא֨וֹתve.khir.'otH7200Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732going outיֹצֵא֙yo.Tze'H3318to confrontלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,he saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559toאֶל־'el-H413Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74the commanderשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the armyהַצָּבָ֔אha.tza.Va'H6635, “Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74,whoseמִי־mi-H4310sonבֶּן־ben-H1121is thisזֶ֥הzehH2088young manהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288?” “As surely as youנַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.KhaH5315liveחֵֽי־chei-H2416,O kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,”Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I do notאִם־'im-H518knowיָדָֽעְתִּי׃ya.Da.'e.tiH3045.”

56“Find outשְׁאַ֣ל אַתָּ֔הshe.'Al 'a.TahH7592 H859whoseמִי־mi-H4310sonבֶּן־ben-H1121thisזֶ֖הzehH2088young man isהָעָֽלֶם׃ סha.'A.lemH5958!”saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

57So when Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732returnedוּכְשׁ֣וּבu.khe.ShuvH7725from killingמֵֽהַכּוֹת֙me.ha.kOtH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,still holdingהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430hisheadוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027,Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947himאֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853and brought himוַיְבִאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586.

58“Whoseמִ֥יmiH4310sonבֶּן־ben-H1121are youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859,young manהַנָּ֑עַרha.Na.'arH5288?”askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586אֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413. “I amthe sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of your servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650Jesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448of BethlehemH1022,”Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

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