Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 17:8-9

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.”

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