Darby Bible
1 Samuel 17
1AndthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430assembledtheirarmiesמַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙ma.cha.nei.HemH4264tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,andweregatheredH622togetheratSochoh,whichbelongstoJudahלִיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583betweenSochohandAzekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825,inEphesdammim.
2AndSaulוְשָׁא֤וּלve.sha.'UlH7586andthemenוְאִֽישׁ־ve.'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478weregatheredנֶאֶסְפ֔וּne.'es.FuH622together,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inthevalleyבְּעֵ֣מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofterebinths,andsetthebattleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayagainstthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.
4AndtherewentH3318outachampionfromthecampמִמַּחֲנ֣וֹתmi.ma.cha.NotH4264ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,namedשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Goliathגָּלְיָ֥תgal.YatH1555,ofGathמִגַּ֑תmi.GatH1661,whoseheightגָּבְה֕וֹga.ve.HoH1363wassixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520andaspanוָזָֽרֶת׃va.Za.retH2239.
5Andhehadahelmetוְכ֤וֹבַעve.Khoa'H3553ofbronzeנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ne.Cho.shetH5178uponhisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,andhewasclothedH3847withacorseletofscalesH7193;andtheweightוּמִשְׁקַל֙u.mish.KalH4948ofthecorseletwasfiveחֲמֵשֶׁת־cha.me.shet-H2568thousandאֲלָפִ֥ים'a.la.FimH505shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofbronzeנְחֹֽשֶֽׁת׃ne.Cho.ShetH5178.
8AndhestoodH5975andcriedtotheranksofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsaidH559tothem,Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100areyecomeתֵצְא֖וּte.tze.'UH3318outtosetH5975yourbattleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421inarray?amnotIthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,andyeservantsעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650ofSaulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586?chooseforyourselvesamanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376,andlethimcomeH3318downtome.
12NowDavidוְדָוִד֩ve.da.VidH1732wasthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofthatEphrathiteאֶפְרָתִ֜י'ef.ra.TiH673ofBethlehem-Judahwhosenameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448;andhehadeightשְׁמֹנָ֣הshe.mo.NahH8083sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121;andthemanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376wasoldinthedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,advanced[inyears]amongmenוְהָאִישׁ֙ve.ha.'IshH376.
13Andthethreeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969eldestofthesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448hadgoneH1980andfollowedSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586tothebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421;andthenamesוְשֵׁ֣ם׀ve.ShemH8034ofhisthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969sonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121thatwentH1980tothebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421wereEliabאֱלִיאָ֣ב'e.li.'AvH446thefirstbornהַבְּכ֗וֹרha.be.KhorH1060,andthesecondוּמִשְׁנֵ֙הוּ֙u.mish.Ne.huH4932tohimAbinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41,andthethirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יve.ha.she.li.ShiH7992Shammahשַׁמָּֽה׃sha.MahH8048.
17AndJesseיִשַׁ֜יyi.ShaiH3448saidH559toDavidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,Takeקַח־kach-H3947,Ipray,forthybrethren,thisephahאֵיפַ֤ת'ei.FatH374ofparched[corn]andthesetenוַעֲשָׂרָ֥הva.'a.sa.RahH6235loaves,andcarrythemquicklyוְהָרֵ֥ץve.ha.RetzH7323tothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264tothybrethren;
20AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732roseH7925upearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925inthemorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andleftthesheepH6629withakeeperH8104,andtookH5375hischargeandwentH3318,asJesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448hadcommandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him.AndhecameH935tothewagon-defence;andthehostwhichwasgoingH3318forthH3318tothebattle-arrayshoutedוְהֵרֵ֖עוּve.he.Re.'uH7321forthefight.
23Andashetalkedwiththem,beholdtherecameH5927upthechampion,thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨יha.pe.lish.TiH6430ofGathמִגַּת֙mi.GatH1661,Goliathגָּלְיָת֩gal.YatH1555bynameשְׁמ֤וֹshe.MoH8034,outoftheranksofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,andspokeH1696accordingtothesamewordsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697;andDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732heardH8085[them].
25Andthemenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559,HaveyeseenH7200thismanהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376thatcomesup?fortodefyלְחָרֵ֥ףle.cha.RefH2778Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478ishecomeup:anditshallbeוְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961,thatthemanהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376whosmiteshim,himwillthekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀ha.Me.lekhH4428enrichwithgreatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419richesעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239,andwillgiveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414himhisdaughterבִּתּוֹ֙bi.ToH1323,andmakeH5414hisfather'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
26AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732spoketothemenלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376thatstoodהָעֹמְדִ֣יםha.'o.me.DimH5975byhim,sayingH559,WhatshallbedonetothemanH376thatsmitesthisPhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,andtakesawayH5493thereproachחֶרְפָּ֖הcher.PahH2781fromIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?forwhoisthisuncircumcisedהֶֽעָרֵל֙he.'a.RelH6189Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֤יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,thatheshoulddefyH2778thearmiesofthelivingGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430?
28AndEliabH446,hiseldestbrotherאָחִ֣יו'a.ChivH251,heardH8085whilehespokeH1696tothemenH376;andEliab'sangerאַף֩'afH639waskindledagainstDavidבְּדָוִ֜דbe.da.VidH1732,andhesaidH559,Whyלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100art thoucomeיָרַ֗דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381down?andwithwhomhast thouleftH5203thosefewH4592sheepהַצֹּ֤אןha.TzonH6629inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057?Iknowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thyprideH2087andthenaughtinessofthyheartלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824;forthou artcomeיָרָֽדְתָּ׃ya.Ra.de.taH3381downthatthou mightestseeרְא֥וֹתre.'otH7200thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421.
33AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, Thou artnotableתוּכַל֙tu.KhalH3201togoagainstthisPhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣יha.pe.lish.TiH6430tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898withhim;forthou artbutayouthמִנְּעֻרָֽיו׃ סmi.ne.'u.RavH5271,andheamanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421fromhisyouthH5271.
36Thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650smoteboththelionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738andthebearהַדּ֖וֹבha.DovH1677;andthisuncircumcisedהֶעָרֵ֤לhe.'a.RelH6189Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨יha.pe.lish.TiH6430shallbeוְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961asoneכְּאַחַ֣דke.'a.ChadH259ofthem,becausehehasdefiedthearmiesofthelivingGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.
37AndDavidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732saidH559,Jehovahwhodeliveredהִצִּלַ֜נִיhi.tzi.La.niH5337meoutofthepawofthelionהָֽאֲרִי֙ha.'a.RiH738andoutofthepawofthebearהַדֹּ֔בha.DoH1677,hewilldeliverיַצִּילֵ֔נִיya.tzi.Le.niH5337meoutofthehandH3027ofthisPhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430.AndSaulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559toDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,Go,andJehovahbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961withthee.
40AndhetookH3947hisstaffH4731inhishandבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,andchoseH977himfiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568smoothstonesH68outofthebrook,andputוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760themintheshepherd'sbagthathehad,intothepocket;andhisslingwasinhishandבְיָד֑וֹve.ya.DoH3027.AndhedrewH5066neartothePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי׃ha.pe.lish.TiH6430.
45AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559tothePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, Thou comesttomewithswordבְּחֶ֖רֶבbe.Che.revH2719,andwithspearוּבַחֲנִ֣יתu.va.cha.NitH2595,andwithjavelinוּבְכִיד֑וֹןu.ve.khi.DonH3591;butIcomeH935totheeinthenameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֛י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthearmiesH6635ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whomthou hast defied.
46Thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117willJehovahdelivertheeupintomyhandבְּיָדִ֜יbe.ya.DiH3027;andIwillsmitethee,andtakethyheadרֹֽאשְׁךָ֙ro.she.KhaH7218fromthee;andIwillgiveוְנָ֨תַתִּ֜יve.Na.ta.TiH5414thecarcasesofthecampH4264ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117tothefowloftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andtothewildbeastsoftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Andalltheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallknowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045thatIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478hasaGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430;
49AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732puthishandיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027intothebag,andtookH3947thenceastoneאֶ֙בֶן֙'e.venH68,andslangit,andsmotethePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430inhisforeheadמִצְח֑וֹmitz.ChoH4696,andthestoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68sankintohisforeheadבְּמִצְח֔וֹbe.mitz.ChoH4696;andhefellH5307onhisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440totheearthH776.
51AndDavidדָּ֠וִדDa.vidH1732ranH7323,andstoodH5975uponthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,andtookH3947hisswordחַ֠רְבּוֹchar.boH2719,anddrewH8025itoutofitssheathמִתַּעְרָהּ֙mi.ta'.RahH8593,andkilledH4191himcompletely,andcutוַיִּכְרָת־vai.yikh.rot-H3772offhisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218withit.AndwhenthePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430sawH7200thattheirherowasdeadH4191,theyfledH5127.
52AndthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478andofJudahוִיהוּדָ֜הvi.hu.DahH3063aroseוַיָּקֻ֣מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965,andshoutedוַיָּרִ֗עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321,andpursuedH7291thePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430,untilthou comesttotheravineandtothegatesH8179ofEkronעֶקְר֑וֹןek.RonH6138.AndthewoundedH2491ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430fellH5307downH5307onthewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870toShaaraimשַׁעֲרַ֔יִםsha.'a.Ra.yimH8189,eventoGathגַּ֖תgatH1661,andtoEkronעֶקְרֽוֹן׃ek.RonH6138.
55AndwhenSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586sawH7200Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732goH3318forthH3318againstthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,hesaidH559toAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74,thecaptainofthehostH6635,Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74,whosesonבֶּן־ben-H1121isthisyoungH5288manH5288?AndAbnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74saidH559,AsthysoulH5315liveth,Okingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Icannottell.
57AndasDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732returnedוּכְשׁ֣וּבu.khe.ShuvH7725fromtheslaughterofthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74tookH3947him,andbroughtH935himbeforeSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586withtheheadוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218ofthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430inhishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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