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1 Samuel 17:1-11

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.

3AndthePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430stoodעֹמְדִ֤ים'o.me.DimH5975onthemountainהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022ontheoneH2088side,andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478stoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975onthemountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022ontheotherside;andtheravinewasbetweenthem.

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.

6Andhehadgreavesofbronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178uponhislegs,andajavelinוְכִיד֥וֹןve.khi.DonH3591ofbronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178betweenhisshouldersכְּתֵפָֽיו׃ke.te.FavH3802.

7AndtheshaftofhisspearH2595waslikeaweaver'sbeamכִּמְנוֹר֙kim.nOrH4500;andhisspear'sheadweighedsixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredH3967shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270;andtheshield-bearerwentH1980beforehim.

8AndhestoodH5975andcriedtotheranksofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andsaidH559tothem,Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100areyecomeתֵצְא֖וּte.tze.'UH3318outtosetH5975yourbattleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421inarray?amnotIthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,andyeservantsעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650ofSaulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586?chooseforyourselvesamanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376,andlethimcomeH3318downtome.

9IfhebeH1961ableH3201tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֤םle.hi.la.ChemH3898withme,andtosmiteme,thenwillwebeH1961yourservantsH5650;butifIovercomeandsmitehim,thenshallyebeH1961ourservantsH5650andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖םva.'a.vad.TemH5647us.

10AndthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430saidH559,IhavedefiedtheranksofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117;giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414meamanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,thatwemayfightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

11AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardH8085thesewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,andtheyweredismayedוַיֵּחַ֥תּוּvai.ye.Cha.tuH2865andgreatlyafraidוַיִּֽרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH3372.

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