King James Version
1 Samuel 17:13-28
13And the threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969eldestהַגְּדֹלִ֔יםha.ge.do.LimH1419sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448wentH3212andfollowedאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586to the battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421:and the namesוְשֵׁ֣ם׀ve.ShemH8034of his threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969sonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121that wentH1980to the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421wereEliabאֱלִיאָ֣ב'e.li.'AvH446the firstbornהַבְּכ֗וֹרha.be.KhorH1060,and nextוּמִשְׁנֵ֙הוּ֙u.mish.Ne.huH4932unto him Abinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41,and the thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יve.ha.she.li.ShiH7992Shammahשַׁמָּֽה׃sha.MahH8048.
17And Jesseיִשַׁ֜יyi.ShaiH3448saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,Takeקַח־kach-H3947now for thy brethrenלְאַחֶ֙יךָ֙le.'a.Chei.khaH251an ephahאֵיפַ֤ת'ei.FatH374of thisH2088parchedהַקָּלִיא֙ha.ka.Li'H7039corn,and these tenוַעֲשָׂרָ֥הva.'a.sa.RahH6235loavesלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899,and runוְהָרֵ֥ץve.ha.RetzH7323to the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264to thy brethrenלְאַחֶֽיךָ׃le.'a.Chei.khaH251;
18And carryתָּבִ֖יאta.Vi'H935these tenעֲשֶׂ֜רֶת'a.Se.retH6235cheesesחֲרִצֵ֤י הֶֽחָלָב֙cha.ri.Tzei he.cha.LavH2757H2461unto the captainלְשַׂר־le.sar-H8269of theirthousandהָאָ֑לֶףha.'A.lefH505,and lookתִּפְקֹ֣דtif.KodH6485how thy brethrenאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251fareלְשָׁל֔וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,and takeתִּקָּֽח׃ti.KachH3947their pledgeעֲרֻבָּתָ֖ם'a.ru.ba.TamH6161.
20And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732rose up earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and leftוַיִּטֹּ֤שׁvai.yi.ToshH5203the sheepהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629with a keeperשֹׁמֵ֔רsho.MerH8104,and tookוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375,and wentH3212,as Jesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448had commandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him; and he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to the trenchהַמַּעְגָּ֔לָהha.ma'.Ga.lahH4570,as the hostוְהַחַ֗יִלve.ha.Cha.yilH2428was going forthהַיֹּצֵא֙hai.yo.Tze'H3318to the fightהַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔הha.Ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634,and shoutedוְהֵרֵ֖עוּve.he.Re.'uH7321for the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.
22And Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732leftוַיִּטֹּשׁ֩vai.yi.ToshH5203his carriageהַכֵּלִ֜יםha.ke.LimH3627in the handיַד֙yadH3027of the keeperשׁוֹמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104of the carriageהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627,and ranוַיָּ֖רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323into the armyהַמַּעֲרָכָ֑הha.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634,and cameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935and salutedוַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃vai.yish.'Al le.sha.LomH7965H7592his brethrenלְאֶחָ֖יוle.'e.ChavH251.
23And as he talkedמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696with them, behold, there came upעוֹלֶ֞הo.LehH5927the championאִ֣ישׁ הַבֵּנַ֡יִם'ish ha.be.Na.yimH1143H376,the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨יha.pe.lish.TiH6430of Gathמִגַּת֙mi.GatH1661,Goliathגָּלְיָת֩gal.YatH1555by nameשְׁמ֤וֹshe.MoH8034,out of the armiesמִמַּעַרְכ֣וֹתmi.ma.'ar.khotH4630H4634of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֖רvay.da.BerH1696according to the sameהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697:and Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085them.
25And the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Have ye seenהַרְּאִיתֶם֙ha.re.'i.TemH7200this manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376that is come upהָֽעֹלֶה֙ha.'o.LehH5927?surely to defyלְחָרֵ֥ףle.cha.RefH2778Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478is he come upעֹלֶ֑ה'o.LehH5927: and it shall be, thatthe manהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376who killethיַכֶּ֜נּוּya.Ke.nuH5221him, the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀ha.Me.lekhH4428will enrichיַעְשְׁרֶ֥נּוּya'.she.Re.nuH6238him with greatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419richesעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239,and will giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414him his daughterבִּתּוֹ֙bi.ToH1323,and makeיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
26And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֞יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that stoodהָעֹמְדִ֣יםha.'o.me.DimH5975by him, sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,What shall be doneיֵּעָשֶׂ֗הye.'a.SehH6213to the manלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376that killethיַכֶּה֙ya.KehH5221thisהַלָּ֔זha.LazH1975Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,and taketh awayוְהֵסִ֥ירve.he.SirH5493the reproachחֶרְפָּ֖הcher.PahH2781from Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478? for who isthis uncircumcisedהֶֽעָרֵל֙he.'a.RelH6189Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֤יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,that he should defyחֵרֵ֔ףche.RefH2778the armiesמַעַרְכ֖וֹתma.'ar.KhotH4634of the livingחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430?
28And Eliabאֱלִיאָב֙'e.li.'AvH446his eldestהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419brotherאָחִ֣יו'a.ChivH251heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085when he spakeבְּדַבְּר֖וֹbe.da.be.RoH1696unto the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֑יםha.'a.na.ShimH582;and Eliab’sאֱלִיאָ֨ב'e.li.'AvH446angerאַף֩'afH639was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Davidבְּדָוִ֜דbe.da.VidH1732,and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Why camest thou downיָרַ֗דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381hither? and with whom hast thou leftנָטַ֜שְׁתָּna.Tash.taH5203thoseהָהֵ֙נָּה֙ha.He.nahH2007fewמְעַ֨טme.'AtH4592sheepהַצֹּ֤אןha.TzonH6629in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057?I knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thy prideזְדֹנְךָ֗ze.do.ne.KhaH2087,and the naughtinessרֹ֣עַRo.a'H7455of thine heartלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824;for thou art come downיָרָֽדְתָּ׃ya.Ra.de.taH3381that thou mightest seeרְא֥וֹתre.'otH7200the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421.
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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