King James Version

1 Samuel 17:32-40

32And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Let no man’sאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120heartלֵב־lev-H3820failיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307because of him; thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650will goH3212and fightוְנִלְחַ֖םve.nil.ChamH3898with this Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יha.pe.lish.TiH6430.

33And Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Thou art not ableתוּכַל֙tu.KhalH3201to goH3212against this Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣יha.pe.lish.TiH6430to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898with him: for thou art buta youthנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288,and he a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421from his youthמִנְּעֻרָֽיו׃ סmi.ne.'u.RavH5271.

34And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650keptרֹעֶ֨הro.'EhH7462his father’sלְאָבִ֖יוle.'a.VivH1sheepבַּצֹּ֑אןba.TzonH6629,and there cameוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935a lionהָֽאֲרִי֙ha.'a.RiH738,and a bearהַדּ֔וֹבha.DovH1677,and tookוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375a lambשֶׂ֖הsehH2089 H7716out of the flockמֵהָעֵֽדֶר׃me.ha.'E.derH5739:

35And I went outוְיָצָ֧אתִיve.ya.Tza.tiH3318afterאַחֲרָ֛יו'a.cha.RavH310him, and smoteוְהִכִּתִ֖יוve.hi.ki.TivH5221him, and deliveredוְהִצַּ֣לְתִּיve.hi.Tzal.tiH5337itout of his mouthמִפִּ֑יוmi.PivH6310:and when he aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965against me, I caughtוְהֶחֱזַ֙קְתִּי֙ve.he.che.Zak.tiH2388himby his beardבִּזְקָנ֔וֹbiz.ka.NoH2206,and smoteוְהִכִּתִ֖יוve.hi.ki.TivH5221him, and slewוַהֲמִיתִּֽיו׃va.ha.mi.TivH4191him.

36Thy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650slewהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221both the lionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738and the bearהַדּ֖וֹבha.DovH1677:and this uncircumcisedהֶעָרֵ֤לhe.'a.RelH6189Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨יha.pe.lish.TiH6430shall be as oneכְּאַחַ֣דke.'a.ChadH259of them, seeing he hath defiedחֵרֵ֔ףche.RefH2778the armiesמַעַרְכֹ֖תma.'ar.KhotH4634of the livingחַיִּֽים׃ סchai.YimH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

37Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559moreover, The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068that deliveredהִצִּלַ֜נִיhi.tzi.La.niH5337me out of the pawמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027of the lionהָֽאֲרִי֙ha.'a.RiH738,and out of the pawוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027of the bearהַדֹּ֔בha.DoH1677,he will deliverיַצִּילֵ֔נִיya.tzi.Le.niH5337me out of the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of this Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430.And Saulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,GoH3212,and the Lordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068be with thee.

38And Saulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586armedוַיַּלְבֵּ֨שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732with his armourמַדָּ֔יוma.DavH4055,and he putוְנָתַ֛ןve.na.TanH5414an helmetק֥וֹבַעKoa'H6959of brassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178upon his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218;also he armedוַיַּלְבֵּ֥שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847him with a coat of mailשִׁרְיֽוֹן׃shir.YonH8302.

39And Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732girdedוַיַּחְגֹּ֣רvai.yach.GorH2296his swordחַ֠רְבּוֹchar.boH2719upon his armourלְמַדָּ֜יוle.ma.DavH4055,and he assayedוַיֹּ֣אֶלvai.Yo.'elH2974to goH3212;for he had not provedנִסָּה֒ni.SahH5254it.And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,I cannotאוּכַ֛ל'u.KhalH3201goH3212with these; for I have not provedנִסִּ֑יתִיni.Si.tiH5254them.And Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732putוַיְסִרֵ֥םvay.si.RemH5493them off him.

40And he tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947his staffמַקְל֜וֹmak.LoH4731in his handבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,and choseוַיִּבְחַר־vai.yiv.char-H977him fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568smoothחַלֻּקֵֽי־cha.lu.kei-H2512stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים׀'a.va.NimH68out of the brookהַנַּ֡חַלha.Na.chalH5158,and putוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760them in a shepherd’sהָרֹעִ֧יםha.ro.'ImH7462bagבִּכְלִ֨יbikh.LiH3627which he had, even in a scripוּבַיַּלְק֖וּטu.vai.yal.KutH3219;and his slingוְקַלְּע֣וֹve.ka.le.'OH7050wasin his handבְיָד֑וֹve.ya.DoH3027:and he drew nearוַיִּגַּ֖שׁvai.yi.GashH5066to the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי׃ha.pe.lish.TiH6430.

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