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1 Samuel 17:40-47

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.

41And the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430cameH3212onH1980and drew nearוְקָרֵ֖בve.ka.RevH7131unto Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;and the manוְהָאִ֛ישׁve.ha.'IshH376that bareנֹשֵׂ֥אno.Se'H5375the shieldהַצִּנָּ֖הha.tzi.NahH6793wentbeforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

42And when the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יha.pe.lish.TiH6430looked aboutוַיַּבֵּ֧טvai.ya.BetH5027,and sawוַיִּרְאֶ֥הvai.yir.'EhH7200Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,he disdainedוַיִּבְזֵ֑הוּvai.yiv.Ze.huH959him: for he was buta youthנַ֔עַרNa.'arH5288,and ruddyוְאַדְמֹנִ֖יve.'ad.mo.NiH132,and of a fairיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303countenanceמַרְאֶֽה׃mar.'EhH4758.

43And the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּי֙ha.pe.lish.TiH6430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, AmI a dogהֲכֶ֣לֶבha.Khe.levH3611,that thou comestבָֽא־va'-H935to me with stavesבַּמַּקְל֑וֹתba.mak.LotH4731?And the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יha.pe.lish.TiH6430cursedוַיְקַלֵּ֧לvay.ka.LelH7043Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732by his godsבֵּאלֹהָֽיו׃be.lo.HavH430.

44And the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,ComeH3212to me, and I will giveוְאֶתְּנָה֙ve.'e.te.NahH5414thy fleshבְּשָׂ֣רְךָ֔be.Sa.re.khaH1320unto the fowlsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and to the beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ סha.sa.DehH7704.

45Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732to the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,Thou comestבָּ֣אba'H935to me with a swordבְּחֶ֖רֶבbe.Che.revH2719,and with a spearוּבַחֲנִ֣יתu.va.cha.NitH2595,and with a shieldוּבְכִיד֑וֹןu.ve.khi.DonH3591:but I comeבָֽא־va'-H935to thee in the nameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֛י'e.lo.HeiH430of the armiesמַעַרְכ֥וֹתma.'ar.KhotH4634of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whom thou hast defiedחֵרַֽפְתָּ׃che.Raf.taH2778.

46This dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117will the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068deliverיְסַגֶּרְךָ֩ye.sa.ger.KhaH5462thee into mine handבְּיָדִ֜יbe.ya.DiH3027;and I will smiteוְהִכִּיתִ֗ךָve.hi.ki.Ti.khaH5221thee, and takeוַהֲסִרֹתִ֤יva.ha.si.ro.TiH5493thine headרֹֽאשְׁךָ֙ro.she.KhaH7218from thee; and I will giveוְנָ֨תַתִּ֜יve.Na.ta.TiH5414the carcasesפֶּ֣גֶרPe.gerH6297of the hostמַחֲנֵ֤הma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117unto the fowlsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and to the wild beastsוּלְחַיַּ֣תu.le.chai.YatH2416of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;that all the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776may knowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045that there isיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426a Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430in Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

47And all this assemblyהַקָּהָ֣לha.ka.HalH6951shall knowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045that the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068savethיְהוֹשִׁ֣יעַye.ho.Shi.a'H3467not with swordבְּחֶ֥רֶבbe.Che.revH2719and spearוּבַחֲנִ֖יתu.va.cha.NitH2595:for the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421isthe Lord’sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,and he will giveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414you into our handsבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.

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