1 Samuel 17
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1 Samuel 17:8-9

8And he stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975and criedוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121unto the armiesמַעַרְכֹ֣תma.'ar.KhotH4634of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Why are ye come outתֵצְא֖וּte.tze.'UH3318to set yourbattleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421in arrayלַעֲרֹ֣ךְla.'a.RokhH6186? amnot I a Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,and ye servantsעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650to Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586?chooseבְּרוּ־be.ru-H1262you a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376for you, and let him come downוְיֵרֵ֥דve.ye.RedH3381to me.
9If he be ableיוּכַ֞לyu.KhalH3201to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֤םle.hi.la.ChemH3898with me, and to killוְהִכָּ֔נִיve.hi.Ka.niH5221me, then will we be your servantsלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650:but if I prevailאֽוּכַל־'u.khal-H3201against him, and killוְהִכִּיתִ֔יוve.hi.ki.TivH5221him, then shall ye be our servantsלַעֲבָדִ֔יםla.'a.va.DimH5650,and serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖םva.'a.vad.TemH5647us.
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