New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 17:1-11

1Nowthe Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430gatheredוַיַּאַסְפ֨וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622their armiesמַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙ma.cha.nei.HemH4264for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421;and they were gatheredוַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּvai.ye.'A.se.FuH622at Socohשֹׂכֹ֖הso.KhohH7755whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belongs to Judahלִיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,and they campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583betweenH996Socohשׂוֹכֹ֥הso.KhohH7755andAzekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825, inEphes-dammimH658.

2Saulוְשָׁא֤וּלve.sha.'UlH7586and the menוְאִֽישׁ־ve.'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478were gatheredנֶאֶסְפ֔וּne.'es.FuH622and campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inthe valleyבְּעֵ֣מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of ElahH424,and drewוַיַּעַרְכ֥וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186up in battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421array to encounterלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

3The Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430stoodעֹמְדִ֤ים'o.me.DimH5975on the mountainהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022on oneH2088sideH2088while Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478stoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975on the mountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022on the otherH2088sideH2088,with the valleyוְהַגַּ֖יְאve.ha.Gay'H1516betweenבֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃bei.nei.HemH996them.

4Then a championאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376 H996cameוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out from the armiesמִמַּחֲנ֣וֹתmi.ma.cha.NotH4264of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430namedשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Goliathגָּלְיָ֥תgal.YatH1555, fromGathמִגַּ֑תmi.GatH1661,whose heightגָּבְה֕וֹga.ve.HoH1363was sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520and a spanוָזָֽרֶת׃va.Za.retH2239.

5He hada bronzeנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ne.Cho.shetH5178helmetוְכ֤וֹבַעve.Khoa'H3553on his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,and he was clothedלָב֑וּשׁla.VushH3847with scale-armorקַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖יםkas.ka.SimH7193which weighedוּמִשְׁקַל֙u.mish.KalH4948fiveחֲמֵשֶׁת־cha.me.shet-H2568thousandאֲלָפִ֥ים'a.la.FimH505shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255of bronzeנְחֹֽשֶֽׁת׃ne.Cho.ShetH5178.

6He also hadbronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178greavesוּמִצְחַ֥תu.mitz.ChatH4697on his legsרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272and abronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178javelinוְכִיד֥וֹןve.khi.DonH3591slungbetweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996his shouldersכְּתֵפָֽיו׃ke.te.FavH3802.

7The shaftH2671of his spearחֲנִית֗וֹcha.ni.ToH2595was like a weaver’sאֹֽרְגִ֔ים'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנוֹר֙kim.nOrH4500,and the headוְלַהֶ֣בֶתve.la.He.vetH3852of his spearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595weighedsixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255of ironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270;his shield-carrierוְנֹשֵׂ֥א הַצִּנָּ֖הve.no.Se' ha.tzi.NahH6793 H5375also walkedהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

8He stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975and shoutedוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121to the ranksמַעַרְכֹ֣תma.'ar.KhotH4634of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100do you comeתֵצְא֖וּte.tze.'UH3318out to drawלַעֲרֹ֣ךְla.'a.RokhH6186up in battleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421array? Am I not the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יha.pe.lish.TiH6430and youservantsעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650of Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586?Chooseבְּרוּ־be.ru-H1262a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376for yourselves and let him comeוְיֵרֵ֥דve.ye.RedH3381downH3381to me.

9Ifאִם־'im-H518he is ableיוּכַ֞לyu.KhalH3201to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֤םle.hi.la.ChemH3898with me andkillוְהִכָּ֔נִיve.hi.Ka.niH5221me, then we will becomeוְהָיִ֥ינוּve.ha.Yi.nuH1961your servantsלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650;but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518I prevailאֽוּכַל־'u.khal-H3201against him andkillוְהִכִּיתִ֔יוve.hi.ki.TivH5221him, then you shall becomeוִהְיִ֤יתֶםvih.Yi.temH1961our servantsלַעֲבָדִ֔יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖םva.'a.vad.TemH5647us.”

10Again the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I defyחֵרַ֛פְתִּיche.Raf.tiH2778the ranksמַעַרְכ֥וֹתma.'ar.KhotH4634of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117;giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414me a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376that we may fightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.”

11When Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,they were dismayedוַיֵּחַ֥תּוּvai.ye.Cha.tuH2865and greatlyמְאֹֽד׃ פme.'OdH3966afraidוַיִּֽרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH3372.

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