New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 17:12-17

12Now Davidוְדָוִד֩ve.da.VidH1732wasthe sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of theEphrathiteאֶפְרָתִ֜י'ef.ra.TiH673of BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,whose nameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034was Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448, andhe had eightשְׁמֹנָ֣הshe.mo.NahH8083sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121. AndJesse was oldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2204in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,advancedבָּ֥אba'H935in yearsamong menH376.

13The threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969olderהַגְּדֹלִ֔יםha.ge.do.LimH1419sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448hadgoneH1980afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586to the battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421. Andthe namesוְשֵׁ֣ם׀ve.ShemH8034of his threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969sonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834wentH1980to the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421were Eliabאֱלִיאָ֣ב'e.li.'AvH446the firstbornהַבְּכ֗וֹרha.be.KhorH1060,and the secondוּמִשְׁנֵ֙הוּ֙u.mish.Ne.huH4932to him Abinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41,and the thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יve.ha.she.li.ShiH7992Shammahשַׁמָּֽה׃sha.MahH8048.

14Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732was the youngestהַקָּטָ֑ןha.ka.TanH6996.Now the threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969oldestהַגְּדֹלִ֔יםha.ge.do.LimH1419followedהָלְכ֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֥יha.le.Khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃ סsha.'UlH7586,

15but Davidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732wentהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980 H7725backH7725and forth from Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586to tendלִרְע֛וֹתlir.'otH7462his father’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1flockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629at BethlehemH1035.

16The Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430cameH5066forwardH5066morningהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925and eveningוְהַעֲרֵ֑בve.ha.'a.RevH6150for fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיֽוֹם׃ פYomH3117and tookH3320his standוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320.

17Then Jesseיִשַׁ֜יyi.ShaiH3448saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121, “Takeקַח־kach-H3947nowנָ֤אna'H4994for your brothersלְאַחֶ֙יךָ֙le.'a.Chei.khaH251an ephahאֵיפַ֤ת'ei.FatH374of thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088roastedH7039grainהַקָּלִיא֙ha.ka.Li'H7039and theseהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088tenוַעֲשָׂרָ֥הva.'a.sa.RahH6235loavesלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899and runוְהָרֵ֥ץve.ha.RetzH7323to the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264to your brothersלְאַחֶֽיךָ׃le.'a.Chei.khaH251.

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