New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 17:13-28

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.

18Bringתָּבִ֖יאta.Vi'H935also theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428tenעֲשֶׂ֜רֶת'a.Se.retH6235cutsחֲרִצֵ֤יcha.ri.TzeiH2757of cheeseהֶֽחָלָב֙he.cha.LavH2461to the commanderלְשַׂר־le.sar-H8269of theirthousandהָאָ֑לֶףha.'A.lefH505,and lookתִּפְקֹ֣דtif.KodH6485into the welfareלְשָׁל֔וֹםle.sha.LomH7965of your brothersאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251,and bringתִּקָּֽח׃ti.KachH3947backnewsעֲרֻבָּתָ֖ם'a.ru.ba.TamH6161of them.

19For Saulוְשָׁא֤וּלve.sha.'UlH7586and they and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478are in the valleyבְּעֵ֖מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of ElahH424,fightingנִלְחָמִ֖יםnil.cha.MimH3898with the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.”

20So Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732aroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242and leftוַיִּטֹּ֤שׁvai.yi.ToshH5203the flockהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629with a keeperשֹׁמֵ֔רsho.MerH8104and tookוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375the suppliesand wentוַיֵּ֔לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980as Jesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448had commandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him. And he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to thecircleH4570of the campהַמַּעְגָּ֔לָהha.ma'.Ga.lahH4570while the armyוְהַחַ֗יִלve.ha.Cha.yilH2428was goingהַיֹּצֵא֙hai.yo.Tze'H3318out in battleהַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔הha.Ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634arrayH4634shoutingH7321the warבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421cryוְהֵרֵ֖עוּve.he.Re.'uH7321.

21Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430drewH6186up in battleH6186array, armyמַעֲרָכָ֖הma.'a.ra.KhahH4634againstלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122armyמַעֲרָכָֽה׃ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634.

22Then Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732leftוַיִּטֹּשׁ֩vai.yi.ToshH5203hisbaggageהַכֵּלִ֜יםha.ke.LimH3627in thecareיַד֙yadH3027of the baggageהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627keeperשׁוֹמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104,and ranוַיָּ֖רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323to the battleהַמַּעֲרָכָ֑הha.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634lineH4634and enteredוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935in order to greetוַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃vai.yish.'Al le.sha.LomH7592 H7965his brothersלְאֶחָ֖יוle.'e.ChavH251.

23As he was talkingמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696with them, beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,the championאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376 H996,the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨יha.pe.lish.TiH6430from Gathמִגַּת֙mi.GatH1661namedשְׁמ֤וֹshe.MoH8034Goliathגָּלְיָת֩gal.YatH1555,was comingעוֹלֶ֞הo.LehH5927up from the armyמִמַּעַרְכ֣וֹתmi.ma.'ar.khotH4634of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and he spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֖רvay.da.BerH1696theseH428sameH428wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697;and Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085them.

24When allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawבִּרְאוֹתָ֖םbir.'o.TamH7200the manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376,they fledוַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙vai.ya.Nu.suH5127from him and were greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966afraidוַיִּֽירְא֖וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372.

25The menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “Have you seenהַרְּאִיתֶם֙ha.re.'i.TemH7200thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088manהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376who is comingהָֽעֹלֶה֙ha.'o.LehH5927up? Surelyכִּ֛יkiH3588he is comingעֹלֶ֑ה'o.LehH5927up to defyלְחָרֵ֥ףle.cha.RefH2778Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.And it will be that the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀ha.Me.lekhH4428will enrichיַעְשְׁרֶ֥נּוּya'.she.Re.nuH6238the manהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834killsיַכֶּ֜נּוּya.Ke.nuH5221him with greatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419richesעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239andwill giveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414him his daughterבִּתּוֹ֙bi.ToH1323and makeיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”

26Then Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the menלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376who were standingהָעֹמְדִ֣יםha.'o.me.DimH5975by him, sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100will be doneיֵּעָשֶׂ֗הye.'a.SehH6213for the manH376whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834killsיַכֶּה֙ya.KehH5221thisהַלָּ֔זha.LazH1975Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣יha.pe.lish.TiH6430and takesH5493awayH5493the reproachחֶרְפָּ֖הcher.PahH2781from Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?For whoמִ֗יMiH4310is thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088uncircumcisedהֶֽעָרֵל֙he.'a.RelH6189Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֤יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, that he shouldtauntחֵרֵ֔ףche.RefH2778the armiesמַעַרְכ֖וֹתma.'ar.KhotH4634ofthe livingחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430?”

27The peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971answeredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him in accord with thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088wordכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541it will be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֔הye.'a.SehH6213for the manלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834killsיַכֶּֽנּוּ׃ya.Ke.nuH5221him.”

28Now Eliabאֱלִיאָב֙'e.li.'AvH446his oldestהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419brotherאָחִ֣יו'a.ChivH251heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085when he spokeבְּדַבְּר֖וֹbe.da.be.RoH1696to the menH376; andEliab’sאֱלִיאָ֨ב'e.li.'AvH446angerאַף֩'afH639burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Davidבְּדָוִ֜דbe.da.VidH1732and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “Whyלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100have you comeיָרַ֗דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381downH3381?And with whomמִ֨יmiH4310have you leftנָטַ֜שְׁתָּna.Tash.taH5203thoseהָהֵ֙נָּה֙ha.He.nahH2007fewמְעַ֨טme.'AtH4592sheepהַצֹּ֤אןha.TzonH6629in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057?I knowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045your insolenceזְדֹנְךָ֗ze.do.ne.KhaH2087and the wickednessרֹ֣עַRo.a'H7455of your heartלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824;for you have comeיָרָֽדְתָּ׃ya.Ra.de.taH3381downH3381in orderלְמַ֛עַןle.Ma.'anH4616to seeרְא֥וֹתre.'otH7200the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421.”

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