New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 17:31-39

31When the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696were heardוַיְּשָּֽׁמְעוּ֙vai.ye.sha.me.'UH8085,they toldוַיַּגִּ֥דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046themto Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,and he sentוַיִּקָּחֵֽהוּ׃vai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947for him.

32Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Let noאַל־'al-H408man’sאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120heartלֵב־lev-H3820failיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307on accountעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921of him;your servantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650will goיֵלֵ֔ךְye.LekhH1980and fightוְנִלְחַ֖םve.nil.ChamH3898with thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יha.pe.lish.TiH6430.”

33Then Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, “You are not ableתוּכַל֙tu.KhalH3201to goלָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetH1980againstH413thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣יha.pe.lish.TiH6430to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898with him; for you are buta youthמִנְּעֻרָֽיו׃ סmi.ne.'u.RavH5271while he has been a warriorמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421from his youthH5271.”

34But Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650was tendingרֹעֶ֨הro.'EhH7462his father’sלְאָבִ֖יוle.'a.VivH1sheepבַּצֹּ֑אןba.TzonH6629.When a lionהָֽאֲרִי֙ha.'a.RiH738or a bearהַדּ֔וֹבha.DovH1677cameוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935and tookוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375a lambשֶׂ֖הsehH7716from the flockמֵהָעֵֽדֶר׃me.ha.'E.derH5739,

35I wentוְיָצָ֧אתִיve.ya.Tza.tiH3318out afterאַחֲרָ֛יו'a.cha.RavH310him andattackedוְהִכִּתִ֖יוve.hi.ki.TivH5221him, andrescuedוְהִצַּ֣לְתִּיve.hi.Tzal.tiH5337itfrom his mouthמִפִּ֑יוmi.PivH6310;and when he roseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965up againstעָלַ֔י'a.LaiH5921me, I seizedוְהֶחֱזַ֙קְתִּי֙ve.he.che.Zak.tiH2388himby his beardבִּזְקָנ֔וֹbiz.ka.NoH2206andstruckוְהִכִּתִ֖יוve.hi.ki.TivH5221him and killedוַהֲמִיתִּֽיו׃va.ha.mi.TivH4191him.

36Your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650haskilledהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221bothH1571the lionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738and the bearהַדּ֖וֹבha.DovH1677;and thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088uncircumcisedהֶעָרֵ֤לhe.'a.RelH6189Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨יha.pe.lish.TiH6430will be like oneכְּאַחַ֣דke.'a.ChadH259of them, sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588he has tauntedחֵרֵ֔ףche.RefH2778the armiesמַעַרְכֹ֖תma.'ar.KhotH4634of the livingחַיִּֽים׃ סchai.YimH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.”

37And Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834deliveredהִצִּלַ֜נִיhi.tzi.La.niH5337me from the pawמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027of the lionהָֽאֲרִי֙ha.'a.RiH738and from the pawוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027of the bearהַדֹּ֔בha.DoH1677,He will deliverיַצִּילֵ֔נִיya.tzi.Le.niH5337me from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thisהַזֶּ֑ה סha.ZehH2088Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430.”And Saulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732, “Goלֵ֔ךְLekhH1980,and may the Lordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068be with you.”

38Then Saulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586clothedוַיַּלְבֵּ֨שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732with his garmentsמַדָּ֔יוma.DavH4055and putוְנָתַ֛ןve.na.TanH5414a bronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178helmetק֥וֹבַעKoa'H6959on his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,and he clothedוַיַּלְבֵּ֥שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847him with armorשִׁרְיֽוֹן׃shir.YonH8302.

39Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732girdedוַיַּחְגֹּ֣רvai.yach.GorH2296his swordחַ֠רְבּוֹchar.boH2719overמֵעַ֨לme.'AlH4480 H5921his armorלְמַדָּ֜יוle.ma.DavH4055and triedוַיֹּ֣אֶלvai.Yo.'elH2974to walkלָלֶכֶת֮la.le.KhetH1980,for he had not testedנִסָּה֒ni.SahH5254them.So Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, “I cannotאוּכַ֛ל'u.KhalH3201 H3808goלָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khetH1980with theseבָּאֵ֖לֶּהba.'E.lehH428,for I have not testedנִסִּ֑יתִיni.Si.tiH5254them.”And Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732tookוַיְסִרֵ֥םvay.si.RemH5493themoffמֵעָלָֽיו׃me.'a.LavH4480 H5921.

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