New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 17:4-23

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.

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.

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.

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