New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 17:41-54

41Then the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430cameH1980on and approachedH7126Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,with the shield-bearerנֹשֵׂ֥א הַצִּנָּ֖הno.Se' ha.tzi.NahH6793 H5375in frontלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440of him.

42When the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יha.pe.lish.TiH6430lookedוַיַּבֵּ֧טvai.ya.BetH5027and sawוַיִּרְאֶ֥הvai.yir.'EhH7200Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,he disdainedוַיִּבְזֵ֑הוּvai.yiv.Ze.huH959him; for he was buta youthנַ֔עַרNa.'arH5288, andruddyוְאַדְמֹנִ֖יve.'ad.mo.NiH132,with a handsomeיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303appearanceמַרְאֶֽה׃mar.'EhH4758.

43The Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּי֙ha.pe.lish.TiH6430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, “Am I a dogהֲכֶ֣לֶבha.Khe.levH3611,that you comeבָֽא־va'-H935to me with sticksבַּמַּקְל֑וֹתba.mak.LotH4731?” Andthe Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יha.pe.lish.TiH6430cursedוַיְקַלֵּ֧לvay.ka.LelH7043Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732by his godsבֵּאלֹהָֽיו׃be.lo.HavH430.

44The Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430also saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, “Comeלְכָ֣הle.KhahH1980to me, and I will giveוְאֶתְּנָה֙ve.'e.te.NahH5414your fleshבְּשָׂ֣רְךָ֔be.Sa.re.khaH1320to the birdsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ סha.sa.DehH7704.”

45Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, “You comeבָּ֣אba'H935to me with a swordבְּחֶ֖רֶבbe.Che.revH2719,a spearוּבַחֲנִ֣יתu.va.cha.NitH2595,and a javelinוּבְכִיד֑וֹןu.ve.khi.DonH3591,but I comeבָֽא־va'-H935to you in the nameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֛י'e.lo.HeiH430of the armiesמַעַרְכ֥וֹתma.'ar.KhotH4634of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have tauntedחֵרַֽפְתָּ׃che.Raf.taH2778.

46Thisהַזֶּ֡הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068will deliverיְסַגֶּרְךָ֩ye.sa.ger.KhaH5462you up into my handsבְּיָדִ֜יbe.ya.DiH3027,and I will strikeוְהִכִּיתִ֗ךָve.hi.ki.Ti.khaH5221you downH5221and removeוַהֲסִרֹתִ֤יva.ha.si.ro.TiH5493your headרֹֽאשְׁךָ֙ro.she.KhaH7218from you. And I will giveוְנָ֨תַתִּ֜יve.Na.ta.TiH5414thedeadH6297bodiesH6297of the armyמַחֲנֵ֤הma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117to the birdsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the wildH2421beastsH2421of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776may knowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045that thereיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426is a Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430in Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

47and that allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088assemblyהַקָּהָ֣לha.ka.HalH6951may knowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045thatthe Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068does not deliverיְהוֹשִׁ֣יעַye.ho.Shi.a'H3467by swordבְּחֶ֥רֶבbe.Che.revH2719or by spearוּבַחֲנִ֖יתu.va.cha.NitH2595;for the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421is the Lord’sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068and He will giveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414you into our handsבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.”

48Then it happenedוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430roseקָ֣םkamH6965and cameוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and drewH7126nearH7126to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, thatDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732ranוַיָּ֥רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323quicklyוַיְמַהֵ֣רvay.ma.HerH4116toward the battleהַמַּעֲרָכָ֖הha.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634lineH4634to meetלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי׃ha.pe.lish.TiH6430.

49And Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732putוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971his handיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027into his bagהַכֶּ֗לִיha.Ke.liH3627and tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947from it a stoneאֶ֙בֶן֙'e.venH68and slungוַיְקַלַּ֔עvay.ka.La'H7049it,and struckוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430on his foreheadמִצְח֑וֹmitz.ChoH4696.And the stoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68sankוַתִּטְבַּ֤עva.tit.Ba'H2883into his foreheadבְּמִצְח֔וֹbe.mitz.ChoH4696,so that he fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307on his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

50Thus Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֨קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388overמִן־min-H4480the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּי֙ha.pe.lish.TiH6430with a slingבַּקֶּ֣לַעba.Ke.la'H7050and a stoneוּבָאֶ֔בֶןu.va.'E.venH68,and he struckוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430and killedוַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him; but thereH369was noH369swordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719in David’sדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027.

51Then Davidדָּ֠וִדDa.vidH1732ranוַיָּ֣רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323and stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֨דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975overאֶל־'el-H413the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יha.pe.lish.TiH6430andtookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947his swordחַ֠רְבּוֹchar.boH2719and drewוַֽיִּשְׁלְפָ֤הּvai.yish.le.FahH8025it out of its sheathמִתַּעְרָהּ֙mi.ta'.RahH8593and killedוַיְמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּvay.Mo.te.Te.huH4191him, and cutוַיִּכְרָת־vai.yikh.rot-H3772offH3772his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218with it.When the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430sawוַיִּרְא֧וּvai.yir.'UH7200that their championגִּבּוֹרָ֖םgi.bo.RamH1368was deadמֵ֥תmetH4191,they fledוַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃vai.ya.Nu.suH5127.

52The menH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִיהוּדָ֜הvi.hu.DahH3063aroseוַיָּקֻ֣מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and shoutedוַיָּרִ֗עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321and pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ֙vai.yir.de.FuH7291the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430as farH5704as the valleyגַ֔יְאGay'H1516,and to the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.ReiH8179ofEkronעֶקְר֑וֹןek.RonH6138.And the slainחַֽלְלֵ֤יcha.LeiH2491Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430layוַֽיִּפְּל֞וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307along the wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870toShaaraimשַׁעֲרַ֔יִםsha.'a.Ra.yimH8189,even to Gathגַּ֖תgatH1661and Ekronעֶקְרֽוֹן׃ek.RonH6138.

53The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725from chasingמִדְּלֹ֖קmi.de.LokH1814the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430and plunderedוַיָּשֹׁ֖סּוּvai.ya.Sho.suH8155their campsמַחֲנֵיהֶֽם׃ma.cha.nei.HemH4264.

54Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947the Philistine’sהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218and broughtוַיְבִאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935it to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,but he putשָׂ֥םsamH7760his weaponsכֵּלָ֖יוke.LavH3627in his tentבְּאָהֳלֽוֹ׃ סbe.'o.ho.LoH168.

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