New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 17:55-58

55Now when Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586sawוְכִרְא֨וֹתve.khir.'otH7200Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732goingיֹצֵא֙yo.Tze'H3318out againstלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,he saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559to Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74the commanderשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the armyהַצָּבָ֔אha.tza.Va'H6635, “Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74,whoseמִי־mi-H4310sonבֶּן־ben-H1121isthisזֶ֥הzehH2088youngH5288manH5288?”And Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “By your lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.KhaH5315,O kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,I do not knowיָדָֽעְתִּי׃ya.Da.'e.tiH3045.”

56The kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You inquireשְׁאַ֣לshe.'AlH7592whoseמִי־mi-H4310sonבֶּן־ben-H1121the youthהָעָֽלֶם׃ סha.'A.lemH5958is.”

57So when Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732returnedוּכְשׁ֣וּבu.khe.ShuvH7725from killingמֵֽהַכּוֹת֙me.ha.kOtH5221the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947him andbroughtוַיְבִאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586with the Philistine’sהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430headוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

58Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whoseמִ֥יmiH4310sonבֶּן־ben-H1121are you, youngH5288manH5288?”And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I amthe sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of your servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650Jesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448the BethlehemiteH1022.”

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