New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 21:16-19

16Then Ishbi-benobH3430,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834wasamong the descendantsבִּילִידֵ֣יbi.li.DeiH3211of thegiantH7498,the weightוּמִשְׁקַ֤לu.mish.KalH4948of whose spearקֵינוֹ֙kei.NoH7013was threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967shekelsof bronzeנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178in weightמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948,was girdedחָג֣וּרcha.GurH2296with a newחֲדָשָׁ֑הcha.da.ShahH2319sword, and heintendedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to killלְהַכּ֥וֹתle.ha.KotH5221Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

17ButAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֣י'a.vi.ShaiH52the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870helpedוַיַּֽעֲזָר־vai.ya.'a.zor-H5826him, and struckוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430and killedוַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him. Thenאָ֣ז'azH227the menH376of Davidדָוִ֨דda.VidH1732sworeנִשְׁבְּעוּ֩nish.be.'UH7650to him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “You shall not goתֵצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318out againע֤וֹדodH5750with us to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,soH3808that you do not extinguishתְכַבֶּ֖הte.kha.BehH3518the lampנֵ֥רnerH5216of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.”

18Now it cameH1961about afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thisכֵ֔ןKhenH3651that there was warהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421againע֧וֹדodH5750with the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430at Gobבְּג֖וֹבbe.GovH1359;thenאָ֣ז'azH227Sibbecaiסִבְּכַי֙si.be.KhaiH5444the Hushathiteהַחֻ֣שָׁתִ֔יha.Chu.sha.TiH2843struckH5221downהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221Saphסַ֕ףsafH5593,whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834was among the descendantsבִּילִדֵ֥יbi.li.DeiH3211of thegiantH7498.

19There was warהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421with the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430againע֧וֹדodH5750at Gobבְּג֖וֹבbe.GovH1359,and Elhananאֶלְחָנָן֩'el.cha.NanH445the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jaare-oregimH3296the BethlehemiteH1022killedוַיַּ֡ךְvai.YakhH5221Goliathגָּלְיָ֣תgal.YatH1555the Gittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663,the shaftוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086of whose spearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595was like a weaver’sאֹרְגִֽים׃ ס'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנ֖וֹרkim.NorH4500.

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