New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Samuel 17:1-11
1Nowthe Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430gatheredוַיַּאַסְפ֨וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622their armiesמַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙ma.cha.nei.HemH4264for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421;and they were gatheredוַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּvai.ye.'A.se.FuH622at Socohשֹׂכֹ֖הso.KhohH7755whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belongs to Judahלִיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,and they campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583betweenH996Socohשׂוֹכֹ֥הso.KhohH7755andAzekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825, inEphes-dammimH658.
2Saulוְשָׁא֤וּלve.sha.'UlH7586and the menוְאִֽישׁ־ve.'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478were assembledנֶאֶסְפ֔וּne.'es.FuH622and campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inthe Valleyבְּעֵ֣מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of ElahH424,and they drewH6186upH6186in battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421formationH4421to confrontלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.
3The Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430were standingעֹמְדִ֤ים'o.me.DimH5975on the mountainהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022on oneH2088sideH2088,while Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478was standingעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975on the mountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022on the otherH2088sideH2088,with the valleyוְהַגַּ֖יְאve.ha.Gay'H1516betweenבֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃bei.nei.HemH996them.
4Then a championאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376H996cameH3318forwardH3318from the armyH4264encampmentH4264of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,namedשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Goliathגָּלְיָ֥תgal.YatH1555, fromGathמִגַּ֑תmi.GatH1661.His heightגָּבְה֕וֹga.ve.HoH1363wassixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520and aspanוָזָֽרֶת׃va.Za.retH2239.
5And he hada bronzeנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ne.Cho.shetH5178helmetוְכ֤וֹבַעve.Khoa'H3553on his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,and he woreלָב֑וּשׁla.VushH3847scale-armorקַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖יםkas.ka.SimH7193which weighedוּמִשְׁקַל֙u.mish.KalH4948fiveחֲמֵשֶׁת־cha.me.shet-H2568thousandאֲלָפִ֥ים'a.la.FimH505shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255of bronzeנְחֹֽשֶֽׁת׃ne.Cho.ShetH5178.
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; andhis shield-carrierוְנֹשֵׂ֥א הַצִּנָּ֖הve.no.Se' ha.tzi.NahH6793H5375walkedהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980in frontלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440of him.
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.'UH3318outH3318to drawH6186upH6186in battleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421formationH4421?Am I not the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, and you theservantsעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650of Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586?ChooseH1262a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376asH1262your representativeH1262and have him comeוְיֵרֵ֥דve.ye.RedH3381downH3381to me.
9Ifאִם־'im-H518he isH3201ableיוּכַ֞לyu.KhalH3201to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֤םle.hi.la.ChemH3898me 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.”
10Then the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I have defiedחֵרַ֛פְתִּיche.Raf.tiH2778the ranksמַעַרְכ֥וֹתma.'ar.KhotH4634of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117!Giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414me a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,so that 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 veryמְאֹֽד׃ פme.'OdH3966fearfulוַיִּֽרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH3372.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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