New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 17:1-3

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.

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