New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Samuel 17:32-40
32And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, “May noאַל־'al-H408one’sאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120heartלֵב־lev-H3820failיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307onH5921accountH5921ofH5921him;your servantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650will goיֵלֵ֔ךְye.LekhH1980and fightוְנִלְחַ֖םve.nil.ChamH3898thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יha.pe.lish.TiH6430!”
33But Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, “You areH3201not ableתוּכַל֙tu.KhalH3201to goלָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetH1980againstH413thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣יha.pe.lish.TiH6430to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898him; for you are onlya youthמִנְּעֻרָֽיו׃ סmi.ne.'u.RavH5271,while he has been a warriorמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421sinceH4480his youthH5271.”
34But Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650was tendingרֹעֶ֨הro.'EhH7462his father’sלְאָבִ֖יוle.'a.VivH1sheepבַּצֹּ֑אןba.TzonH6629.When a lionהָֽאֲרִי֙ha.'a.RiH738or a bearהַדּ֔וֹבha.DovH1677cameוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935and tookוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375a sheepשֶׂ֖הsehH7716from the flockמֵהָעֵֽדֶר׃me.ha.'E.derH5739,
35I wentH3318outH3318afterאַחֲרָ֛יו'a.cha.RavH310it andattackedוְהִכִּתִ֖יוve.hi.ki.TivH5221it, andrescuedוְהִצַּ֣לְתִּיve.hi.Tzal.tiH5337the sheepfrom its mouthמִפִּ֑יוmi.PivH6310;and when it roseH6965upH6965againstעָלַ֔י'a.LaiH5921me, I grabbedוְהֶחֱזַ֙קְתִּי֙ve.he.che.Zak.tiH2388itby its maneבִּזְקָנ֔וֹbiz.ka.NoH2206and struckוְהִכִּתִ֖יוve.hi.ki.TivH5221it and killedוַהֲמִיתִּֽיו׃va.ha.mi.TivH4191it.
36Your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650haskilledהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221bothH1571the lionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738and the bearהַדּ֖וֹבha.DovH1677;and thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088uncircumcisedהֶעָרֵ֤לhe.'a.RelH6189Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨יha.pe.lish.TiH6430will be like oneכְּאַחַ֣דke.'a.ChadH259of them, sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588he has defiedחֵרֵ֔ףche.RefH2778the armiesמַעַרְכֹ֖תma.'ar.KhotH4634of the livingחַיִּֽים׃ סchai.YimH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.”
37And Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834savedהִצִּלַ֜נִיhi.tzi.La.niH5337me from the pawמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027of the lionהָֽאֲרִי֙ha.'a.RiH738and the pawוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027of the bearהַדֹּ֔בha.DoH1677,He will saveיַצִּילֵ֔נִיya.tzi.Le.niH5337me from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thisהַזֶּ֑ה סha.ZehH2088Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430.”So Saulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732, “Goלֵ֔ךְLekhH1980,and may the Lordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068be with you.”
38Then Saulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586clothedוַיַּלְבֵּ֨שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732with his militaryH4055attireH4055and putוְנָתַ֛ןve.na.TanH5414a bronzeנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178helmetק֥וֹבַעKoa'H6959on his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,and outfittedוַיַּלְבֵּ֥שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847him with armorשִׁרְיֽוֹן׃shir.YonH8302.
39And Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732strappedH2296onH2296his swordחַ֠רְבּוֹchar.boH2719overמֵעַ֨לme.'AlH4480H5921his militaryH4055attireH4055and struggledוַיֹּ֣אֶלvai.Yo.'elH2974at walkingלָלֶכֶת֮la.le.KhetH1980,for he had not trainedנִסָּה֒ni.SahH5254with the armor.So Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, “I cannotאוּכַ֛ל'u.KhalH3201H3808goלָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khetH1980with theseבָּאֵ֖לֶּהba.'E.lehH428,becauseH3588I have not trainedנִסִּ֑יתִיni.Si.tiH5254with them.”And Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732tookוַיְסִרֵ֥םvay.si.RemH5493themoffמֵעָלָֽיו׃me.'a.LavH4480H5921.
40Then he tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947his staffמַקְל֜וֹmak.LoH4731in his handבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027and choseוַיִּבְחַר־vai.yiv.char-H977for himself fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568smoothחַלֻּקֵֽי־cha.lu.kei-H2512stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים׀'a.va.NimH68from the brookהַנַּ֡חַלha.Na.chalH5158,and putוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760them in the shepherd’sהָרֹעִ֧יםha.ro.'ImH7462bagבִּכְלִ֨יbikh.LiH3627whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he had, that is, in hisshepherd’sH3219pouchH3219, andhis slingוְקַלְּע֣וֹve.ka.le.'OH7050was in his handבְיָד֑וֹve.ya.DoH3027;and he approachedוַיִּגַּ֖שׁvai.yi.GashH5066the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי׃ha.pe.lish.TiH6430.
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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