Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 17:39-40

39And Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732girdedוַיַּחְגֹּ֣רvai.yach.GorH2296his swordחַ֠רְבּוֹchar.boH2719upon his armourלְמַדָּ֜יוle.ma.DavH4055,and he assayedוַיֹּ֣אֶלvai.Yo.'elH2974to goH3212;for he had not provedנִסָּה֒ni.SahH5254it.And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,I cannotאוּכַ֛ל'u.KhalH3201goH3212with these; for I have not provedנִסִּ֑יתִיni.Si.tiH5254them.And Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732putוַיְסִרֵ֥םvay.si.RemH5493them off him.

40And he tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947his staffמַקְל֜וֹmak.LoH4731in his handבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,and choseוַיִּבְחַר־vai.yiv.char-H977him fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568smoothחַלֻּקֵֽי־cha.lu.kei-H2512stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים׀'a.va.NimH68out of the brookהַנַּ֡חַלha.Na.chalH5158,and putוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760them in a shepherd’sהָרֹעִ֧יםha.ro.'ImH7462bagבִּכְלִ֨יbikh.LiH3627which he had, even in a scripוּבַיַּלְק֖וּטu.vai.yal.KutH3219;and his slingוְקַלְּע֣וֹve.ka.le.'OH7050wasin his handבְיָד֑וֹve.ya.DoH3027:and he drew nearוַיִּגַּ֖שׁvai.yi.GashH5066to the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי׃ha.pe.lish.TiH6430.

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