Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 17:4-7

4And there went outוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318a championאִֽישׁ־ הַבֵּנַ֙יִם֙'ish- ha.be.Na.yimH1143 H376out of the campמִמַּחֲנ֣וֹתmi.ma.cha.NotH4264of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,namedשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Goliathגָּלְיָ֥תgal.YatH1555,of Gathמִגַּ֑תmi.GatH1661,whose heightגָּבְה֕וֹga.ve.HoH1363wassixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520and a spanוָזָֽרֶת׃va.Za.retH2239.

5And he hadan helmetוְכ֤וֹבַעve.Khoa'H3553of brassנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ne.Cho.shetH5178upon his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218, and he wasarmedלָב֑וּשׁla.VushH3847with a coatוְשִׁרְי֥וֹןve.shir.YonH8302of mailקַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖יםkas.ka.SimH7193;and the weightוּמִשְׁקַל֙u.mish.KalH4948of the coatהַשִּׁרְי֔וֹןha.shir.YonH8302wasfiveחֲמֵשֶׁת־cha.me.shet-H2568thousandאֲלָפִ֥ים'a.la.FimH505shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255of brassנְחֹֽשֶֽׁת׃ne.Cho.ShetH5178.

6And he hadgreavesוּמִצְחַ֥תu.mitz.ChatH4697of brassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178upon his legsרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272,and a targetוְכִיד֥וֹןve.khi.DonH3591of brassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178between his shouldersכְּתֵפָֽיו׃ke.te.FavH3802.

7And the staffוְעֵ֣ץve.chatzH2671 H6086of his spearחֲנִית֗וֹcha.ni.ToH2595waslike a weaver’sאֹֽרְגִ֔ים'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנוֹר֙kim.nOrH4500;and his spear’sחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595headוְלַהֶ֣בֶתve.la.He.vetH3852weighedsixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255of ironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270:and one bearingוְנֹשֵׂ֥אve.no.Se'H5375a shieldהַצִּנָּ֖הha.tzi.NahH6793wentהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

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