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1 Samuel 17:45-47

45Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732to the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,Thou comestבָּ֣אba'H935to me with a swordבְּחֶ֖רֶבbe.Che.revH2719,and with a spearוּבַחֲנִ֣יתu.va.cha.NitH2595,and with a shieldוּבְכִיד֑וֹןu.ve.khi.DonH3591:but I comeבָֽא־va'-H935to thee in the nameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֛י'e.lo.HeiH430of the armiesמַעַרְכ֥וֹתma.'ar.KhotH4634of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whom thou hast defiedחֵרַֽפְתָּ׃che.Raf.taH2778.

46This dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117will Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068deliverיְסַגֶּרְךָ֩ye.sa.ger.KhaH5462thee into mine handבְּיָדִ֜יbe.ya.DiH3027;and I will smiteוְהִכִּיתִ֗ךָve.hi.ki.Ti.khaH5221thee, and takeוַהֲסִרֹתִ֤יva.ha.si.ro.TiH5493thine headרֹֽאשְׁךָ֙ro.she.KhaH7218from thee; and I will giveוְנָ֨תַתִּ֜יve.Na.ta.TiH5414the carcasesפֶּ֣גֶרPe.gerH6297of the armyמַחֲנֵ֤הma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117unto the fowlsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and to the wild beastsוּלְחַיַּ֣תu.le.chai.YatH2416of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;that all the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776may knowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045that there isיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426a Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430in Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

47And all this assemblyהַקָּהָ֣לha.ka.HalH6951shall knowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045that Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068savethיְהוֹשִׁ֣יעַye.ho.Shi.a'H3467not with swordבְּחֶ֥רֶבbe.Che.revH2719and spearוּבַחֲנִ֖יתu.va.cha.NitH2595:for the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421isYhwh'sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,and he will giveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414you into our handsבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.

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