Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 17:55-58

55And when Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586sawוְכִרְא֨וֹתve.khir.'otH7200Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732go forthיֹצֵא֙yo.Tze'H3318againstH7125the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,he saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559unto Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74,the captainשַׂ֣רsarH8269of the armyהַצָּבָ֔אha.tza.Va'H6635,Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74,whose sonבֶּן־ben-H1121isthis youthהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288?And Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Asthy soulנַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.KhaH5315livethחֵֽי־chei-H2416,O kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,I cannotאִם־'im-H518tellיָדָֽעְתִּי׃ya.Da.'e.tiH3045.

56And the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Enquireשְׁאַ֣לshe.'AlH7592thou whose sonבֶּן־ben-H1121the striplingהָעָֽלֶם׃ סha.'A.lemH5958is.

57And as Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732returnedוּכְשׁ֣וּבu.khe.ShuvH7725from the slaughterמֵֽהַכּוֹת֙me.ha.kOtH5221of the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947him, and broughtוַיְבִאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586with the headוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218of the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

58And Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Whose sonבֶּן־ben-H1121art thou, thouyoung manהַנָּ֑עַרha.Na.'arH5288?And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I amthe sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֥'av.de.KhaH5650Jesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448the Beth–lehemiteH1022.

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