Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 21:16-19

16And Ishbi–benobH3430, which wasof the sonsבִּילִידֵ֣יbi.li.DeiH3211of the giantהָרָפָ֗הha.ra.FahH7497,the weightוּמִשְׁקַ֤לu.mish.KalH4948of whose spearקֵינוֹ֙kei.NoH7013weighedthreeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967shekelsof brassנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178in weightמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948,he being girdedחָג֣וּרcha.GurH2296with a newחֲדָשָׁ֑הcha.da.ShahH2319sword,thoughtוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to have slainלְהַכּ֥וֹתle.ha.KotH5221Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

17But Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֣י'a.vi.ShaiH52the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870succouredוַיַּֽעֲזָר־vai.ya.'a.zor-H5826him, and smoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,and killedוַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him. Then the menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582of Davidדָוִ֨דda.VidH1732swareנִשְׁבְּעוּ֩nish.be.'UH7650unto him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Thou shalt goתֵצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318no more out with us to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,that thou quenchתְכַבֶּ֖הte.kha.BehH3518not the lightנֵ֥רnerH5216of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

18And it came to pass after thisאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310,that there was again a battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421with the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430at Gobבְּג֖וֹבbe.GovH1359:then Sibbechaiסִבְּכַי֙si.be.KhaiH5444the Hushathiteהַחֻ֣שָׁתִ֔יha.Chu.sha.TiH2843slewהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221Saphסַ֕ףsafH5593, which wasof the sonsבִּילִדֵ֥יbi.li.DeiH3211of the giantהָרָפָֽה׃ פha.ra.FahH7497.

19And there was again a battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421in Gobבְּג֖וֹבbe.GovH1359with the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430,where Elhananאֶלְחָנָן֩'el.cha.NanH445the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jaare–oregimH3296,a Beth–lehemiteH1022,slewוַיַּ֡ךְvai.YakhH5221the brother ofGoliathגָּלְיָ֣תgal.YatH1555the Gittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663,the staffוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086of whose spearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595waslike a weaver’sאֹרְגִֽים׃ ס'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנ֖וֹרkim.NorH4500.

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