Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 17:1-11

1Now thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430gatheredוַיַּאַסְפ֨וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622togetherH622theirarmiesמַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙ma.cha.nei.HemH4264tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, and they weregatheredוַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּvai.ye.'A.se.FuH622togetherH622atSocohשֹׂכֹ֖הso.KhohH7755,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belongeth toJudahלִיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063, andpitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583betweenH996Socohשׂוֹכֹ֥הso.KhohH7755andAzekahעֲזֵקָ֖ה'a.ze.KahH5825, in Ephes-dammim.

2AndSaulוְשָׁא֤וּלve.sha.'UlH7586and themenוְאִֽישׁ־ve.'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478weregatheredנֶאֶסְפ֔וּne.'es.FuH622togetherH622, andpitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in the vale ofElahהָאֵלָ֑הha.'e.LahH425, and set thebattleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayH4421againstלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

3And thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430stoodעֹמְדִ֤ים'o.me.DimH5975on themountainהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022on the onesideH2088, andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478stoodעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975on themountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022on theotherH2088sideH2088: and there was avalleyוְהַגַּ֖יְאve.ha.Gay'H1516betweenבֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃bei.nei.HemH996them.

4And therewentH3318outH3318a championoutH3318of thecampמִמַּחֲנ֣וֹתmi.ma.cha.NotH4264of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,namedשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Goliathגָּלְיָ֥תgal.YatH1555, ofGathמִגַּ֑תmi.GatH1661,whoseאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376heightגָּבְה֕וֹga.ve.HoH1363wassixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520and aspanוָזָֽרֶת׃va.Za.retH2239.

5And he had anhelmetוְכ֤וֹבַעve.Khoa'H3553ofbrassנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ne.Cho.shetH5178uponעַל־'al-H5921hisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218, and he was clad with a coat of mail; and theweightוּמִשְׁקַל֙u.mish.KalH4948of the coat wasfiveחֲמֵשֶׁת־cha.me.shet-H2568thousandאֲלָפִ֥ים'a.la.FimH505shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofbrassנְחֹֽשֶֽׁת׃ne.Cho.ShetH5178.

6And he hadgreavesוּמִצְחַ֥תu.mitz.ChatH4697ofbrassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178uponעַל־'al-H5921hislegsרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272, and ajavelinוְכִיד֥וֹןve.khi.DonH3591ofbrassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996hisshouldersכְּתֵפָֽיו׃ke.te.FavH3802.

7And the staff of hisspearH2595was like aweaver’sאֹֽרְגִ֔ים'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנוֹר֙kim.nOrH4500; and his spear’sheadH6440weighedsixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270: and his shield-bearerwentהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980beforeH6440him.

8And hestoodH5975andcriedוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121unto thearmiesמַעַרְכֹ֣תma.'ar.KhotH4634ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100are yecomeתֵצְא֖וּte.tze.'UH3318outH3318tosetH5975yourbattleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayH4421? amnotהֲל֧וֹאha.Lo'H3808I aPhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, and yeservantsעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650toSaulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586?chooseבְּרוּ־be.ru-H1262youH859amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376foryouH859, andletH3381himcomeH3318downH3381tomeH413.

9IfH518he beableיוּכַ֞לyu.KhalH3201tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֤םle.hi.la.ChemH3898withmeH589, andkillוְהִכָּ֔נִיve.hi.Ka.niH5221meH589, then willweH518be yourservantsלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650: butifH518Iprevailאֽוּכַל־'u.khal-H3201againstאִתִּי֙'i.TiH854him, andkillוְהִכִּיתִ֔יוve.hi.ki.TivH5221him, then shall ye be ourservantsלַעֲבָדִ֔יםla.'a.va.DimH5650, andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖םva.'a.vad.TemH5647usH5647.

10And thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Idefyחֵרַ֛פְתִּיche.Raf.tiH2778thearmiesמַעַרְכ֥וֹתma.'ar.KhotH4634ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117;giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414meH5414amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, thatweH3117mayfightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

11And whenSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thoseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, they weredismayedוַיֵּחַ֥תּוּvai.ye.Cha.tuH2865, andgreatlyמְאֹֽד׃ פme.'OdH3966afraidוַיִּֽרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH3372.

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