Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 17:12-17

12NowH3117Davidוְדָוִד֩ve.da.VidH1732was thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of thatEphrathiteאֶפְרָתִ֜י'ef.ra.TiH673of Beth-lehem-judah,whoseH1121nameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448; and he hadeightשְׁמֹנָ֣הshe.mo.NahH8083sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121: and themanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376was anoldH1121manוְהָאִישׁ֙ve.ha.'IshH376in thedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, stricken inyearsH3117amongmenH376.

13And thethreeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969eldestsonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448hadgoneH1980afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586to thebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421: and thenamesוְשֵׁ֣ם׀ve.ShemH8034of histhreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969sonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121thatwentH1980to thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421wereEliabאֱלִיאָ֣ב'e.li.'AvH446thefirstbornהַבְּכ֗וֹרha.be.KhorH1060, andnextוּמִשְׁנֵ֙הוּ֙u.mish.Ne.huH4932unto himAbinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41, and thethirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יve.ha.she.li.ShiH7992Shammahשַׁמָּֽה׃sha.MahH8048.

14AndDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732was theyoungestהַקָּטָ֑ןha.ka.TanH6996: and thethreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969eldestfollowedאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃ סsha.'UlH7586.

15NowH1980Davidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732wentH1980to andfroH1980fromSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586tofeedלִרְע֛וֹתlir.'otH7462hisfather’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629at Beth-lehem.

16And thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430drewH5066nearH5066morningהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925andeveningוְהַעֲרֵ֑בve.ha.'a.RevH6150, andpresentedוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320himselfH3117fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיֽוֹם׃ פYomH3117.

17AndJesseיִשַׁ֜יyi.ShaiH3448saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoDavidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,Takeקַח־kach-H3947nowנָ֤אna'H4994for thybrethrenלְאַחֶ֙יךָ֙le.'a.Chei.khaH251anephahאֵיפַ֤ת'ei.FatH374of thisparchedהַקָּלִיא֙ha.ka.Li'H7039corn, andtheseH2088tenוַעֲשָׂרָ֥הva.'a.sa.RahH6235loavesלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899, andcarryH3947themquicklyוְהָרֵ֥ץve.ha.RetzH7323to thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264to thybrethrenלְאַחֶֽיךָ׃le.'a.Chei.khaH251;

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