Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 17:13-28

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;

18andbringתָּבִ֖יאta.Vi'H935theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428tenעֲשֶׂ֜רֶת'a.Se.retH6235cheeses unto thecaptainלְשַׂר־le.sar-H8269of theirthousandהָאָ֑לֶףha.'A.lefH505, andlookתִּפְקֹ֣דtif.KodH6485howלְשָׁל֔וֹםle.sha.LomH7965thybrethrenאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251fare, andtakeתִּקָּֽח׃ti.KachH3947their pledge.

19NowSaulוְשָׁא֤וּלve.sha.'UlH7586, and they, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, were in the vale ofElahהָֽאֵלָ֑הha.'e.LahH425,fightingנִלְחָמִ֖יםnil.cha.MimH3898with thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

20AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732roseH7925upH5375earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andleftH3318thesheepהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629with akeeperשֹׁמֵ֔רsho.MerH8104, andtookH5375, andwentH3318, asJesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448hadcommandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him; and hecameH935to theplaceH935of the wagons, as the hostwhichכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834wasgoingH3318forthH3318to thefightH4421shoutedוְהֵרֵ֖עוּve.he.Re.'uH7321for thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

21AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430put thebattleH4634inarrayH4634,armyH4634againstלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122armyH4634.

22AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732leftוַיִּטֹּשׁ֩vai.yi.ToshH5203hisbaggageהַכֵּלִ֜יםha.ke.LimH3627in thehandיַד֙yadH3027of thekeeperשׁוֹמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104of thebaggageהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627, andranוַיָּ֖רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323to thearmyהַמַּעֲרָכָ֑הha.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634, andcameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935and saluted hisbrethrenלְאֶחָ֖יוle.'e.ChavH251.

23And as hetalkedH1696with them,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009, therecameH5927upH5927the champion, thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨יha.pe.lish.TiH6430ofGathמִגַּת֙mi.GatH1661,Goliathגָּלְיָת֩gal.YatH1555bynameשְׁמ֤וֹshe.MoH8034,outH376of the ranks of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, and spakeaccordingH376to thesameוְה֣וּא׀ve.Hu'H1931wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697: andDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085them.

24Andallוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, when theysawבִּרְאוֹתָ֖םbir.'o.TamH7200themanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376,fledוַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙vai.ya.Nu.suH5127from him, and were soreafraidוַיִּֽירְא֖וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372.

25And themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, Have yeseenהַרְּאִיתֶם֙ha.re.'i.TemH7200thismanהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376that iscomeH1961upהָֽעֹלֶה֙ha.'o.LehH5927?surelyכִּ֛יkiH3588todefyלְחָרֵ֥ףle.cha.RefH2778Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478is hecomeH1961upעֹלֶ֑ה'o.LehH5927: and it shall be, that themanהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376who killeth him, thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀ha.Me.lekhH4428willenrichיַעְשְׁרֶ֥נּוּya'.she.Re.nuH6238him withgreatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419richesעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239, and willgiveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414him hisdaughterבִּתּוֹ֙bi.ToH1323, andmakeH5414hisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

26AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732spake to themenלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376thatstoodהָעֹמְדִ֣יםha.'o.me.DimH5975by him,sayingH559,Whatמַה־mah-H4100shall bedoneיֵּעָשֶׂ֗הye.'a.SehH6213to themanH376that killeth thisPhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, and takethawayוְהֵסִ֥ירve.he.SirH5493thereproachחֶרְפָּ֖הcher.PahH2781fromIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478? for who is thisuncircumcisedהֶֽעָרֵל֙he.'a.RelH6189Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֤יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, that he shoulddefyחֵרֵ֔ףche.RefH2778thearmiesמַעַרְכ֖וֹתma.'ar.KhotH4634of thelivingחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430?

27And thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971answeredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him after thismannerכַּדָּבָ֥רka.da.VarH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,SoH6213shall it bedoneH6213to themanלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376that killeth him.

28AndEliabאֱלִיאָב֙'e.li.'AvH446his eldestbrotherאָחִ֣יו'a.ChivH251heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085when he spake unto themenH376; andEliab’sאֱלִיאָ֨ב'e.li.'AvH446angerאַף֩'afH639waskindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Davidבְּדָוִ֜דbe.da.VidH1732, and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559,Whyלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100art thoucomeיָרַ֗דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381downH3381? and withwhomמִ֨יmiH4310hast thouleftנָטַ֜שְׁתָּna.Tash.taH5203thoseH376fewמְעַ֨טme.'AtH4592sheepהַצֹּ֤אןha.TzonH6629in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057? Iknowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thyprideזְדֹנְךָ֗ze.do.ne.KhaH2087, and the naughtiness of thineheartלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824; for thou artcomeיָרָֽדְתָּ׃ya.Ra.de.taH3381downH3381that thou mightestseeרְא֥וֹתre.'otH7200thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

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