Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 17:32-50

32AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,LetH408noH408man’sאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120heartלֵב־lev-H3820failH5307becauseעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921of him; thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650willgoH5307andfightוְנִלְחַ֖םve.nil.ChamH3898with thisPhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יha.pe.lish.TiH6430.

33AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, Thou artnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808ableתוּכַל֙tu.KhalH3201to goagainstH413thisPhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣יha.pe.lish.TiH6430tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898with him: for thou art but ayouthמִנְּעֻרָֽיו׃ סmi.ne.'u.RavH5271, and he amanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421from hisyouthH5271.

34AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650kept hisfather’sלְאָבִ֖יוle.'a.VivH1sheepH6629; and when therecameוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935alionהָֽאֲרִי֙ha.'a.RiH738, or abearH5375, andtookH5375alambשֶׂ֖הsehH7716outאֶל־'el-H413of theflockבַּצֹּ֑אןba.TzonH6629,

35IwentH3318outH3318afterאַחֲרָ֛יו'a.cha.RavH310him, andsmoteH5221him, anddeliveredוְהִצַּ֣לְתִּיve.hi.Tzal.tiH5337itoutH3318of hismouthמִפִּ֑יוmi.PivH6310: and when hearoseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965againstH5921meH5921, Icaughtוְהֶחֱזַ֙קְתִּי֙ve.he.che.Zak.tiH2388him by hisbeardבִּזְקָנ֔וֹbiz.ka.NoH2206, andsmoteH5221him, andslewH5221him.

36Thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650smoteהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221bothH1571thelionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738and thebearהַדּ֖וֹבha.DovH1677: and thisuncircumcisedהֶעָרֵ֤לhe.'a.RelH6189Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨יha.pe.lish.TiH6430shall be as one of them,seeingכִּ֣יkiH3588he hath defied thearmiesמַעַרְכֹ֖תma.'ar.KhotH4634of thelivingחַיִּֽים׃ סchai.YimH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

37AndDavidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068thatdeliveredהִצִּלַ֜נִיhi.tzi.La.niH5337meH413outH413of thepawמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027of thelionהָֽאֲרִי֙ha.'a.RiH738, andoutH413of thepawוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027of thebearהַדֹּ֔בha.DoH1677, he willdeliverיַצִּילֵ֔נִיya.tzi.Le.niH5337meH413outH413of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thisPhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430. AndSaulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,Goיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961, and theLORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068shall be with thee.

38AndSaulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586cladDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732with hisapparelH3847, and heputוְנָתַ֛ןve.na.TanH5414anhelmetק֥וֹבַעKoa'H6959ofbrassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178uponעַל־'al-H5921hisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218, and he clad him with a coat of mail.

39AndDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732girdedוַיַּחְגֹּ֣רvai.yach.GorH2296hisswordחַ֠רְבּוֹchar.boH2719uponמֵעַ֨לme.'AlH5921his apparel, and he assayed togoH5493; for he hadnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808provedנִסָּה֒ni.SahH5254it. AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, Icannotלֹ֥אlo'H3808goH5493withtheseבָּאֵ֖לֶּהba.'E.lehH428; for I havenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808provedנִסִּ֑יתִיni.Si.tiH5254them. AndDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732putH5493themoffמֵעָלָֽיו׃me.'a.LavH5921him.

40And hetookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947hisstaffמַקְל֜וֹmak.LoH4731in hishandבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, andchoseוַיִּבְחַר־vai.yiv.char-H977himfiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568smoothחַלֻּקֵֽי־cha.lu.kei-H2512stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים׀'a.va.NimH68outמִן־min-H4480of thebrookהַנַּ֡חַלha.Na.chalH5158, andputוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760them in the shepherd’sbagבִּכְלִ֨יbikh.LiH3627whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he had,evenאֹ֠תָם'O.tomH853in his scrip; and his sling was in hishandבְיָד֑וֹve.ya.DoH3027: and hedrewH5066nearH5066to thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי׃ha.pe.lish.TiH6430.

41And thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430cameH1980on anddrewH1980nearH6440untoDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732; and themanוְהָאִ֛ישׁve.ha.'IshH376that bare theshieldהַצִּנָּ֖הha.tzi.NahH6793wentH1980beforeH6440him.

42And when thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יha.pe.lish.TiH6430lookedH7200aboutהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961, andsawH7200Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, hedisdainedוַיִּבְזֵ֑הוּvai.yiv.Ze.huH959him: for he was but ayouthנַ֔עַרNa.'arH5288, andruddyוְאַדְמֹנִ֖יve.'ad.mo.NiH132, and withal of afairיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303countenance.

43And thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּי֙ha.pe.lish.TiH6430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, Am I adogהֲכֶ֣לֶבha.Khe.levH3611, that thou comest tomeH413with staves? And thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יha.pe.lish.TiH6430cursedוַיְקַלֵּ֧לvay.ka.LelH7043Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732by hisgodsבֵּאלֹהָֽיו׃be.lo.HavH430.

44And thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, Come tomeH413, and I willgiveוְאֶתְּנָה֙ve.'e.te.NahH5414thyfleshבְּשָׂ֣רְךָ֔be.Sa.re.khaH1320unto the fowls of the air, and to thebeastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ סha.sa.DehH7704.

45Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732to thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, Thou comest tomeH413with aswordבְּחֶ֖רֶבbe.Che.revH2719, and with aspearוּבַחֲנִ֣יתu.va.cha.NitH2595, and with ajavelinוּבְכִיד֑וֹןu.ve.khi.DonH3591: but IcomeH935to thee in thenameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֛י'e.lo.HeiH430of thearmiesH6635ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou hast defied.

46Thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117will theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068deliverH5414theeintoH5921minehandבְּיָדִ֜יbe.ya.DiH3027; and I willsmiteוְהִכִּיתִ֗ךָve.hi.ki.Ti.khaH5221thee, andtakeוַהֲסִרֹתִ֤יva.ha.si.ro.TiH5493thineheadרֹֽאשְׁךָ֙ro.she.KhaH7218fromoffH5921thee; and I willgiveוְנָ֨תַתִּ֜יve.Na.ta.TiH5414the carcases of thehostמַחֲנֵ֤הma.cha.NehH4264of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117unto the fowls of the air, and to thewildH776beastsוּלְחַיַּ֣תu.le.chai.YatH2416of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; thatallכָּל־kol-H3605theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mayknowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045that there is aGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430inIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

47and thatallכָּל־kol-H3605thisassemblyהַקָּהָ֣לha.ka.HalH6951mayknowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045that theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068savethnotלֹ֛אlo'H3808withswordבְּחֶ֥רֶבbe.Che.revH2719andspearוּבַחֲנִ֖יתu.va.cha.NitH2595: for thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421is theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, and he willgiveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414youH3588intoH3027ourhandבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.

48And itcameH1961topassH1961, when thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430aroseקָ֣םkamH6965, andcameH1961anddrewוַיִּקְרַ֖בvai.yik.RavH7126nigh tomeetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, thatDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732hastenedוַיְמַהֵ֣רvay.ma.HerH4116, andranוַיָּ֥רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323towardH7122thearmyהַמַּעֲרָכָ֖הha.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634tomeetלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי׃ha.pe.lish.TiH6430.

49AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732putוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971hishandיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027in hisbagהַכֶּ֗לִיha.Ke.liH3627, andtookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947thence astoneאֶ֙בֶן֙'e.venH68, and slang it, andsmoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430in hisforeheadמִצְח֑וֹmitz.ChoH4696; and thestoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68sankוַתִּטְבַּ֤עva.tit.Ba'H2883intoH413hisforeheadבְּמִצְח֔וֹbe.mitz.ChoH4696, and hefellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307uponעַל־'al-H5921hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440to theearthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

50Soמִן־min-H4480Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֨קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388over thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּי֙ha.pe.lish.TiH6430with a sling and with astoneוּבָאֶ֔בֶןu.va.'E.venH68, andsmoteH5221thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, andslewH5221him; but there wasnoאֵ֥ין'einH369swordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719in thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

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