Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 17:5-38

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.

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;

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.

29AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whatמֶ֥הmehH4100have Inowעָ֑תָּה'A.tahH6258doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213? Is therenotהֲל֖וֹאha.Lo'H3808acauseדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697?

30And heturnedH7725awayH7725from himtowardH413anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312, and spakeafterH413thesameהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088mannerH1697: and thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971answeredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559himagainH7725afterH413theformerהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223mannerH1697.

31And when thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697wereheardוַיְּשָּֽׁמְעוּ֙vai.ye.sha.me.'UH8085whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732spake, they rehearsed thembeforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586; and hesentוַיִּקָּחֵֽהוּ׃vai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947for him.

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.

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