Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 21:15-22

15And thePhilistinesלַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםla.pe.lish.TimH6430hadwarמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH4421againע֧וֹדodH5750withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; andDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732wentH3381downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381, and hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֥יוva.'a.va.DavH5650with him, andfoughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֥וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898againstעִמּ֛וֹi.MoH5973thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430: andDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732waxed faint.

16andIshbi-benobH3430,whichH834was of the sons of the giant, theweightוּמִשְׁקַ֤לu.mish.KalH4948ofwhoseH834spearקֵינוֹ֙kei.NoH7013wasthreeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967shekelsH4948ofbrassנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178inweightמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948, he beinggirdedחָג֣וּרcha.GurH2296with anewחֲדָשָׁ֑הcha.da.ShahH2319sword,thoughtוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to haveslainלְהַכּ֥וֹתle.ha.KotH5221Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

17ButAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֣י'a.vi.ShaiH52thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870succoured him, andsmoteH5221thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, andkilledH5221him. Then themenH376ofDavidדָוִ֨דda.VidH1732sware unto him,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thou shaltgoתֵצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318noלֹא־lo'-H3808moreע֤וֹדodH5750outH3318withusH559tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, that thouquenchתְכַבֶּ֖הte.kha.BehH3518notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808thelampנֵ֥רnerH5216ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

18And itcameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961topassוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310this, that there wasagainע֧וֹדodH5750warהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421with thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430atGobבְּג֖וֹבbe.GovH1359: thenSibbecaiסִבְּכַי֙si.be.KhaiH5444theHushathiteהַחֻ֣שָׁתִ֔יha.Chu.sha.TiH2843slewהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221Saphסַ֕ףsafH5593,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834was of the sons of the giant.

19And there wasagainע֧וֹדodH5750warהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421with thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430atGobבְּג֖וֹבbe.GovH1359; andElhananאֶלְחָנָן֩'el.cha.NanH445thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJaare-oregimH3296the Beth-lehemiteslewוַיַּ֡ךְvai.YakhH5221Goliathגָּלְיָ֣תgal.YatH1555theGittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663, the staff ofwhoseH1121spearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595was like aweaver’sאֹרְגִֽים׃ ס'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנ֖וֹרkim.NorH4500.

20And there wasagainע֥וֹדodH5750warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421atGathבְּגַ֑תbe.GatH1661, where was amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of great stature, that had oneveryH376handיָדָיו֩ya.DavH3027sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337fingersוְאֶצְבְּעֹ֣תve.'etz.be.'OtH676, and oneveryH376footרַגְלָ֜יוrag.LavH7272sixוָשֵׁ֗שׁva.SheshH8337toesוְאֶצְבְּעֹ֨תve.'etz.be.'OtH676,fourוְאַרְבַּע֙ve.'ar.Ba'H702andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242innumberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557; and he also wasbornיֻלַּ֥דyu.LadH3205to the giant.

21And when he defiedIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShimeiH8096David’sדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251slewוַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.Ke.huH5221him.

22Theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428fourאַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702werebornיֻלְּד֥וּyu.le.DuH3205to the giant inGathבְּגַ֑תbe.GatH1661; and theyfellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307by thehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, and by thehandוּבְיַ֥דu.ve.YadH3027of hisservantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃ פ'a.va.DavH5650.

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