1 Samuel 17
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1 Samuel 17:13-28

13And thethreeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969eldestהַגְּדֹלִ֔יםha.ge.do.LimH1419sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448wentH3212andfollowedאַחֲרֵי־'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.huH4932to himAbinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41, and thethirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יve.ha.she.li.ShiH7992Shammahשַׁמָּֽה׃sha.MahH8048.
14AndDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732was theyoungestהַקָּטָ֑ןha.ka.TanH6996: and thethreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙u.she.lo.ShahH7969eldestהַגְּדֹלִ֔יםha.ge.do.LimH1419followedהָלְכ֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֥יha.le.Khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980H310Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃ סsha.'UlH7586.
15ButDavidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732wentהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980andreturnedוָשָׁ֖בva.ShavH7725fromSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586tofeedלִרְע֛וֹתlir.'otH7462hisfather’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1sheepצֹ֥אןtzonH6629atBethlehemH1035.
16And thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430drewnearוַיִּגַּ֥שׁvai.yi.GashH5066morningהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925andeveningוְהַעֲרֵ֑בve.ha.'a.RevH6150, andpresentedוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320himselffortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysיֽוֹם׃ פYomH3117.
17AndJesseיִשַׁ֜יyi.ShaiH3448saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,Takeקַח־kach-H3947now for thybrethrenלְאַחֶ֙יךָ֙le.'a.Chei.khaH251anephahאֵיפַ֤ת'ei.FatH374ofthisH2088roastedהַקָּלִיא֙ha.ka.Li'H7039grain, and thesetenוַעֲשָׂרָ֥הva.'a.sa.RahH6235loavesלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899, andrunוְהָרֵ֥ץve.ha.RetzH7323to thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264to thybrethrenלְאַחֶֽיךָ׃le.'a.Chei.khaH251;
18Andcarryתָּבִ֖יאta.Vi'H935thesetenעֲשֶׂ֜רֶת'a.Se.retH6235cheesesחֲרִצֵ֤י הֶֽחָלָב֙cha.ri.Tzei he.cha.LavH2461H2757to thecaptainלְשַׂר־le.sar-H8269of theirthousandהָאָ֑לֶףha.'A.lefH505, andseeתִּפְקֹ֣דtif.KodH6485how thybrethrenאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251fareלְשָׁל֔וֹםle.sha.LomH7965, andtakeתִּקָּֽח׃ti.KachH3947theirpledgeעֲרֻבָּתָ֖ם'a.ru.ba.TamH6161.
19NowSaulוְשָׁא֤וּלve.sha.'UlH7586, and they, and all themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, were in thevalleyבְּעֵ֖מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofElahהָֽאֵלָ֑הha.'e.LahH425,fightingנִלְחָמִ֖יםnil.cha.MimH3898with thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.
20AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732roseearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andleftוַיִּטֹּ֤שׁvai.yi.ToshH5203thesheepהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629with akeeperשֹׁמֵ֔רsho.MerH8104, andtookוַיִּשָּׂ֣אvai.yi.Sa'H5375, andwentH3212, asJesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448hadcommandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him; and hecameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to thetrenchהַמַּעְגָּ֔לָהha.ma'.Ga.lahH4570, as thehostוְהַחַ֗יִלve.ha.Cha.yilH2428was goingforthהַיֹּצֵא֙hai.yo.Tze'H3318to thefightהַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔הha.Ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634, andshoutedוְהֵרֵ֖עוּve.he.Re.'uH7321for thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.
21ForIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430had put the battle inarrayוַתַּעֲרֹ֤ךְva.ta.'a.RokhH6186,armyמַעֲרָכָ֖הma.'a.ra.KhahH4634againstH7125armyמַעֲרָכָֽה׃ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634.
22AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732leftוַיִּטֹּשׁ֩vai.yi.ToshH5203hisbaggageהַכֵּלִ֜יםha.ke.LimH3627in thehandיַד֙yadH3027of thekeeperשׁוֹמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104of thebaggageהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627, andranוַיָּ֖רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323into thearmyהַמַּעֲרָכָ֑הha.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634, andcameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935andgreetedוַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃vai.yish.'Al le.sha.LomH7592H7965hisbrethrenלְאֶחָ֖יוle.'e.ChavH251.
23And as hetalkedמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696with them, behold, there cameupעוֹלֶ֞הo.LehH5927thechampionאִ֣ישׁ הַבֵּנַ֡יִם'ish ha.be.Na.yimH376H1143, thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨יha.pe.lish.TiH6430ofGathמִגַּת֙mi.GatH1661,Goliathגָּלְיָת֩gal.YatH1555bynameשְׁמ֤וֹshe.MoH8034, from thearmiesמִמַּעַרְכ֣וֹתmi.ma.'ar.khotH4634H4630of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, andspokeוַיְדַבֵּ֖רvay.da.BerH1696according to thesameהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697: andDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085them .
24And all themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, when theysawבִּרְאוֹתָ֖םbir.'o.TamH7200themanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376,fledוַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙vai.ya.Nu.suH5127fromhimמִפָּנָ֔יוmi.pa.NavH6440, and wereexceedinglyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966afraidוַיִּֽירְא֖וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372.
25And themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, Have yeseenהַרְּאִיתֶם֙ha.re.'i.TemH7200thismanהָאִ֤ישׁha.'IshH376that hath comeupהָֽעֹלֶה֙ha.'o.LehH5927? surely todefyלְחָרֵ֥ףle.cha.RefH2778Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath hecomeעֹלֶ֑ה'o.LehH5927: and it shall be, that themanהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376who shallkillיַכֶּ֜נּוּya.Ke.nuH5221him, thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ׀ha.Me.lekhH4428willenrichיַעְשְׁרֶ֥נּוּya'.she.Re.nuH6238him withgreatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419richesעֹ֣שֶׁר'O.sherH6239, and willgiveיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414him hisdaughterבִּתּוֹ֙bi.ToH1323, andmakeיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213hisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
26AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֞יםha.'a.na.ShimH582thatstoodהָעֹמְדִ֣יםha.'o.me.DimH5975by him,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, What shall bedoneיֵּעָשֶׂ֗הye.'a.SehH6213to themanלָאִישׁ֙la.'IshH376thatkillethיַכֶּה֙ya.KehH5221thisהַלָּ֔זha.LazH1975Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣יha.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, So shall it bedoneיֵעָשֶׂ֔הye.'a.SehH6213to themanלָאִ֖ישׁla.'IshH376thatkillethיַכֶּֽנּוּ׃ya.Ke.nuH5221him.
28AndEliabאֱלִיאָב֙'e.li.'AvH446hiseldestהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419brotherאָחִ֣יו'a.ChivH251heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085when hespokeבְּדַבְּר֖וֹbe.da.be.RoH1696to themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֑יםha.'a.na.ShimH582; andEliab’sאֱלִיאָ֨ב'e.li.'AvH446angerאַף֩'afH639waskindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734againstDavidבְּדָוִ֜דbe.da.VidH1732, and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, Why camest thoudownיָרַ֗דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381here? and with whom hast thouleftנָטַ֜שְׁתָּna.Tash.taH5203thoseהָהֵ֙נָּה֙ha.He.nahH2007fewמְעַ֨טme.'AtH4592sheepהַצֹּ֤אןha.TzonH6629in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057? Iknowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thyprideזְדֹנְךָ֗ze.do.ne.KhaH2087, and thenaughtinessרֹ֣עַRo.a'H7455of thyheartלְבָבֶ֔ךָle.va.Ve.khaH3824; for thou art comedownיָרָֽדְתָּ׃ya.Ra.de.taH3381that thou mayestseeרְא֥וֹתre.'otH7200thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421.
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