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1 Samuel 17:32-50

32AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, Let noman’sאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120heartלֵב־lev-H3820failיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307because of him; thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֣'av.de.KhaH5650willgoH3212andfightוְנִלְחַ֖םve.nil.ChamH3898with thisPhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יha.pe.lish.TiH6430.

33AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, Thou art notableתוּכַל֙tu.KhalH3201togoH3212against thisPhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣יha.pe.lish.TiH6430tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898with him: for thou art but ayouthנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288, and he amanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421from hisyouthמִנְּעֻרָֽיו׃ סmi.ne.'u.RavH5271.

34AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650keptרֹעֶ֨הro.'EhH7462hisfather’sלְאָבִ֖יוle.'a.VivH1sheepבַּצֹּ֑אןba.TzonH6629, and therecameוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935alionהָֽאֲרִי֙ha.'a.RiH738, and abearהַדּ֔וֹבha.DovH1677, andtookוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375alambשֶׂ֖הsehH7716 H2089out of theflockמֵהָעֵֽדֶר׃me.ha.'E.derH5739:

35And Iwentוְיָצָ֧אתִיve.ya.Tza.tiH3318afterאַחֲרָ֛יו'a.cha.RavH310him, andsmoteוְהִכִּתִ֖יוve.hi.ki.TivH5221him, anddeliveredוְהִצַּ֣לְתִּיve.hi.Tzal.tiH5337it out of hismouthמִפִּ֑יוmi.PivH6310: and when hearoseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965against me, Icaughtוְהֶחֱזַ֙קְתִּי֙ve.he.che.Zak.tiH2388him by hisbeardבִּזְקָנ֔וֹbiz.ka.NoH2206, andsmoteוְהִכִּתִ֖יוve.hi.ki.TivH5221him, andslewוַהֲמִיתִּֽיו׃va.ha.mi.TivH4191him.

36Thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650slewהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221both thelionהָאֲרִ֛יha.'a.RiH738and thebearהַדּ֖וֹבha.DovH1677: and thisuncircumcisedהֶעָרֵ֤לhe.'a.RelH6189Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨יha.pe.lish.TiH6430shall be asoneכְּאַחַ֣דke.'a.ChadH259of them, seeing he hathdefiedחֵרֵ֔ףche.RefH2778thearmiesמַעַרְכֹ֖תma.'ar.KhotH4634of thelivingחַיִּֽים׃ סchai.YimH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

37Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559moreover, TheLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068thatdeliveredהִצִּלַ֜נִיhi.tzi.La.niH5337me out of thepawמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027of thelionהָֽאֲרִי֙ha.'a.RiH738, and out of thepawוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027of thebearהַדֹּ֔בha.DoH1677, he willdeliverיַצִּילֵ֔נִיya.tzi.Le.niH5337me out of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thisPhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430. AndSaulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,GoH3212, and theLORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068be with thee.

38AndSaulשָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlH7586armedוַיַּלְבֵּ֨שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732with hisarmourמַדָּ֔יוma.DavH4055, and heputוְנָתַ֛ןve.na.TanH5414anhelmetק֥וֹבַעKoa'H6959ofbrassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178upon hisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218; also hearmedוַיַּלְבֵּ֥שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847him with a coat ofmailשִׁרְיֽוֹן׃shir.YonH8302.

39AndDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732girdedוַיַּחְגֹּ֣רvai.yach.GorH2296hisswordחַ֠רְבּוֹchar.boH2719upon hisarmourלְמַדָּ֜יוle.ma.DavH4055, and hetriedוַיֹּ֣אֶלvai.Yo.'elH2974togoH3212; for he had notprovedנִסָּה֒ni.SahH5254it . AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, Icannotאוּכַ֛ל'u.KhalH3201goH3212with these; for I have notprovedנִסִּ֑יתִיni.Si.tiH5254them . AndDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732putוַיְסִרֵ֥םvay.si.RemH5493them off from him.

40And hetookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947hisstaffמַקְל֜וֹmak.LoH4731in hishandבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, andchoseוַיִּבְחַר־vai.yiv.char-H977for himselffiveחֲמִשָּׁ֣הcha.mi.ShahH2568smoothחַלֻּקֵֽי־cha.lu.kei-H2512stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים׀'a.va.NimH68out of thebrookהַנַּ֡חַלha.Na.chalH5158, andputוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760them in ashepherd’sהָרֹעִ֧יםha.ro.'ImH7462bagבִּכְלִ֨יbikh.LiH3627which he had, even in abagוּבַיַּלְק֖וּטu.vai.yal.KutH3219; and hisslingוְקַלְּע֣וֹve.ka.le.'OH7050was in hishandבְיָד֑וֹve.ya.DoH3027: and he drewnearוַיִּגַּ֖שׁvai.yi.GashH5066to thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי׃ha.pe.lish.TiH6430.

41And thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430advancedH3212 H1980and drewnearוְקָרֵ֖בve.ka.RevH7131toDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732; and themanוְהָאִ֛ישׁve.ha.'IshH376thatboreנֹשֵׂ֥אno.Se'H5375theshieldהַצִּנָּ֖הha.tzi.NahH6793wentbeforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

42And when thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יha.pe.lish.TiH6430lookedaboutוַיַּבֵּ֧טvai.ya.BetH5027, andsawוַיִּרְאֶ֥הvai.yir.'EhH7200Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, hedisdainedוַיִּבְזֵ֑הוּvai.yiv.Ze.huH959him: for he was ayouthנַ֔עַרNa.'arH5288, andruddyוְאַדְמֹנִ֖יve.'ad.mo.NiH132, and of afairיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303countenanceמַרְאֶֽה׃mar.'EhH4758.

43And thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּי֙ha.pe.lish.TiH6430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, Am I adogהֲכֶ֣לֶבha.Khe.levH3611, that thoucomestבָֽא־va'-H935to me withstaffsבַּמַּקְל֑וֹתba.mak.LotH4731? And thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יha.pe.lish.TiH6430cursedוַיְקַלֵּ֧לvay.ka.LelH7043Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732by hisgodsבֵּאלֹהָֽיו׃be.lo.HavH430.

44And thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,ComeH3212to me, and I willgiveוְאֶתְּנָה֙ve.'e.te.NahH5414thyfleshבְּשָׂ֣רְךָ֔be.Sa.re.khaH1320to thefowlsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of theairהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and to thebeastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ סha.sa.DehH7704.

45Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732to thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, Thoucomestבָּ֣אba'H935to me with aswordבְּחֶ֖רֶבbe.Che.revH2719, and with aspearוּבַחֲנִ֣יתu.va.cha.NitH2595, and with ashieldוּבְכִיד֑וֹןu.ve.khi.DonH3591: but Icomeבָֽא־va'-H935to thee in thenameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֛י'e.lo.HeiH430of thearmiesמַעַרְכ֥וֹתma.'ar.KhotH4634ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whom thou hastdefiedחֵרַֽפְתָּ׃che.Raf.taH2778.

46Thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117will theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068deliverיְסַגֶּרְךָ֩ye.sa.ger.KhaH5462thee into myhandבְּיָדִ֜יbe.ya.DiH3027; and I willsmiteוְהִכִּיתִ֗ךָve.hi.ki.Ti.khaH5221thee, andtakeוַהֲסִרֹתִ֤יva.ha.si.ro.TiH5493thyheadרֹֽאשְׁךָ֙ro.she.KhaH7218from thee; and I willgiveוְנָ֨תַתִּ֜יve.Na.ta.TiH5414the deadbodiesפֶּ֣גֶרPe.gerH6297of thehostמַחֲנֵ֤הma.cha.NehH4264of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117to thefowlsלְע֥וֹףle.'ofH5775of theairהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and to the wildbeastsוּלְחַיַּ֣תu.le.chai.YatH2416of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; that all theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mayknowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045that thereisיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426aGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430inIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

47And all thisassemblyהַקָּהָ֣לha.ka.HalH6951shallknowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045that theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068savethיְהוֹשִׁ֣יעַye.ho.Shi.a'H3467not withswordבְּחֶ֥רֶבbe.Che.revH2719andspearוּבַחֲנִ֖יתu.va.cha.NitH2595: for thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421is theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, and he willgiveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414you into ourhandsבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.

48And it came to pass, when thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430aroseקָ֣םkamH6965, andcameH3212and drewnearוַיִּקְרַ֖בvai.yik.RavH7126tomeetH7125Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, thatDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732hastedוַיְמַהֵ֣רvay.ma.HerH4116, andranוַיָּ֥רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323toward thearmyהַמַּעֲרָכָ֖הha.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634tomeetH7125thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי׃ha.pe.lish.TiH6430.

49AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732putוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971hishandיָד֜וֹya.DoH3027in hisbagהַכֶּ֗לִיha.Ke.liH3627, andtookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947from there astoneאֶ֙בֶן֙'e.venH68, andslungוַיְקַלַּ֔עvay.ka.La'H7049it with his sling, andsmoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430in hisforeheadמִצְח֑וֹmitz.ChoH4696, that thestoneהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68sunkוַתִּטְבַּ֤עva.tit.Ba'H2883into hisforeheadבְּמִצְח֔וֹbe.mitz.ChoH4696; and hefellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307upon hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440to theearthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

50SoDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֨קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388overמִן־min-H4480thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּי֙ha.pe.lish.TiH6430with aslingבַּקֶּ֣לַעba.Ke.la'H7050and with astoneוּבָאֶ֔בֶןu.va.'E.venH68, andsmoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, andslewוַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191him; but there was noswordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719in thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

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