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1 Samuel 17:4-23

4And there wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318achampionאִֽישׁ־ הַבֵּנַ֙יִם֙'ish- ha.be.Na.yimH376 H1143from thecampמִמַּחֲנ֣וֹתmi.ma.cha.NotH4264of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,namedשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Goliathגָּלְיָ֥תgal.YatH1555, ofGathמִגַּ֑תmi.GatH1661, whoseheightגָּבְה֕וֹga.ve.HoH1363wassixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337cubitsאַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotH520and aspanוָזָֽרֶת׃va.Za.retH2239.

5And he had anhelmetוְכ֤וֹבַעve.Khoa'H3553ofbrassנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ne.Cho.shetH5178upon hisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218, and he wasarmedלָב֑וּשׁla.VushH3847with acoatוְשִׁרְי֥וֹןve.shir.YonH8302ofmailקַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖יםkas.ka.SimH7193; and theweightוּמִשְׁקַל֙u.mish.KalH4948of thecoatהַשִּׁרְי֔וֹןha.shir.YonH8302wasfiveחֲמֵשֶׁת־cha.me.shet-H2568thousandאֲלָפִ֥ים'a.la.FimH505shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofbrassנְחֹֽשֶֽׁת׃ne.Cho.ShetH5178.

6And he hadgreavesוּמִצְחַ֥תu.mitz.ChatH4697ofbrassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178upon hislegsרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272, and agorgetוְכִיד֥וֹןve.khi.DonH3591ofbrassנְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178between hisshouldersכְּתֵפָֽיו׃ke.te.FavH3802.

7And thestaffוְעֵ֣ץve.chatzH6086 H2671of hisspearחֲנִית֗וֹcha.ni.ToH2595was like aweaver’sאֹֽרְגִ֔ים'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנוֹר֙kim.nOrH4500; and hisspear’sחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595headוְלַהֶ֣בֶתve.la.He.vetH3852weighedsixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270: and onebearingוְנֹשֵׂ֥אve.no.Se'H5375ashieldהַצִּנָּ֖הha.tzi.NahH6793wentהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

8And hestoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975andcriedוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121to thearmiesמַעַרְכֹ֣תma.'ar.KhotH4634ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Why have ye comeoutתֵצְא֖וּte.tze.'UH3318to set yourbattleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421inarrayלַעֲרֹ֣ךְla.'a.RokhH6186? am not I aPhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, and yeservantsעֲבָדִ֣ים'a.va.DimH5650toSaulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586?chooseבְּרוּ־be.ru-H1262for yourselves amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376for you, and let him comedownוְיֵרֵ֥דve.ye.RedH3381to me.

9If he shall beableיוּכַ֞לyu.KhalH3201tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֤םle.hi.la.ChemH3898with me, and tokillוְהִכָּ֔נִיve.hi.Ka.niH5221me, then will we be yourservantsלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650: but if I shallprevailאֽוּכַל־'u.khal-H3201against him, andkillוְהִכִּיתִ֔יוve.hi.ki.TivH5221him, then shall ye be ourservantsלַעֲבָדִ֔יםla.'a.va.DimH5650, andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖םva.'a.vad.TemH5647us.

10And thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Idefyחֵרַ֛פְתִּיche.Raf.tiH2778thearmiesמַעַרְכ֥וֹתma.'ar.KhotH4634ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117;giveתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414me amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, that we mayfightוְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖הve.ni.la.cha.MahH3898togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

11WhenSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586and allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thosewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, they weredismayedוַיֵּחַ֥תּוּvai.ye.Cha.tuH2865, andgreatlyמְאֹֽד׃ פme.'OdH3966afraidוַיִּֽרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH3372.

12NowDavidוְדָוִד֩ve.da.VidH1732was thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of thatEphrathiteאִ֨ישׁ אֶפְרָתִ֜י'ish 'ef.ra.TiH376 H673ofBethlehemjudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH1035 H3063, whosenameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448; and he hadeightשְׁמֹנָ֣הshe.mo.NahH8083sonsבָנִ֑יםva.NimH1121: and themanוְהָאִישׁ֙ve.ha.'IshH376wentבָּ֥אba'H935amongmenבַאֲנָשִֽׁים׃va.'a.na.ShimH582for an oldmanזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2204in thedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586.

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.ReiH1980 H310Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃ 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.LavH2461 H2757to 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.LomH7592 H7965hisbrethrenלְאֶחָ֖יוle.'e.ChavH251.

23And as hetalkedמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696with them, behold, there cameupעוֹלֶ֞הo.LehH5927thechampionאִ֣ישׁ הַבֵּנַ֡יִם'ish ha.be.Na.yimH376 H1143, thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨יha.pe.lish.TiH6430ofGathמִגַּת֙mi.GatH1661,Goliathגָּלְיָת֩gal.YatH1555bynameשְׁמ֤וֹshe.MoH8034, from thearmiesמִמַּעַרְכ֣וֹתmi.ma.'ar.khotH4634 H4630of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, andspokeוַיְדַבֵּ֖רvay.da.BerH1696according to thesameהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697: andDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עvai.yish.Ma'H8085them .

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