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1 Samuel 17:41-54

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.

51ThereforeDavidדָּ֠וִדDa.vidH1732ranוַיָּ֣רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323, andstoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֨דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975upon thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, andtookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947hisswordחַ֠רְבּוֹchar.boH2719, anddrewוַֽיִּשְׁלְפָ֤הּvai.yish.le.FahH8025it out of itssheathמִתַּעְרָהּ֙mi.ta'.RahH8593, andslewוַיְמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּvay.Mo.te.Te.huH4191him, and cutoffוַיִּכְרָת־vai.yikh.rot-H3772hisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218with it. And when thePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430sawוַיִּרְא֧וּvai.yir.'UH7200theirchampionגִּבּוֹרָ֖םgi.bo.RamH1368wasdeadמֵ֥תmetH4191, theyfledוַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃vai.ya.Nu.suH5127.

52And themenאַנְשֵׁי֩'an.SheiH582ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478and ofJudahוִיהוּדָ֜הvi.hu.DahH3063aroseוַיָּקֻ֣מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965, andshoutedוַיָּרִ֗עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321, andpursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ֙vai.yir.de.FuH7291thePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430, to theentranceבּוֹאֲךָ֣bo.'a.KhaH935of thevalleyגַ֔יְאGay'H1516, and to thegatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.ReiH8179ofEkronעֶקְר֑וֹןek.RonH6138. And thewoundedחַֽלְלֵ֤יcha.LeiH2491of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430felldownוַֽיִּפְּל֞וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307by thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870toShaaraimשַׁעֲרַ֔יִםsha.'a.Ra.yimH8189, even toGathגַּ֖תgatH1661, and toEkronעֶקְרֽוֹן׃ek.RonH6138.

53And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725fromchasingמִדְּלֹ֖ק אַחֲרֵ֣יmi.de.Lok 'a.cha.ReiH1814 H310thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430, and theyplunderedוַיָּשֹׁ֖סּוּvai.ya.Sho.suH8155theirtentsמַחֲנֵיהֶֽם׃ma.cha.nei.HemH4264.

54AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947theheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, andbroughtוַיְבִאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935it toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; but heputשָׂ֥םsamH7760hisarmourכֵּלָ֖יוke.LavH3627in histentבְּאָהֳלֽוֹ׃ סbe.'o.ho.LoH168.

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