Revised Webster's Bible
1 Samuel 17:5-38
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.
7And thestaffוְעֵ֣ץve.chatzH6086H2671of 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.
12NowDavidוְדָוִד֩ve.da.VidH1732was thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of thatEphrathiteאִ֨ישׁ אֶפְרָתִ֜י'ish 'ef.ra.TiH376H673ofBethlehemjudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH1035H3063, 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.
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.
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.
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 .
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?
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.
30And heturnedוַיִּסֹּ֤בvai.yi.SoH5437fromhimמֵֽאֶצְלוֹ֙me.'etz.LoH681towardמ֣וּלmulH4136anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312, andspokeוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559after the samemannerכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697: and thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971answeredדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697himagainוַיְשִׁבֻ֤הוּvay.shi.Vu.huH7725after theformerהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223mannerכַּדָּבָ֖רka.da.VarH1697.
31And when thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697wereheardוַיְּשָּֽׁמְעוּ֙vai.ye.sha.me.'UH8085whichDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696, theyreportedוַיַּגִּ֥דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046thembeforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586: and hesentוַיִּקָּחֵֽהוּ׃vai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947for him.
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'H5375alambשֶׂ֖הsehH7716H2089out 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.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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