1 Samuel 17

The Philistine champion Goliath taunts Israel's army for forty days until David, sent by Jesse to the camp, kills him with a sling and stone in YHWH's name, leading to Israel's victory over the Philistines.[1][2]

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וַֽ/יַּעֲמֹ֗ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 vayaamod and he stood and he stood HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יִּקְרָא֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 vayiqera and he shouted he called HC/Vqw3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR מַעַרְכֹ֣ת 𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤊𐤕 maarekhot the ranks arranged formations of HNcfpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp לָ֥/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah why for what? HR/Ti תֵצְא֖וּ 𐤕𐤑𐤀𐤅 tetseu do you come out you (masculine plural) go out HVqi2mp לַ/עֲרֹ֣ךְ 𐤋/𐤏𐤓𐤊 laarokhe to array to set in order HR/Vqc מִלְחָמָ֑ה 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 milechamah battle armed conflict HNcfsa הֲ/ל֧וֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo am not is it not? HTi/Tn אָנֹכִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗י 𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉 hapelisheti the Philistine the Philistine man the Pelisheti HTd/Ngmsa וְ/אַתֶּם֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤌 veatem and you and you men HC/Pp2mp עֲבָדִ֣ים 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 avadim servants male servants HNcmpa לְ/שָׁא֔וּל 𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 leshaul of Saul to Shaul to Shaul HR/Np בְּרוּ 𐤁𐤓𐤅 beru choose Select! HVqv2mp לָ/כֶ֥ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for yourselves HR/Sp2mp אִ֖ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man HNcmsa וְ/יֵרֵ֥ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃 veyered and let him come down and let him descend HC/Vqj3ms אֵלָֽ/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me HR/Sp1cs
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וַ/יֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 vayelekhu and they went they went HC/Vqw3mp שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕 sheloshet three three of HAcmsc בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons sons of HNcmpc יִשַׁי֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤉 yishay Jesse Yishay Yishay HNp הַ/גְּדֹלִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤉𐤌 hagedolim oldest the great ones HTd/Aampa הָלְכ֥וּ 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤅 halekhu had gone they walked HVqp3cp אַחֲרֵי 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following HR שָׁא֖וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp לַ/מִּלְחָמָ֑ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 lamilechamah to battle to the battle HRd/Ncfsa וְ/שֵׁ֣ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤌 veshem and name and name-of HC/Ncmsc שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕 sheloshet-2 three three of HAcmsc בָּנָ֗י/ו 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 banayv Bene (Bemba) his sons his sons HNcmpc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr הָלְכוּ֙ 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤅 halekhu-2 went they walked HVqp3cp בַּ/מִּלְחָמָ֔ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 bamilechamah to the battle in the warfare HRd/Ncfsa אֱלִיאָ֣ב 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤀𐤁 eliav Eliab My God is Father Eliav HNp הַ/בְּכ֗וֹר 𐤄/𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 habekhor the firstborn the firstborn son HTd/Ncmsa וּ/מִשְׁנֵ֨/הוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤍/𐤄𐤅 umishenehu and his second and his second HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤃𐤁 avinadav Abinadab My Father is Noble Avinadav HNp וְ/הַ/שְּׁלִשִׁ֖י 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉 vehashelishi and the third and the third HC/Td/Aomsa שַׁמָּֽה 𐤔𐤌𐤄 shamah Shammah to that place Shamah HNp
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וַ/יַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤌 vayashekem And David rose early and he started early HC/Vhw3ms דָּוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp בַּ/בֹּ֗קֶר 𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 baboqer in the morning in the morning HRd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּטֹּ֤שׁ 𐤅/𐤉𐤈𐤔 vayitosh and left and he abandoned HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/צֹּאן֙ 𐤄/𐤑𐤀𐤍 hatson the sheep the flock HTd/Ncbsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al with upon HR שֹׁמֵ֔ר 𐤔𐤌𐤓 shomer a keeper the guarding one HVqrmsa וַ/יִּשָּׂ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀 vayisa and took and he lifted HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יֵּ֔לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and went and he went HC/Vqw3ms כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which HR/Tr צִוָּ֖/הוּ 𐤑𐤅/𐤄𐤅 tsivahu had commanded him he commanded him HVpp3ms/Sp3ms יִשָׁ֑י 𐤉𐤔𐤉 yishay Jesse Yishay Yishay HNp וַ/יָּבֹא֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and he came and he came HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מַּעְגָּ֔לָ/ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤂𐤋/𐤄 hamaegalah to the circle of the camp toward the rounded track HTd/Ncmsa/Sd וְ/הַ/חַ֗יִל 𐤅/𐤄/𐤇𐤉𐤋 vehachayil and the army and the strength HC/Td/Ncmsa הַ/יֹּצֵא֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤑𐤀 hayotse going out the one going out HTd/Vqrmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤊𐤄 hamaarakhah the battle line the ordered formation HTd/Ncfsa וְ/הֵרֵ֖עוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤓𐤏𐤅 vehereu shouting they raised a loud shout HC/Vhp3cp בַּ/מִּלְחָמָֽה 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 bamilechamah the war cry in the warfare HRd/Ncfsa
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וְ/ה֣וּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and-he and he HC/Pp3ms מְדַבֵּ֣ר 𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 medaber was-speaking the one speaking HVprmsa עִמָּ֗/ם 𐤏𐤌/𐤌 imam with-them with them HR/Sp3mp וְ/הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and-behold and look! HC/Tm אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsc הַ/בֵּנַ֡יִם 𐤄/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 habenayim the-between-ones the between-two space HTd/Ncmda עוֹלֶ֞ה 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤄 oleh coming-up ascending one HVqrmsa גָּלְיָת֩ 𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤕 galeyat Goliath Golyath Gleyat HNp הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֨י 𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉 hapelisheti the-Philistine the Philistine man the Pelisheti HTd/Ngmsa שְׁמ֤/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo his-name his name HNcmsc/Sp3ms מִ/גַּת֙ 𐤌/𐤂𐤕 migat from-Gath from Gath from Gat HR/Np מ/מערות 𐤌/𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕 mmrvt from-caves bare clearings of HR/Ncfpc מִ/מַּעַרְכ֣וֹת 𐤌/𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤕 mimaarekhot from-his-battle-arrays from ordered formations HR/Ncfpc פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa וַ/יְדַבֵּ֖ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 vayedaber and-he-spoke he declared HC/Vpw3ms כַּ/דְּבָרִ֣ים 𐤊/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 kadevarim according-to-the-words like spoken-matters HRd/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֑לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones HTd/Pdxcp וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֖ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 vayishema and-he-heard and he heard HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִֽד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp
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וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp הַ/רְּאִיתֶם֙ 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤌 hareitem have you seen you saw HTi/Vqp2mp הָ/אִ֤ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish this man the man HTd/Ncmsa הָֽ/עֹלֶה֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤋𐤄 haoleh who is coming up the ascending one HTd/Vqrmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki surely for/because HC לְ/חָרֵ֥ף 𐤋/𐤇𐤓𐤐 lecharef to defy to sharply reproach HR/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp עֹלֶ֑ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 oleh he has come up ascending one HVqrmsa וְֽ֠/הָיָה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it will be and he/it became HC/Vqp3ms הָ/אִ֨ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish-2 the man the man HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr יַכֶּ֜/נּוּ 𐤉𐤊/𐤍𐤅 yakenu strikes him down he will cause him to be struck HVhi3ms/Sp3ms יַעְשְׁרֶ֥/נּוּ 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤓/𐤍𐤅 yaesherenu will enrich him he will enrich us HVhi3ms/Sp1cp הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa עֹ֣שֶׁר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 osher riches material wealth HNcmsa גָּד֗וֹל 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 gadol great great HAamsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To בִּתּ/וֹ֙ 𐤁𐤕/𐤅 bito his daughter his daughter HNcfsc/Sp3ms יִתֶּן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten will give he will give HVqi3ms ל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and object-marker HC/To בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc אָבִ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 aviv of his father his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh will make he will do HVqi3ms חָפְשִׁ֖י 𐤇𐤐𐤔𐤉 chafeshi free free man HAamsa בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael in Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael HR/Np
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וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶֽל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֞ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 haanashim the men the men HTd/Ncmpa הָ/עֹמְדִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤌 haomedim who were standing the standing ones HTd/Vqrmpa עִמּ/וֹ֮ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo by him with him HR/Sp3ms לֵ/אמֹר֒ 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah What what? HTi יֵּעָשֶׂ֗ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yeaseh will be done it will be done HVNi3ms לָ/אִישׁ֙ 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤔 laish for the man to a man HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr יַכֶּה֙ 𐤉𐤊𐤄 yakeh kills he will strike HVhi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֣י 𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉 hapelisheti this Philistine the Philistine man the Pelisheti HTd/Ngmsa הַלָּ֔ז 𐤄𐤋𐤆 halaz this that one there HPdxms וְ/הֵסִ֥יר 𐤅/𐤄𐤎𐤉𐤓 vehesir and removes and he caused to turn aside HC/Vhq3ms חֶרְפָּ֖ה 𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤄 cherepah the reproach public disgrace HNcfsa מֵ/עַ֣ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from from upon HR/R יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC מִ֗י 𐤌𐤉 mi who is who? HTi הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֤י 𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉 hapelisheti-2 the Philistine the Philistine man the Pelisheti HTd/Ngmsa הֶֽ/עָרֵל֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤋 hearel uncircumcised uncircumcised male HTd/Aamsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for/because HC חֵרֵ֔ף 𐤇𐤓𐤐 cheref he defies he sharply reproached HVpp3ms מַעַרְכ֖וֹת 𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤕 maarekhot the armies arranged formations of HNcfpc אֱלֹהִ֥ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God mighty ones HNcmpa חַיִּֽים 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 chayim living lives HAampa
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וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֤ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 vayishema and he heard and he heard HC/Vqw3ms אֱלִיאָב֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤀𐤁 eliav Eliab My God is Father Eliav HNp אָחִ֣י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv his oldest brother his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms הַ/גָּד֔וֹל 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 hagadol the oldest the great one HTd/Aamsa בְּ/דַבְּר֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤅 bedabero when he was speaking in his speaking HR/Vpc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֑ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 haanashim the men the men HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יִּֽחַר 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤓 vayichar and burned and he burned hot HC/Vqw3ms אַף֩ 𐤀𐤐 af anger nose HTa אֱלִיאָ֨ב 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤀𐤁 eliav-2 Eliab's My God is Father Eliav HNp בְּ/דָוִ֜ד 𐤁/𐤃𐤅𐤃 bedavid against David in David in David HR/Np וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לָ/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah why for what? HR/Ti זֶּ֣ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh have this one HPdxms יָרַ֗דְתָּ 𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤕 yaradeta you come down you descended HVqp2ms וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and with and upon HC/R מִ֨י 𐤌𐤉 mi whom who? HTi נָטַ֜שְׁתָּ 𐤍𐤈𐤔𐤕 natasheta have you left you abandoned HVqp2ms מְעַ֨ט 𐤌𐤏𐤈 meat those few a small amount of HNcmsc הַ/צֹּ֤אן 𐤄/𐤑𐤀𐤍 hatson sheep the flock HTd/Ncbsa הָ/הֵ֨נָּה֙ 𐤄/𐤄𐤍𐤄 hahenah those these (feminine) HTd/Pp3fp בַּ/מִּדְבָּ֔ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bamidebar in the wilderness in the grazing steppe HRd/Ncmsa אֲנִ֧י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs יָדַ֣עְתִּי 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti know I knew HVqp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et your object-marker HTo זְדֹנְ/ךָ֗ 𐤆𐤃𐤍/𐤊 zedonekha presumption your arrogant presumption HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To רֹ֣עַ 𐤓𐤏 roa evil badness of HNcmsc לְבָבֶ֔/ךָ 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊 levavekha of your heart your inner core HNcmsc/Sp2ms כִּ֗י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC לְמַ֛עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan in order in order that HR רְא֥וֹת 𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 reot to see to see HVqc הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 hamilechamah the battle the battle HTd/Ncfsa יָרָֽדְתָּ 𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤕 yaradeta-2 you have come down you descended HVqp2ms
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וַ/יֹּאמֶר֮ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And David said and he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִד֒ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr הִצִּלַ֜/נִי 𐤄𐤑𐤋/𐤍𐤉 hitsilani delivered me he snatched me away HVhp3ms/Sp1cs מִ/יַּ֤ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from the hand of from hand of HR/Ncbsc הָֽ/אֲרִי֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤉 haari the lion the tearer HTd/Ncmsa וּ/מִ/יַּ֣ד 𐤅/𐤌/𐤉𐤃 umiyad and from the hand of and from the hand of HC/R/Ncbsc הַ/דֹּ֔ב 𐤄/𐤃𐤁 hadov the bear the bear HTd/Ncmsa ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms יַצִּילֵ֔/נִי 𐤉𐤑𐤉𐤋/𐤍𐤉 yatsileni will deliver me he will snatch me away HVhi3ms/Sp1cs מִ/יַּ֥ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad-2 from the hand of from hand of HR/Ncbsc הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י 𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉 hapelisheti the Philistine the Philistine man the Pelisheti HTd/Ngmsa הַ/זֶּ֑ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 And Saul said and he said HC/Vqw3ms שָׁא֤וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR דָּוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp לֵ֔ךְ 𐤋𐤊 lekhe Go Go HVqv2ms וַֽ/יהוָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 vayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) and the LORD and Yahweh and Yahweh HC/Np יִהְיֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh will be he will come to be HVqi3ms עִמָּֽ/ךְ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imakhe with you with you HR/Sp2fs
Verse 39
וַ/יַּחְגֹּ֣ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤂𐤓 vayachegor and girded and he girded on HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֣ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo חַ֠רְבּ/וֹ 𐤇𐤓𐤁/𐤅 charebo his sword his destroying blade HNcfsc/Sp3ms מֵ/עַ֨ל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from upon from upon HR/R לְ/מַדָּ֜י/ו 𐤋/𐤌𐤃𐤉/𐤅 lemadayv his armor his measured garments HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וַ/יֹּ֣אֶל 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤋 vayoel and he attempted and he undertook HC/Vhw3ms לָ/לֶכֶת֮ 𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤕 lalekhet to go to go HR/Vqc כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn נִסָּה֒ 𐤍𐤎𐤄 nisah he had tested he thoroughly tested HVpp3ms וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR שָׁא֗וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn אוּכַ֛ל 𐤀𐤅𐤊𐤋 ukhal I can I am able HVqi1cs לָ/לֶ֥כֶת 𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤕 lalekhet-2 to go to go HR/Vqc בָּ/אֵ֖לֶּה 𐤁/𐤀𐤋𐤄 baeleh with these in these HR/Pdxcp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because HC לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 not not HTn נִסִּ֑יתִי 𐤍𐤎𐤉𐤕𐤉 nisiti I have tested I put to the test HVpp1cs וַ/יְסִרֵ֥/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤓/𐤌 vayesirem and took them off and he removed them HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3mp דָּוִ֖ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-3 David David David HNp מֵ/עָלָֽי/ו 𐤌/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 mealayv from upon him from upon him HR/R/Sp3ms
Verse 40
וַ/יִּקַּ֨ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach And he took and he took HC/Vqw3ms מַקְל֜/וֹ 𐤌𐤒𐤋/𐤅 maqelo his staff his sprouted staff HNcmsc/Sp3ms בְּ/יָד֗/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 beyado in his hand in his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּבְחַר 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤇𐤓 vayivechar and he chose and he chose HC/Vqw3ms ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for himself HR/Sp3ms חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤄 chamishah five five HAcmsa חַלֻּקֵֽי 𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤉 chaluqey smooth smooth-tunics of HAampc אֲבָנִ֣ים 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 avanim stones stones HNcfpa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַ/נַּ֡חַל 𐤄/𐤍𐤇𐤋 hanachal the brook the seasonal stream HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יָּ֣שֶׂם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌 vayasem and he put and he placed HC/Vqw3ms אֹ֠תָ/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp בִּ/כְלִ֨י 𐤁/𐤊𐤋𐤉 bikheli in the vessel in a prepared implement HR/Ncmsc הָ/רֹעִ֧ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 haroim of the shepherd's the tending-ones HTd/Vqrmpa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr ל֛/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 he had HR/Sp3ms וּ/בַ/יַּלְק֖וּט 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤋𐤒𐤅𐤈 uvayalequt and in the pouch and in the gathering-pouch HC/Rd/Ncmsa וְ/קַלְּע֣/וֹ 𐤅/𐤒𐤋𐤏/𐤅 veqaleo and his sling and his sling HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms בְ/יָד֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 veyado in his hand his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּגַּ֖שׁ 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤔 vayigash and he approached and he approached HC/Vqw3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּֽי 𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉 hapelisheti the Philistine the Philistine man the Pelisheti HTd/Ngmsa
Verse 43
Verse 45
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer Then David said and he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י 𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉 hapelisheti the Philistine the Philistine man the Pelisheti HTd/Ngmsa אַתָּה֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah You you HPp2ms בָּ֣א 𐤁𐤀 ba come he came HVqrmsa אֵלַ֔/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay against me toward me HR/Sp1cs בְּ/חֶ֖רֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 becherev with a sword by the destroying blade HR/Ncfsa וּ/בַ/חֲנִ֣ית 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕 uvachanit and with a spear and with a spear HC/R/Ncfsa וּ/בְ/כִיד֑וֹן 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 uvekhidon and with a javelin and with a thrusting-spear HC/R/Ncmsa וְ/אָנֹכִ֣י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 veanokhi but I and I HC/Pp1cs בָֽא 𐤁𐤀 va come he came HVqrmsa אֵלֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha against you toward you HR/Sp2ms בְּ/שֵׁם֙ 𐤁/𐤔𐤌 beshem in the name of in name of HR/Ncmsc יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֔וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts organized hosts HNcbpa אֱלֹהֵ֛י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God of mighty ones of HNcmpc מַעַרְכ֥וֹת 𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤕 maarekhot the armies arranged formations of HNcfpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which HTr חֵרַֽפְתָּ 𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤕 cherafeta you have defied you have taunted HVpp2ms
Verse 46
הַ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom this day the day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֡ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms יְסַגֶּרְ/ךָ֩ 𐤉𐤎𐤂𐤓/𐤊 yesagerekha will deliver you he will shut you in HVpi3ms/Sp2ms יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/יָדִ֜/י 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤉 beyadi into my hand in my hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs וְ/הִכִּיתִ֗/ךָ 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤕/𐤊 vehikitikha and I will strike you and I will strike you HC/Vhq1cs/Sp2ms וַ/הֲסִרֹתִ֤י 𐤅/𐤄𐤎𐤓𐤕𐤉 vahasiroti and remove and I caused to turn aside HC/Vhq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo רֹֽאשְׁ/ךָ֙ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤊 roshekha your head your head HNcmsc/Sp2ms מֵ/עָלֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤌/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 mealeykha from you from upon you (ms) HR/R/Sp2ms וְ/נָ֨תַתִּ֜י 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 venatati and I will give and I will give HC/Vqq1cs פֶּ֣גֶר 𐤐𐤂𐤓 peger the corpse lifeless body of HNcmsc מַחֲנֵ֤ה 𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 machaneh of the camp encampment of HNcbsc פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim of the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa הַ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom-2 this day the day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh-2 this this one HTd/Pdxms לְ/ע֥וֹף 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤐 leof to the birds for flying creatures HR/Ncmsc הַ/שָּׁמַ֖יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim of the heavens the lofty-heights HTd/Ncmpa וּ/לְ/חַיַּ֣ת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤇𐤉𐤕 ulechayat and to the beasts and to the living-creature of HC/R/Ncfsc הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa וְ/יֵֽדְעוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 veyedeu and may know and they will know HC/Vqi3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets-2 the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC יֵ֥שׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh there is there exists HTm אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) a God mighty ones HNcmpa לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 leyiserael in Israel to El-Contends to Yiserael HR/Np
Verse 47
Verse 48
Verse 49
וַ/יִּשְׁלַח֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and put forth and he dispatched HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֨ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et his object-marker HTo יָד֜/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el into toward HR הַ/כֶּ֗לִי 𐤄/𐤊𐤋𐤉 hakeli the bag the prepared implement HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּקַּ֨ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and took and he took HC/Vqw3ms מִ/שָּׁ֥ם 𐤌/𐤔𐤌 misham thence from there HR/D אֶ֨בֶן֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤍 even a stone building-stone HNcfsa וַ/יְקַלַּ֔ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤋𐤏 vayeqala and slung he forcefully slung HC/Vpw3ms וַ/יַּ֥ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊 vayakhe and struck and he struck HC/Vhw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the object-marker HTo הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י 𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉 hapelisheti Philistine the Philistine man the Pelisheti HTd/Ngmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 in toward HR מִצְח֑/וֹ 𐤌𐤑𐤇/𐤅 mitsecho his forehead his forehead HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/תִּטְבַּ֤ע 𐤅/𐤕𐤈𐤁𐤏 vatiteba and sank she sank down HC/Vqw3fs הָ/אֶ֨בֶן֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤍 haeven the stone the building-stone HTd/Ncfsa בְּ/מִצְח֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤌𐤑𐤇/𐤅 bemitsecho into his forehead in his forehead HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּפֹּ֥ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋 vayipol and he fell and he fell HC/Vqw3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR פָּנָ֖י/ו 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 panayv his face his face HNcbpc/Sp3ms אָֽרְצָ/ה 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤄 aretsah to the ground earthward HNcbsa/Sd
Verse 50
Verse 51
וַ/יָּ֣רָץ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤑 vayarats and ran and he ran HC/Vqw3ms דָּ֠וִד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp וַ/יַּעֲמֹ֨ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 vayaamod and stood and he stood HC/Vqw3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el over toward HR הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֜י 𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉 hapelisheti the Philistine the Philistine man the Pelisheti HTd/Ngmsa וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and took and he took HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo חַ֠רְבּ/וֹ 𐤇𐤓𐤁/𐤅 charebo his sword his destroying blade HNcfsc/Sp3ms וַֽ/יִּשְׁלְפָ֤/הּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤐/𐤄 vayishelefah and drew it and he drew her out HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3fs מִ/תַּעְרָ/הּ֙ 𐤌/𐤕𐤏𐤓/𐤄 mitaerah from its sheath from her razor HR/Ncbsc/Sp3fs וַ/יְמֹ֣תְתֵ֔/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤕𐤕/𐤄𐤅 vayemotetehu and killed him and he put him to death HC/Vow3ms/Sp3ms וַ/יִּכְרָת 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕 vayikherat and cut off and he cut HC/Vqw3ms בָּ֖/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah with it HR/Sp3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker HTo רֹאשׁ֑/וֹ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho his head his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּרְא֧וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 vayireu and saw and they saw HC/Vqw3mp הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים 𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 hapelishetim the Philistines the Pelishtim the Pelishetim HTd/Ngmpa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC מֵ֥ת 𐤌𐤕 met was dead the dying one HVqp3ms גִּבּוֹרָ֖/ם 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤓/𐤌 giboram their champion their mighty one HAamsc/Sp3mp וַ/יָּנֻֽסוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤎𐤅 vayanusu and fled they fled HC/Vqw3mp
Verse 52
וַ/יָּקֻ֣מוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤌𐤅 vayaqumu and arose and they rose up HC/Vqw3mp אַנְשֵׁי֩ 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey the men of men of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וִ/יהוּדָ֜ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 vihudah and Judah And Yehudah and Yehudah HC/Np וַ/יָּרִ֗עוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤏𐤅 vayariu and shouted and they raised a loud shout HC/Vhw3mp וַֽ/יִּרְדְּפוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤐𐤅 vayiredefu and pursued and they pursued HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים 𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 hapelishetim the Philistines the Pelishtim the Pelishetim HTd/Ngmpa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR בּוֹאֲ/ךָ֣ 𐤁𐤅𐤀/𐤊 boakha you come to your coming HVqc/Sp2ms גַ֔יְא 𐤂𐤉𐤀 gaye the valley steep gorge HNcbsa וְ/עַ֖ד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead and to and up to HC/R שַׁעֲרֵ֣י 𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉 shaarey gates of gates of HNcmpc עֶקְר֑וֹן 𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤍 eqeron Ekron Uprooting-Place Eqeron HNp וַֽ/יִּפְּל֞וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋𐤅 vayipelu and fell and they fell HC/Vqw3mp חַֽלְלֵ֤י 𐤇𐤋𐤋𐤉 chaleley the slain of slain ones of HAampc פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 bederekhe along the way to in a path HR/Ncbsc שַׁעֲרַ֔יִם 𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 shaarayim Shaaraim Two Gates Shaarayim HNp וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead-2 even to and up to HC/R גַּ֖ת 𐤂𐤕 gat Gath Gath Gat HNp וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead-3 and to and up to HC/R עֶקְרֽוֹן 𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤍 eqeron-2 Ekron Uprooting-Place Eqeron HNp
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וְ/כִ/רְא֨וֹת 𐤅/𐤊/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 vekhireot when seeing and as seeing HC/R/Vqc שָׁא֜וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo דָּוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp יֹצֵא֙ 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yotse going out one going out HVqrmsa לִ/קְרַ֣את 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 liqerat to meet to encounter HR/Vqc הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י 𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉 hapelisheti the Philistine the Philistine man the Pelisheti HTd/Ngmsa אָמַ֗ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar he said he said HVqp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אַבְנֵר֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤓 avener Abner Father-Lamp Avener HNp שַׂ֣ר 𐤔𐤓 sar commander ruling-chief of HNcmsc הַ/צָּבָ֔א 𐤄/𐤑𐤁𐤀 hatsava of the army the organized host HTd/Ncbsa בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son HNcmsc מִי 𐤌𐤉 mi whose who? HTi זֶ֥ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this this one HPdxms הַ/נַּ֖עַר 𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤓 hanaar young man the youth HTd/Ncmsa אַבְנֵ֑ר 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤓 avener-2 Abner Father-Lamp Avener HNp וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אַבְנֵ֔ר 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤓 avener-3 Abner Father-Lamp Avener HNp חֵֽי 𐤇𐤉 chey As living HAamsa נַפְשְׁ/ךָ֥ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊 nafeshekha your life your living being HNcbsc/Sp2ms הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe O king the king HTd/Ncmsa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im [oath particle] if / whether HC יָדָֽעְתִּי 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti I know I knew HVqp1cs
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