1
Now the
Philistines gathered their
armies for
battle; and they were
gathered at
Socoh which belongs to
Judah, and they
camped between Socoh and
Azekah, in
Ephes-dammim.
h'm'x.liM;l ~,hyen]x;m -t,a ~yiT.vil.p .Wp.s;a;Y;w ? h{kw{f -nyeB .Wn]x;Y;w h'd.Whyil r,v]a h{k{f .Wp.s'aeY;w ? ~yiM;D s,p,a.B h'qez][ -nyeb.W
2
Saul and the
men of
Israel were
gathered and
camped in the
valley of
Elah, and
drew up in
battle array to
encounter the
Philistines.
q,me[.B .Wn]x;Y;w .Wp.s,a,n lea'r.fIy -vyia.w l.Wa'v.w ? ~yiT.vil.P ta;r.qil h'm'x.lim .Wk.r;[;Y;w h'lea'h
3
The
Philistines stood on the
mountain on
one side while
Israel stood on the
mountain on the
other side, with the
valley between them.
lea'r.fIy.w h,Zim r'h'h -l,a ~yid.m{[ ~yiT.vil.p.W ? ~,hyenyeB a.y;G;h.w h,Zim r'h'h -l,a ~yid.m{[
4
Then a
champion * came out from the
armies of the
Philistines named Goliath, from
Gath, whose
height was
six cubits and a
span.
t'y.l'G ~yiT.vil.P tw{n]x;Mim ~Iy;neB;h -vyia aeceY;w ? t,r'z'w tw{M;a vev w{h.b'G t;Gim w{m.v
5
He had a
bronze helmet on his
head, and he was
clothed with
scale-armor which
weighed five thousand shekels of
bronze.
~yiF;q.f;q !w{y.riv.w w{va{r -l;[ t,v{x.n [;bw{k.w ? ~yip'l]a -t,vem]x !w{y.riV;h l;q.vim.W v.Wb'l a.Wh ? t,v{x.n ~yil'q.v
6
He also had
bronze greaves on his
legs and a
bronze javelin slung
between his
shoulders.
t,v{x.n !w{dyik.w wy'l.g;r -l;[ t,v{x.n t;x.cim.W ? wy'pet.K !yeB
7
The
shaft of his
spear was like a
weaver's beam, and the
head of his
spear weighed
six hundred shekels of
iron; his
shield-carrier * also
walked before him.
w{tyin]x t,b,h;l.w ~yig.r{a rw{n.miK w{tyin]x #'x.w ? .$el{h h'NiC;h aef{n.w l,z.r;B ~yil'q.v tw{aem -vev ? wy'n'p.l
8
He
stood and
shouted to the
ranks of
Israel and
said to them,
"Why do you
come out to
draw up in
battle array? Am I not the
Philistine and you
servants of
Saul?
Choose a
man for yourselves and let him
come down to me.
r,ma{Y;w lea'r.fIy t{k.r;[;m -l,a a'r.qiY;w d{m][;Y;w ? yik{n'a aw{l]h h'm'x.lim .${r][;l .Wa.cet h'M'l ~,h'l ? ~,k'l -.Wr.B l.Wa'v.l ~yid'b][ ~,T;a.w yiT.vil.P;h ? y'lea derey.w vyia
9
"If he is
able to
fight with me and
kill me, then we will
become your
servants; but
if I
prevail against him and
kill him, then you shall
become our
servants and
serve us."
.WnyIy'h.w yin'Kih.w yiTia ~ex'Lih.l l;k.Wy -mia ? wyityiKih.w w{l -l;k.Wa yin]a -mia.w ~yid'b][;l ~,k'l ? .Wn't{a ~,T.d;b][;w ~yid'b][;l .Wn'l ~,tyIy.hiw
10
Again the
Philistine said, "I
defy the
ranks of
Israel this day;
give me a
man that we may
fight together."
tw{k.r;[;m -t,a yiT.p;rex yin]a yiT.vil.P;h r,ma{Y;w ? h'm]x'Lin.w vyia yil -.Wn.T h,Z;h ~w{Y;h lea'r.fIy ? d;x'y
11
When
Saul and
all Israel heard these words of the
Philistine, they were
dismayed and
greatly afraid.
yer.biD -t,a lea'r.fIy -l'k.w l.Wa'v [;m.viY;w ? @ d{a.m .Wa.riY;w .WT;xeY;w h,Lea'h yiT.vil.P;h
12
Now
David was the
son of the
Ephrathite of
Bethlehem in
Judah, whose
name was
Jesse, and he had
eight sons. And Jesse was
old in the
days of
Saul,
advanced in years among
men.
~,x,l tyeBim h,Z;h yit'r.p,a vyia -n,B diw'd.w ? vyia'h.w ~yin'b h'n{m.v w{l.w y;vIy w{m.v.W h'd.Wh.y ? ~yiv'n]a;b a'B !eq'z l.Wa'v yemyiB
13
The
three older sons of
Jesse had
gone after Saul to the
battle. And the
names of his
three sons who went to the
battle were
Eliab the
firstborn, and the
second to him
Abinadab, and the
third Shammah.
.Wk.l'h ~yil{d.G;h y;vIy -yen.B t,v{l.v .Wk.leY;w ? wy'n'B t,v{l.v ~ev.w h'm'x.liM;l l.Wa'v -yer]x;a ? .When.vim.W rw{k.B;h b'ayil/a h'm'x.liM;B .Wk.l'h r,v]a ? h'M;v yivil.V;h.w b'd'nyib]a
14
David was the
youngest. Now the
three oldest followed * Saul,
.Wk.l'h ~yil{d.G;h h'v{l.v.W !'j'Q;h a.Wh diw'd.w ? l.Wa'v yer]x;a
15
but
David went * back and forth from
Saul to
tend his
father's flock at
Bethlehem.
!a{c -t,a tw{[.ril l.Wa'v l;[em b'v'w .$el{h diw'd.w ? ~,x'l -tyeB wyib'a
16
The
Philistine came forward morning and
evening for
forty days and
took his
stand.
~yi['B.r;a beC;y.tiY;w ber][;h.w ~eK.v;h yiT.vil.P;h v;GiY;w ? ~w{y
17
Then
Jesse said to
David his
son,
"Take now for your
brothers an
ephah of
this roasted grain and
these ten loaves and
run to the
camp to your
brothers.
'$y,x;a.l a'n -x;q w{n.B diw'd.l y;vIy r,ma{Y;w ? #er'h.w h,Z;h ~,x,l h'r'f][;w h,Z;h ayil'Q;h t;pyea ? '$y,x;a.l h,n]x;M;h
18
"Bring also
these ten cuts of
cheese to the
commander of their
thousand, and
look into the
welfare of your
brothers, and
bring back
news of them.
@,l'a'h -r;f.l ayib'T h,Lea'h b'l'x,h yecir]x t,r,f][ tea.w ? ~'t'BUr][ -t,a.w ~w{l'v.l d{q.piT '$y,x;a -t,a.w ? x'QiT
19
"For
Saul and they and
all the
men of
Israel are in the
valley of
Elah,
fighting with the
Philistines."
q,me[.B lea'r.fIy vyia -l'k.w h'Meh.w l.Wa'v.w ? ~yiT.vil.P -mi[ ~yim'x.lin h'lea'h