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David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man who kills this Pelishti, and takes away the reproach from Yisra'el? for who is this uncircumcised Pelishti, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
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The people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man who kills him.
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Eli'av his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eli'av's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why are you come down? and with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride, and the naughtiness of your heart; for you have come down that you might see the battle.
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David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
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He turned away from him toward another, and spoke after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner.
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When the words were heard which David spoke, they rehearsed them before Sha'ul; and he sent for him.
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David said to Sha'ul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Pelishti.
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Sha'ul said to David, You are not able to go against this Pelishti to fight with him; for you are but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
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David said to Sha'ul, Your servant was keeping his father's sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,
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I went out after him, and struck him, and delivered it out of his mouth; and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and struck him, and killed him.
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Your servant struck both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Pelishti shall be as one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.