1 Samuel 17
1 and to gather Philistine [obj] camp their to/for battle and to gather Socoh which to/for Judah and to camp between Socoh and between Azekah in/on/with Ephes-dammim Ephes-dammim
The Philistine armies gathered for battle at Socoh in Judah. They set up camp between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.
2 and Saul and man Israel to gather and to camp in/on/with Valley (of Elah) [the] (Valley of) Elah and to arrange battle to/for to encounter: toward Philistine
Saul and the Israelites gathered and camped in the Valley of Elah and took up their positions to engage in battle with the Philistines.
3 and Philistine to stand: stand to(wards) [the] mountain: mount from this and Israel to stand: stand to(wards) [the] mountain: mount from this and [the] valley between them
The Philistines were on one hill and the Israelites on another with the valley between them.
4 and to come out: come man [the] champion from camp Philistine Goliath name his from Gath height his six cubit and span
Then a champion came out of the Philistine camp. His name was Goliath from Gath, and he was six cubits and a span tall.
5 and helmet bronze upon head his and armor scale he/she/it to clothe and weight [the] armor five thousand shekel bronze
He had on his head a bronze helmet and he wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels.
6 and greave bronze upon foot his and javelin bronze between shoulder his
On his legs he wore bronze armor, and he carried a javelin slung between his shoulders.
7 (and tree: wood *QK) spear his like/as loom-beam to weave and flame spear his six hundred shekel iron and to lift: bearing(armour) [the] shield to go: went to/for face: before his
The shaft of his spear was as thick as weaver's beam, with an iron tip that weighed six hundred shekels. His shield-bearer walked ahead of him carrying his shield.
8 and to stand: stand and to call: call out to(wards) rank Israel and to say to/for them to/for what? to come out: come to/for to arrange battle not I [the] Philistine and you(m. p.) servant/slave to/for Saul to eat to/for you man and to go down to(wards) me
Goliath stood and shouted at the lines of Israelite soldiers, “Why have you come and lined for battle? I am the Philistine, and you're Saul's servants. Pick one of your men and have him come down and fight me.
9 if be able to/for to fight with me and to smite me and to be to/for you to/for servant/slave and if I be able to/for him and to smite him and to be to/for us to/for servant/slave and to serve [obj] us
If he can fight me and kill me, then we will be your slaves. But if I beat him and kill him, then you'll be our slaves and work for us.”
10 and to say [the] Philistine I to taunt [obj] rank Israel [the] day: today [the] this to give: give to/for me man and to fight unitedness
Then the Philistine said, “I mock the battle lines of Israel today! Give me a man so we can fight each other!”
11 and to hear: hear Saul and all Israel [obj] word [the] Philistine [the] these and to to be dismayed and to fear much
Saul and all the Israelite soldiers were shattered and absolutely terrified when they heard what the Philistine said.
12 and David son: child man Ephrathite [the] this from Bethlehem Bethlehem Judah and name his Jesse and to/for him eight son: child and [the] man in/on/with day Saul be old to come (in): advanced in/on/with human
David was the son of a man named Jesse. He was an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. At the time Saul was king, Jesse was very old.
13 and to go: follow three son: child Jesse [the] great: old to go: follow after Saul to/for battle and name three son: child his which to go: went in/on/with battle Eliab [the] firstborn and second his Abinadab and [the] third Shammah
Jesse's three oldest sons had joined Saul's army war. These were Eliab (the firstborn), Abinadab (second), and Shammah (third).
14 and David he/she/it [the] small and three [the] great: old to go: follow after Saul
David was the youngest. The three oldest were with Saul,
15 and David to go: went and to return: return from upon Saul to/for to pasture [obj] flock father his Bethlehem Bethlehem
while David went to Saul and then back again to look after his father's sheep.
16 and to approach: approach [the] Philistine to rise and to grow dark and to stand forty day
Every morning and evening for forty days the Philistine came out to take his stand.
17 and to say Jesse to/for David son: child his to take: take please to/for brother: male-sibling your ephah [the] roasted [the] this and ten food: bread [the] this and to run: run [the] camp to/for brother: male-sibling your
Jesse told his son David, “Please take your brothers this ephah of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers. Take them quickly to your brothers' camp.
18 and [obj] ten incision [the] milk [the] these to come (in): bring to/for ruler [the] thousand and [obj] brother: male-sibling your to reckon: visit to/for peace: well-being and [obj] pledge their to take: bring
Take these ten cheese pieces to their commander. Check carefully to see how your brothers are doing and bring back their news.”
19 and Saul and they(masc.) and all man Israel in/on/with Valley (of Elah) [the] (Valley of) Elah to fight with Philistine
They were with Saul and the whole Israelite army in the Valley of Elah, fighting the Philistines.
20 and to rise David in/on/with morning and to leave [obj] [the] flock upon to keep: guard and to lift: raise and to go: went like/as as which to command him Jesse and to come (in): come [the] track [to] and [the] strength: soldiers [the] to come out: come to(wards) [the] rank and to shout in/on/with battle
David got up early in the morning and left the flock with a shepherd. He took the supplies and set out as Jesse had told him to. He arrived at the camp just as the army was marching out to its battle line, shouting the war cry.
21 and to arrange Israel and Philistine rank to/for to encounter: toward rank
The Israelites took up their battle line and the Philistines took up their battle line on the opposite side.
22 and to leave David [obj] [the] article/utensil from upon him upon hand: power to keep: guard [the] article/utensil and to run: run [the] rank and to come (in): come and to ask to/for brother: male-sibling his to/for peace: greeting
David left his supplies with the one responsible and ran to the battle line. When he got there he asked his brothers how they were.
23 and he/she/it to speak: speak with them and behold man [the] champion to ascend: rise Goliath [the] Philistine name his from Gath (from rank *QK) Philistine and to speak: speak like/as word [the] these and to hear: hear David
While he was talking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, came up out of his lines and shouted his challenge as he had before, and David heard what he said.
24 and all man Israel in/on/with to see: see they [obj] [the] man and to flee from face: before his and to fear much
All the Israelite soldiers ran away when they saw him because they were terribly afraid.
25 and to say man Israel to see: see [the] man [the] to ascend: rise [the] this for to/for to taunt [obj] Israel to ascend: rise and to be [the] man which to smite him to enrich him [the] king riches great: large and [obj] daughter his to give: give(marriage) to/for him and [obj] house: household father his to make free in/on/with Israel
“Have you seen this man who keeps on coming out to mock Israel?” they asked. “The king will make the man who kills him really rich. He will also give him his daughter in marriage, and his family will live tax-free in Israel.”
26 and to say David to(wards) [the] human [the] to stand: stand with him to/for to say what? to make: do to/for man which to smite [obj] [the] Philistine this and to turn aside: remove reproach from upon Israel for who? [the] Philistine [the] uncircumcised [the] this for to taunt rank God alive
David asked the men who were standing beside him, “What will the man receive who kills this Philistine and removes this shame from Israel? Who does this heathen Philistine think he is, mocking the armies of the living God?”
27 and to say to/for him [the] people like/as Chronicles [the] this to/for to say thus to make: do to/for man which to smite him
The soldiers repeated what they had said, telling him, “This is what the man who kills him will receive.”
28 and to hear: hear Eliab brother: male-sibling his [the] great: old in/on/with to speak: speak he to(wards) [the] human and to be incensed face: anger Eliab in/on/with David and to say to/for what? this to go down and upon who? to leave little [the] flock [the] they(fem.) in/on/with wilderness I to know [obj] arrogance your and [obj] evil heart your for because to see: see [the] battle to go down
When David's oldest brother Eliab heard him talking with the men, he got angry with him. “What are you doing here?” he asked. “Who have you left those few sheep with in the wilderness? I know how proud and wicked you are! You've just come to watch the battle!”
29 and to say David what? to make: do now not word he/she/it
“What have I done now?” David asked. “Can't I even ask a question?”
30 and to turn: turn from beside him to(wards) opposite another and to say like/as Chronicles [the] this and to return: again him [the] people word: speaking like/as Chronicles [the] first
He went over to some others and asked the same question, and they gave the same answer as before.
31 and to hear: hear [the] word which to speak: speak David and to tell to/for face: before Saul and to take: recieve him
Someone overheard what David said and reported it to Saul who sent for him.
32 and to say David to(wards) Saul not to fall: fail heart man upon him servant/slave your to go: went and to fight with [the] Philistine [the] this
David told Saul, “No one should lose heart because of this Philistine. I, your servant, will go and fight him!”
33 and to say Saul to(wards) David not be able to/for to go: went to(wards) [the] Philistine [the] this to/for to fight with him for youth you(m. s.) and he/she/it man battle from youth his
“You can't go out and fight this Philistine,” Saul replied. “You're just a boy, and he's a warrior trained from his youth.”
34 and to say David to(wards) Saul to pasture to be servant/slave your to/for father his in/on/with flock and to come (in): come [the] lion and with [the] bear and to lift: raise sheep from [the] flock
David replied, “Your servant has been looking after his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,
35 and to come out: come after him and to smite him and to rescue from lip his and to arise: rise upon me and to strengthen: hold in/on/with beard his and to smite him and to die him
I would chase after it, knock it down, and save the lamb from its mouth. If it turned to attack me, I would grab its hair, hit it, and kill it.
36 also [obj] [the] lion also [the] bear to smite servant/slave your and to be [the] Philistine [the] uncircumcised [the] this like/as one from them for to taunt rank God alive
I have killed lions and bears, and this heathen Philistine will be just like one of them, for he has mocked the armies of the living God.”
37 and to say David LORD which to rescue me from hand [the] lion and from hand [the] bear he/she/it to rescue me from hand: power [the] Philistine [the] this and to say Saul to(wards) David to go: went and LORD to be with you
David concluded, “The Lord who saved me from the claws of the lion and the bear will save me from this Philistine.” “Go, and may the Lord be with you,” Saul responded.
38 and to clothe Saul [obj] David garment his and to give: put helmet bronze upon head his and to clothe [obj] him armor
Saul gave David his own battle clothes to wear, placed a bronze helmet on his head, and put armor on him.
39 and to gird David [obj] sword his from upon to/for garment his and be willing to/for to go: went for not to test and to say David to(wards) Saul not be able to/for to go: went in/on/with these for not to test and to turn aside: remove them David from upon him
David strapped his sword on over the armor but he couldn't walk because he wasn't used to it. “I can't walk in all this,” David told Saul. “I ‘m not used to it.” So David took all the armor off.
40 and to take: take rod his in/on/with hand his and to choose to/for him five smooth stone from [the] torrent: river and to set: put [obj] them in/on/with article/utensil [the] to pasture which to/for him and in/on/with pouch and sling his in/on/with hand his and to approach: approach to(wards) [the] Philistine
He picked up his stick, chose five smooth stones from the stream, and put them in his shepherd's bag. Carrying his sling in his hand, he approached the Philistine.
41 and to go: come [the] Philistine to go: come and approaching to(wards) David and [the] man to lift: bearing(armour) [the] shield to/for face: before his
The Philistine came towards David, closer and closer, with his shield-bearer in front of him.
42 and to look [the] Philistine and to see: see [obj] David and to despise him for to be youth and red with beautiful appearance
When the Philistine looked closely he could see that David was just a red-faced handsome youth, and so he treated David with contempt.
43 and to say [the] Philistine to(wards) David dog I for you(m. s.) to come (in): come to(wards) me in/on/with rod and to lighten [the] Philistine [obj] David in/on/with God his
“Do you think I'm a dog, coming to fight me with a stick?” the Philistine asked David, and he cursed David by his gods.
44 and to say [the] Philistine to(wards) David to go: come [emph?] to(wards) me and to give: give [obj] flesh your to/for bird [the] heaven and to/for animal [the] land: country
Then the Philistine shouted at David, “Come over here, and I'll feed your flesh to the birds and the wild animals.”
45 and to say David to(wards) [the] Philistine you(m. s.) to come (in): come to(wards) me in/on/with sword and in/on/with spear and in/on/with javelin and I to come (in): come to(wards) you in/on/with name LORD Hosts God rank Israel which to taunt
David replied to the Philistine, “You come to attack me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin. But I come to attack you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel—the one you have mocked.
46 [the] day: today [the] this to shut you LORD in/on/with hand: power my and to smite you and to turn aside: remove [obj] head your from upon you and to give: give corpse camp Philistine [the] day: today [the] this to/for bird [the] heaven and to/for living thing [the] land: soil and to know all [the] land: country/planet for there God to/for Israel
Today the Lord will hand you over to me, and I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the dead bodies of the Philistine soldiers to the birds and the wild animals. Then all the world will know that there is a God who acts for Israel.
47 and to know all [the] assembly [the] this for not in/on/with sword and in/on/with spear to save LORD for to/for LORD [the] battle and to give: give [obj] you in/on/with hand: power our
Everyone gathered here will realize that the Lord saves, but not with sword and spear. For the battle is the Lord's, and he will hand all of you over to us.”
48 and to be for to arise: rise [the] Philistine and to go: come and to present: come to/for to encounter: meet David and to hasten David and to run: run [the] rank to/for to encounter: meet [the] Philistine
As the Philistine moved forward to attack him, David raced toward the battle line to confront him.
49 and to send: reach David [obj] hand his to(wards) [the] article/utensil and to take: take from there stone and to sling and to smite [obj] [the] Philistine to(wards) forehead his and to sink [the] stone in/on/with forehead his and to fall: fall upon face his land: soil [to]
David reached into his bag, took out a stone, and fired it from his sling, hitting the Philistine on the forehead. The stone went into his forehead, and he collapsed facedown on the ground.
50 and to strengthen: prevail over David from [the] Philistine in/on/with sling and in/on/with stone and to smite [obj] [the] Philistine and to die him and sword nothing in/on/with hand David
This is how David defeated the Philistine with just a sling and a stone; with no sword in his hand David knocked the Philistine down and killed him.
51 and to run: run David and to stand: stand to(wards) [the] Philistine and to take: take [obj] sword his and to draw her from razor her and to die him and to cut: eliminate in/on/with her [obj] head his and to see: see [the] Philistine for to die mighty man their and to flee
David ran and stood over the Philistine. He took the Philistine's sword and pulled it out of its sheath. He killed him and then he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they turned and ran away.
52 and to arise: rise human Israel and Judah and to shout and to pursue [obj] [the] Philistine till to come (in): towards you Gath and till gate Ekron and to fall: fall slain: killed Philistine in/on/with way: journey Shaaraim and till Gath and till Ekron
Then the men of Israel and Judah rushed forward shouting the war-cry and chased the Philistines all the way to Gath and to the gates of Ekron. Their bodies were scattered along the Shaaraim road to Gath and Ekron.
53 and to return: return son: descendant/people Israel from to burn/pursue after Philistine and to plunder [obj] camp their
When the Israelites returned from their hot pursuit of the Philistines, they plundered their camps.
54 and to take: take David [obj] head [the] Philistine and to come (in): bring him Jerusalem and [obj] article/utensil his to set: put in/on/with tent his
David took the Philistine's head and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put the Philistine's weapons in his own tent.
55 and like/as to see: see Saul [obj] David to come out: come to/for to encounter: toward [the] Philistine to say to(wards) Abner ruler [the] army son: child who? this [the] youth Abner and to say Abner alive soul your [the] king if: surely no to know
When Saul had watched David going out to fight the Philistine, he'd asked Abner the army commander, “Abner, whose son is that young man?” “On your life, Your Majesty, I do not know,” Abner replied.
56 and to say [the] king to ask you(m. s.) son: child who? this [the] youth
“Find out whose son this young man is,” the king ordered.
57 and like/as to return: return David from to smite [obj] [the] Philistine and to take: take [obj] him Abner and to come (in): bring him to/for face: before Saul and head [the] Philistine in/on/with hand his
As soon as David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul. David was still clutching the Philistine's head in his hand.
58 and to say to(wards) him Saul son: child who? you(m. s.) [the] youth and to say David son: child servant/slave your Jesse Bethlehemite [the] Bethlehemite
“Whose son are you, young man?” Saul asked. “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David replied.
