1 Samuel 17
1 The Philistines gathered their army [to fight the Israeli army]. They gathered together near Socoh, in the area where the descendants of Judah lived. They set up their tents at Ephes-Dammim, which is between Socoh and Azekah.
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
2 Saul gathered the Israeli army near Elah Valley, and they set up their tents. Then they all took their places, ready to fight the Philistines.
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
3 So the Philistine and Israeli armies faced each other. They were on two hills, with a valley between them.
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
4 Then Goliath, from Gath [city], came out from the Philistine camp. He was a champion warrior/soldier. He was (over 9 feet/3 meters) tall.
and to come out: come man [the] champion from camp Philistine Goliath name his from Gath height his six cubit and span
5 He wore a helmet made of bronze [to protect his head], and he wore a coat made of metal plates [to protect his body]. The coat weighed (125 pounds/56 kg.).
and helmet bronze upon head his and armor scale he/she/it to clothe and weight [the] armor five thousand shekel bronze
6 He wore bronze guards/protectors on his legs. He had a long bronze dagger fastened on his back.
and greave bronze upon foot his and javelin bronze between shoulder his
7 He also had a big spear. It had a cord on it to enable him to throw it better (OR, which was as thick as a weaver’s beam). The tip of the spear was made of iron and weighed (15 pounds/almost 7 kg.). A soldier carrying a huge shield walked in front of him.
(and tree: wood *Q(K)*) 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
8 Goliath stood there and shouted to the Israeli army, “Why are you all lined up for battle? I am the great Philistine [soldier], and I think [RHQ] you are [merely] Saul’s slaves. Choose one man to fight for all of you, and send him down here to me!
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
9 If he fights with me and kills me, then my fellow Philistines will all be your slaves. But if I defeat him and kill him, then you Israelis will all be our slaves.
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
10 I defy/challenge you men of the Israeli army. Send me a man who will fight with me!”
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
11 When Saul and all the Israeli soldiers heard that, they were extremely terrified [DOU].
and to hear: hear Saul and all Israel [obj] word [the] Philistine [the] these and to to be dismayed and to fear much
12 David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was from the clan of Ephrath. He lived in Bethlehem, in the area where the descendants of Judah lived. Jesse had eight sons. When Saul [was king], Jesse had already become a very old man [DOU].
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
13 Jesse’s three oldest sons, Eliab and Abinadab and Shammah, had gone with Saul to fight [the Philistines].
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
14 David was Jesse’s youngest son. While his three oldest brothers were with Saul,
and David he/she/it [the] small and three [the] great: old to go: follow after Saul
15 David went back and forth: Sometimes he went to Saul’s camp, and sometimes he stayed in Bethlehem to take care of his father’s sheep.
and David to go: went and to return: return from upon Saul to/for to pasture [obj] flock father his Bethlehem Bethlehem
16 For 40 days Goliath came out from the Philistine camp and stood there [taunting the Israeli army/telling the Israelis to choose one man to fight with him]. He did it twice each day, once in the morning and once in the evening.
and to approach: approach [the] Philistine to rise and to grow dark and to stand forty day
17 [One day], Jesse said to David, “Here is a sack of roasted grain and ten loaves of bread. Take these quickly to your [older] brothers.
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
18 And here are ten large chunks of cheese. Take them to their commander. And see how things are going with your [older] brothers. Then [if they are okay, ] bring back something to show they are all right.”
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
19 His brothers were with Saul and all the other Israeli soldiers, camped alongside Elah Valley, [preparing to] fight the Philistines.
and Saul and they(masc.) and all man Israel in/on/with Valley (of Elah) [the] (Valley of) Elah to fight with Philistine
20 So David arranged for another shepherd to take care of the sheep. Early the next morning he took the food and went to the Israeli camp, as Jesse told him to do. He arrived there just as the Israeli soldiers were forming their ranks and going out to the battlefield. As they went, they were shouting a war cry.
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
21 The Philistine army and the Israeli army stood [on the hillsides], facing each other, ready for the battle.
and to arrange Israel and Philistine rank to/for to encounter: toward rank
22 David gave the food to the man who was taking care of the war equipment. [He told him to take care of the food that he brought], and then he went and greeted his older brothers.
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
23 While he was talking with them, he saw Goliath coming out from among the Philistine soldiers, shouting [to the Israelis], challenging them [to send a man to fight him]. David heard what Goliath was saying.
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 *Q(K)*) Philistine and to speak: speak like/as word [the] these and to hear: hear David
24 When all the Israeli soldiers saw Goliath, they were terrified and started to ran away.
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
25 They were saying to each other, “Look at him coming up toward us! And listen to him as he defies us Israelis! The king says that he will give a big reward to whoever kills this man. He also says that he will give his daughter to that man for him to marry her, and that he will no longer require that man’s family to pay taxes.”
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
26 David talked to some of the men who were standing near him. He said, “What will be given to whoever kills this Philistine and frees us Israelis from this shame/disgrace? And who [does] this heathen Philistine [think he] is, defying/ridiculing the army that serves the all-powerful God?”
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
27 They told him the same thing that the other men had said, about what the king would do for anyone who killed Goliath.
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
28 But when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard David talking to the men, he was angry. He said to David, “Why have you come down here? Is someone taking care of those few sheep that you left in the desert? I know you are just a (smart-aleck/brat)! You just want to watch the battle!”
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
29 David replied, “Have I done something wrong? I was merely asking a question!”
and to say David what? to make: do now not word he/she/it
30 Then he walked over to another man and asked him the same question, but the man gave him the same answer. Each time he asked someone, he received the same answer.
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
31 Finally, someone told king Saul what David had asked, and Saul sent someone to bring David to him.
and to hear: hear [the] word which to speak: speak David and to tell to/for face: before Saul and to take: recieve him
32 David told king Saul, “No one should (worry/become a coward) because of that Philistine man. I will go and fight with him!”
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
33 Saul said to David, “You are only a young man, and he has been a very capable soldier all his life. So you are not able to go and fight with him!”
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
34 David replied, “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep [for many years]. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried away a lamb,
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
35 I went after the lion or the bear and attacked it and rescued the lamb from the wild animal’s mouth. Then I grabbed the animal by its jaw/throat and struck it and killed it.
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
36 I have killed both lions and bears. And [I will do] the same to this heathen Philistine, because he has defied/ridiculed the army of the all-powerful God!
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
37 Yahweh has rescued me from paws of lions and bears, and he will rescue me from this Philistine!” Then Saul said to David, “All right, go [and fight him], and [I hope/desire] that Yahweh will help you!”
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
38 Then Saul gave to David his own clothes that he always wore in battles, and he gave him a bronze helmet and a coat made of metal plates.
and to clothe Saul [obj] David garment his and to give: put helmet bronze upon head his and to clothe [obj] him armor
39 David [put these things on. Then he] fastened his sword over them, and tried to walk. But he could not walk, because he was not accustomed to wearing those things. So David said to Saul, “I cannot fight wearing all these things, because I am not accustomed to [wearing] them!” So he took them off.
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
40 Then he took his walking/shepherd’s stick, and he picked up five smooth stones from the brook/stream. He put them in the pouch of his shoulder-bag. Then he put his sling in his hand and started walking toward Goliath.
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
41 Goliath walked toward David, with the soldier who was carrying his shield walking in front of him. When he got near David,
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
42 he looked at David closely. He saw that David had a handsome face and healthy body, but that he was only a young man. So he sneered at David.
and to look [the] Philistine and to see: see [obj] David and to despise him for to be youth and red with beautiful appearance
43 He said to David, “Are you coming to me with a stick because [you think that] I am a dog?” Then he called out to his gods to harm David.
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
44 He said to David, “Come here to me, and I will [kill you and] give your dead body to the birds and wild animals to eat!”
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
45 David replied, “You are coming to me with a sword and a dagger and a spear. But I am coming to you (in the name/with the authority) of almighty Yahweh. He is the God whom the army of Israel [worships], and he is the God whom you have defied/ridiculed.
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
46 Today Yahweh will enable me to defeat you. I will strike you down and cut off your head. And [we Israelis will kill] many Philistine [soldiers and] give their bodies to the birds and wild animals to eat. And everyone in the world will [hear about it and] know that we Israeli people worship an [all-powerful] God.
[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
47 And everyone here will know that Yahweh can rescue people without a sword or a spear. Yahweh always wins his battles, and he will enable us to defeat all of you [Philistines].”
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
48 As Goliath came closer to attack David, David ran quickly toward him.
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
49 He put his hand into his shoulder-bag and took out one stone. He [put it in his sling and] hurled it toward Goliath. The stone hit Goliath on the forehead and penetrated his skull, and he fell face down onto the ground.
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]
50 Then David ran and stood over Goliath. He pulled Goliath’s sword from its sheath and killed him with it, and then cut off his head. In that way David defeated the Philistine without having his own sword. He used [only] a sling and a stone! When the other Philistines saw that their great warrior was dead, they ran away.
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
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
52 The Israeli men shouted and ran after them. They pursued them all the way to Gath and to the gates of Ekron [city]. They struck them as they went, with the result that dead/wounded Philistines were lying on the road all the way from Shaaraim to Gath and Ekron [towns].
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
53 When the Israelis returned from chasing the Philistines, they (plundered/took everything from) the Philistine camp.
and to return: return son: descendant/people Israel from to burn/pursue after Philistine and to plunder [obj] camp their
54 David later took the head of Goliath to Jerusalem, but he kept Goliath’s weapons in his own tent.
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
55 As Saul watched David going toward Goliath, he said to Abner, the commanded of his army, “Abner, whose son is that young man?” Abner replied, “(As sure as you are alive/Truly) [IDM], I do not know.”
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
56 Then the king said, “Find out whose son he is!”
and to say [the] king to ask you(m. s.) son: child who? this [the] youth
57 [Later, ] as David returned from killing Goliath, Abner took him to Saul. David was carrying Goliath’s head.
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
58 Saul asked him, “Young man, whose son are you?” David replied, “[Sir, perhaps you have forgotten that] I am the son of your servant Jesse, who has served you faithfully, who lives in Bethlehem.”
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
