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1 Samuel 17:7וְחָץThe shaftwə·ḥå̄ṣ
חֲנִית֗וֹof his spearḥă·nî·ṯōw
אֹֽרְגִ֔יםwas like a weaver’s’ō·rə·ḡîm
כִּמְנוֹר֙ beam , kim·nō·wr
בַּרְזֶ֑לand its ironbar·zel
וְלַהֶ֣בֶתpointwə·la·he·ḇeṯ
חֲנִית֔וֹ-ḥă·nî·ṯōw
שֵׁשׁ־[weighed] sixšêš-
מֵא֥וֹתhundredmê·’ō·wṯ
שְׁקָלִ֖יםshekels .šə·qā·lîm
וְנֹשֵׂ֥א In addition, his shield bearer wə·nō·śê
הַצִּנָּ֖ה. . .haṣ·ṣin·nāh
הֹלֵ֥ךְwenthō·lêḵ
לְפָנָֽיו׃before him .lə·p̄ā·nāw
1 Samuel 17:8וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗דAnd [Goliath] stoodway·ya·‘ă·mōḏ
וַיִּקְרָא֙and shoutedway·yiq·rā
אֶל־to’el-
מַעַרְכֹ֣תthe ranksma·‘ar·ḵōṯ
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לof Israelyiś·rā·’êl
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר-way·yō·mer
לָהֶ֔ם , lā·hem
לָ֥מָּה“ Whylām·māh
תֵצְא֖וּdo you come outṯê·ṣə·’ū
לַעֲרֹ֣ךְand array yourselvesla·‘ă·rōḵ
מִלְחָמָ֑הfor battle ?mil·ḥā·māh
אָנֹכִ֣יAm I’ā·nō·ḵî
הֲל֧וֹאnothă·lō·w
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗י a Philistine , hap·pə·liš·tî
וְאַתֶּם֙and are youwə·’at·tem
עֲבָדִ֣יםnot servants‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm
לְשָׁא֔וּלof Saul ?lə·šā·’ūl
בְּרוּ־Choosebə·rū-
לָכֶ֥םlā·ḵem
אִ֖ישׁone of your men’îš
וְיֵרֵ֥דand have him come downwə·yê·rêḏ
אֵלָֽי׃against me .’ê·lāy
1 Samuel 17:9אִם־If’im-
יוּכַ֞לhe is ableyū·ḵal
לְהִלָּחֵ֤םto fightlə·hil·lā·ḥêm
אִתִּי֙me’it·tî
וְהִכָּ֔נִי and kill me , wə·hik·kā·nî
וְהָיִ֥ינוּthen we will bewə·hā·yî·nū
לָכֶ֖םyourlā·ḵem
לַעֲבָדִ֑יםservants .la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm
וְאִם־But ifwə·’im-
אֲנִ֤יI’ă·nî
אֽוּכַל־prevail’ū·ḵal-
לוֹ֙against himlōw
וְהִכִּיתִ֔יו and kill him , wə·hik·kî·ṯîw
וִהְיִ֤יתֶםthen you shall bewih·yî·ṯem
לָ֙נוּ֙ourlā·nū
לַעֲבָדִ֔יםservantsla·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm
וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖םand laborwa·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tem
אֹתָֽנוּ׃for us .”’ō·ṯā·nū
1 Samuel 17:10הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יThen the Philistinehap·pə·liš·tî
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ said , way·yō·mer
אֲנִ֗י“ I’ă·nî
חֵרַ֛פְתִּיdefyḥê·rap̄·tî
אֶת־-’eṯ-
מַעַרְכ֥וֹתthe ranksma·‘ar·ḵō·wṯ
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לof Israelyiś·rā·’êl
הַזֶּ֑הthishaz·zeh
הַיּ֣וֹםday !hay·yō·wm
תְּנוּ־Givetə·nū-
לִ֣יme
אִ֔ישׁa man’îš
וְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖הto fightwə·nil·lā·ḥă·māh
יָֽחַד׃. . . !”yā·ḥaḏ
1 Samuel 17:11וַיִּשְׁמַ֤עOn hearingway·yiš·ma‘
הָאֵ֑לֶּהthehā·’êl·leh
דִּבְרֵ֥יwordsdiḇ·rê
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י of the Philistine , hap·pə·liš·tî
שָׁאוּל֙Saulšā·’ūl
וְכָל־and allwə·ḵāl
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לthe Israelitesyiś·rā·’êl
אֶת־-’eṯ-
וַיֵּחַ֥תּוּwere dismayedway·yê·ḥat·tū
מְאֹֽד׃פand greatlymə·’ōḏ
וַיִּֽרְא֖וּafraid .way·yir·’ū
1 Samuel 17:12וְדָוִד֩Now Davidwə·ḏā·wiḏ
בֶּן־was the sonben-
אִ֨ישׁof a man’îš
וּשְׁמ֣וֹnamedū·šə·mōw
יִשַׁ֔י Jesse , yi·šay
אֶפְרָתִ֜יan Ephrathite’ep̄·rā·ṯî