לְשַׂר־ to the commander lə·śar- הָאָ֑לֶף of [their] unit hā·’ā·lep̄ וְאֶת־ - . wə·’eṯ- תִּפְקֹ֣ד Check tip̄·qōḏ לְשָׁל֔וֹם on the welfare lə·šā·lō·wm וְאֶת־ - wə·’eṯ- אַחֶ֙יךָ֙ of your brothers ’a·ḥe·ḵā תִּקָּֽח׃ and bring back tiq·qāḥ עֲרֻבָּתָ֖ם an assurance from them . ‘ă·rub·bā·ṯām 1 Samuel 17:19 וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ They wə·hêm·māh וְשָׁא֤וּל are with Saul wə·šā·’ūl וְכָל־ and all wə·ḵāl אִ֣ישׁ the men ’îš יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל of Israel yiś·rā·’êl בְּעֵ֖מֶק . . . bə·‘ê·meq הָֽאֵלָ֑ה in the Valley of Elah , hā·’ê·lāh נִלְחָמִ֖ים fighting nil·ḥā·mîm עִם־ against ‘im- פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ the Philistines .” pə·liš·tîm 1 Samuel 17:20 דָּוִ֜ד So David dā·wiḏ וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם got up early way·yaš·kêm בַּבֹּ֗קֶר in the morning , bab·bō·qer וַיִּטֹּ֤שׁ left way·yiṭ·ṭōš אֶת־ - ’eṯ- הַצֹּאן֙ the flock haṣ·ṣōn עַל־ with ‘al- שֹׁמֵ֔ר a keeper , šō·mêr וַיִּשָּׂ֣א loaded up , way·yiś·śā וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ and set out way·yê·leḵ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר as ka·’ă·šer יִשָׁ֑י Jesse yi·šāy צִוָּ֖הוּ had instructed him . ṣiw·wā·hū וַיָּבֹא֙ He reached way·yā·ḇō הַמַּעְגָּ֔לָה the camp ham·ma‘·gā·lāh וְהַחַ֗יִל as the army wə·ha·ḥa·yil הַיֹּצֵא֙ was marching out hay·yō·ṣê אֶל־ to ’el- הַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔ה its position ham·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh וְהֵרֵ֖עוּ and shouting wə·hê·rê·‘ū בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ the battle cry . bam·mil·ḥā·māh 1 Samuel 17:21 יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ And Israel yiś·rā·’êl וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים and the Philistines ū·p̄ə·liš·tîm וַתַּעֲרֹ֤ךְ arrayed wat·ta·‘ă·rōḵ מַעֲרָכָ֖ה in formation ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh לִקְרַ֥את against liq·raṯ מַעֲרָכָֽה׃ each other . ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh 1 Samuel 17:22 דָּוִ֨ד Then David dā·wiḏ אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וַיִּטֹּשׁ֩ left way·yiṭ·ṭōš הַכֵּלִ֜ים his supplies hak·kê·lîm מֵעָלָ֗יו in mê·‘ā·lāw עַל־ . . . ‘al- יַד֙ the care yaḏ שׁוֹמֵ֣ר of the quartermaster šō·w·mêr הַכֵּלִ֔ים . . . hak·kê·lîm וַיָּ֖רָץ and ran way·yā·rāṣ הַמַּעֲרָכָ֑ה to the battle line . ham·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh וַיָּבֹ֕א When he arrived , way·yā·ḇō וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל he asked way·yiš·’al לְאֶחָ֖יו his brothers lə·’e·ḥāw לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ how they were doing . lə·šā·lō·wm 1 Samuel 17:23 וְה֣וּא׀ And as he wə·hū מְדַבֵּ֣ר was speaking mə·ḏab·bêr עִמָּ֗ם with them , ‘im·mām וְהִנֵּ֣ה suddenly wə·hin·nêh אִ֣ישׁ the champion ’îš הַבֵּנַ֡יִם . . . hab·bê·na·yim שְׁמ֤וֹ named šə·mōw גָּלְיָת֩ Goliath , gā·lə·yāṯ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨י the Philistine hap·pə·liš·tî מִגַּת֙ from Gath mig·gaṯ מִמַּעֲרוֹת - , mim·ma·ʿă·rōṯ עוֹלֶ֞ה came forward ‘ō·w·leh פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים from the Philistines pə·liš·tîm וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר and shouted way·ḏab·bêr כַּדְּבָרִ֣ים his usual words , kad·də·ḇā·rîm הָאֵ֑לֶּה which hā·’êl·leh דָּוִֽד׃ David dā·wiḏ וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע also heard . way·yiš·ma‘ 1 Samuel 17:24 וְכֹל֙ When all wə·ḵōl אִ֣ישׁ the men ’îš יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל of Israel yiś·rā·’êl

