## I Samuel Chapter 17

###### I Samuel 17:1
[I Samuel 17:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:1)

וַיַּאַסְפ֨וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים אֶת־מַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּ שֹׂכֹ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה וַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּ בֵּין־שׂוֹכֹ֥ה וּבֵין־עֲזֵקָ֖ה בְּאֶ֥פֶס דַּמִּֽים׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The Philistines assembled their camps for war, and they gathered at Socoh which was in Yehudah's territory; they camped between Socoh and Azeikoh, at Ephes Damim.


###### I Samuel 17:2
[I Samuel 17:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:2)

וְשָׁא֤וּל וְאִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ נֶֽאֶסְפ֔וּ וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּעֵ֣מֶק הָאֵלָ֑ה וַיַּעַרְכ֥וּ מִלְחָמָ֖ה לִקְרַ֥את פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shaul and the men of Yisroel gathered and camped in the Eiloh Valley; they drew up their lines for war against the Philistines.


###### I Samuel 17:3
[I Samuel 17:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:3)

וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞ים עֹמְדִ֤ים אֶל־הָהָר֙ מִזֶּ֔ה וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל עֹמְדִ֥ים אֶל־הָהָ֖ר מִזֶּ֑ה וְהַגַּ֖יְא בֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The Philistines were standing on the mountain on one side and Yisroel was standing on the mountain on the other side, with the valley between them.


###### I Samuel 17:4
[I Samuel 17:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:4)

וַיֵּצֵ֤א אִֽישׁ־הַבֵּנַ֙יִם֙ מִמַּחֲנ֣וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים גׇּלְיָ֥ת שְׁמ֖וֹ מִגַּ֑ת גׇּבְה֕וֹ שֵׁ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת וָזָֽרֶת׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
A champion came out from the Philistine camps, whose name was Golyos of Gas; he was six cubits and a span tall.


###### I Samuel 17:5
[I Samuel 17:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:5)

וְכ֤וֹבַע נְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ עַל־רֹאשׁ֔וֹ וְשִׁרְי֥וֹן קַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖ים ה֣וּא לָב֑וּשׁ וּמִשְׁקַל֙ הַשִּׁרְי֔וֹן חֲמֵשֶׁת־אֲלָפִ֥ים שְׁקָלִ֖ים נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
On his head was a copper helmet, and he wore scaled armor; the armor weighing five thousand copper *shekels*.


###### I Samuel 17:6
[I Samuel 17:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:6)

וּמִצְחַ֥ת נְחֹ֖שֶׁת עַל־רַגְלָ֑יו וְכִיד֥וֹן נְחֹ֖שֶׁת בֵּ֥ין כְּתֵפָֽיו׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
On his legs were copper shields and between his shoulders, a copper guard.


###### I Samuel 17:7
[I Samuel 17:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:7)

(וחץ) [וְעֵ֣ץ] חֲנִית֗וֹ כִּמְנוֹר֙ אֹֽרְגִ֔ים וְלַהֶ֣בֶת חֲנִית֔וֹ שֵׁשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת שְׁקָלִ֖ים בַּרְזֶ֑ל וְנֹשֵׂ֥א הַצִּנָּ֖ה הֹלֵ֥ךְ לְפָנָֽיו׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam and his spearhead weighed six hundred iron *shekels*; the shield bearer walked in front of him.


###### I Samuel 17:8
[I Samuel 17:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:8)

וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗ד וַיִּקְרָא֙ אֶל־מַעַרְכֹ֣ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֔ם לָ֥מָּה תֵצְא֖וּ לַעֲרֹ֣ךְ מִלְחָמָ֑ה הֲל֧וֹא אָנֹכִ֣י הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗י וְאַתֶּם֙ עֲבָדִ֣ים לְשָׁא֔וּל בְּרוּ־לָכֶ֥ם אִ֖ישׁ וְיֵרֵ֥ד אֵלָֽי׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He stood and called out to the battalions of Yisroel and said to them, "Why should you go out to wage war? Am I not the Philistine, and you, the servants of Shaul? Choose for yourselves a man and let him come down to me.


###### I Samuel 17:9
[I Samuel 17:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:9)

אִם־יוּכַ֞ל לְהִלָּחֵ֤ם אִתִּי֙ וְהִכָּ֔נִי וְהָיִ֥ינוּ לָכֶ֖ם לַעֲבָדִ֑ים וְאִם־אֲנִ֤י אֽוּכַל־לוֹ֙ וְהִכִּיתִ֔יו וִהְיִ֤יתֶם לָ֙נוּ֙ לַעֲבָדִ֔ים וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖ם אֹתָֽנוּ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
If he will be able to fight me and kill me, then we will become your slaves; but if I defeat him and kill him, then you will become our slaves and you shall serve us."


###### I Samuel 17:10
[I Samuel 17:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:10)

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י אֲנִ֗י חֵרַ֛פְתִּי אֶת־מַעַרְכ֥וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה תְּנוּ־לִ֣י אִ֔ישׁ וְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖ה יָֽחַד׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The Philistine said, "I have insulted the battalions of Yisroel this day; give me a man and we will fight together."


###### I Samuel 17:11
[I Samuel 17:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:11)

וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע שָׁאוּל֙ וְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֥י הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיֵּחַ֥תּוּ וַיִּֽרְא֖וּ מְאֹֽד׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shaul and all of Yisroel heard these words of the Philistine, and they were terrified and very afraid.


###### I Samuel 17:12
[I Samuel 17:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:12)

וְדָוִד֩ בֶּן־אִ֨ישׁ אֶפְרָתִ֜י הַזֶּ֗ה מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֙חֶם֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה וּשְׁמ֣וֹ יִשַׁ֔י וְל֖וֹ שְׁמֹנָ֣ה בָנִ֑ים וְהָאִישׁ֙ בִּימֵ֣י שָׁא֔וּל זָקֵ֖ן בָּ֥א בַאֲנָשִֽׁים׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Dovid was the son of this Ephrathite man from Beis Lechem [in] Yehudah; his name was Yishay and he had eight sons. In the days of Shaul, the man was old, and would come among the elders.


###### I Samuel 17:13
[I Samuel 17:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:13)

וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת בְּנֵֽי־יִשַׁי֙ הַגְּדֹלִ֔ים הָלְכ֥וּ אַחֲרֵֽי־שָׁא֖וּל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְשֵׁ֣ם**׀** שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת בָּנָ֗יו אֲשֶׁ֤ר הָֽלְכוּ֙ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה אֱלִיאָ֣ב הַבְּכ֗וֹר וּמִשְׁנֵ֙הוּ֙ אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖י שַׁמָּֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Yishay's three oldest sons went and followed Shaul to war. The names of his three sons who went to war were Eliov, the firstborn; his second, Avinodov; and the third, Shammoh.


###### I Samuel 17:14
[I Samuel 17:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:14)

וְדָוִ֖ד ה֣וּא הַקָּטָ֑ן וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙ הַגְּדֹלִ֔ים הָלְכ֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֥י שָׁאֽוּל׃{ס}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Dovid was the youngest; [only] the three older ones followed Shaul.


###### I Samuel 17:15
[I Samuel 17:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:15)

וְדָוִ֛ד הֹלֵ֥ךְ וָשָׁ֖ב מֵעַ֣ל שָׁא֑וּל לִרְע֛וֹת אֶת־צֹ֥אן אָבִ֖יו בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Dovid would go back and forth from Shaul, to tend his father's sheep in Beis Lechem.


###### I Samuel 17:16
[I Samuel 17:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:16)

וַיִּגַּ֥שׁ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם וְהַעֲרֵ֑ב וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖ב אַרְבָּעִ֥ים יֽוֹם׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The Philistine would approach [Yisroel's battalion] and stand there early in the morning and evening, for forty days.


###### I Samuel 17:17
[I Samuel 17:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:17)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יִשַׁ֜י לְדָוִ֣ד בְּנ֗וֹ קַח־נָ֤א לְאַחֶ֙יךָ֙ אֵיפַ֤ת הַקָּלִיא֙ הַזֶּ֔ה וַעֲשָׂרָ֥ה לֶ֖חֶם הַזֶּ֑ה וְהָרֵ֥ץ הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה לְאַחֶֽיךָ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Yishay said to his son Dovid, "Please take to your brothers this *eiphah* of toasted grain and ten loaves of this bread, and hurry to the camp, to your brothers.


###### I Samuel 17:18
[I Samuel 17:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:18)

וְ֠אֵ֠ת עֲשֶׂ֜רֶת חֲרִצֵ֤י הֶחָלָב֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה תָּבִ֖יא לְשַׂר־הָאָ֑לֶף וְאֶת־אַחֶ֙יךָ֙ תִּפְקֹ֣ד לְשָׁל֔וֹם וְאֶת־עֲרֻבָּתָ֖ם תִּקָּֽח׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
And bring these ten cheeses to the captain of the thousand; also, inquire into your brothers' welfare and take the tidings of their welfare."


###### I Samuel 17:19
[I Samuel 17:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:19)

וְשָׁא֤וּל וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ וְכׇל־אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּעֵ֖מֶק הָאֵלָ֑ה נִלְחָמִ֖ים עִם־פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃{ס}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shaul, they, and all the men of Yisroel were in the Eiloh Valley fighting with the Philistines.


###### I Samuel 17:20
[I Samuel 17:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:20)

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם דָּוִ֜ד בַּבֹּ֗קֶר וַיִּטֹּ֤שׁ אֶת־הַצֹּאן֙ עַל־שֹׁמֵ֔ר וַיִּשָּׂ֣א וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֖הוּ יִשָׁ֑י וַיָּבֹא֙ הַמַּעְגָּ֔לָה וְהַחַ֗יִל הַיֹּצֵא֙ אֶל־הַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔ה וְהֵרֵ֖עוּ בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Dovid rose early in the morning, left the sheep with a watchman, and started out and went as Yishay had commanded him; he came to the barricade as the troops were going out to the battlefront, shouting battle cries.


###### I Samuel 17:21
[I Samuel 17:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:21)

וַתַּעֲרֹ֤ךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים מַעֲרָכָ֖ה לִקְרַ֥את מַעֲרָכָֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Yisroel and the Philistines deployed battalions, one opposite the other.


###### I Samuel 17:22
[I Samuel 17:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:22)

וַיִּטֹּשׁ֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶת־הַכֵּלִ֜ים מֵעָלָ֗יו עַל־יַד֙ שׁוֹמֵ֣ר הַכֵּלִ֔ים וַיָּ֖רׇץ הַמַּעֲרָכָ֑ה וַיָּבֹ֕א וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל לְאֶחָ֖יו לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Dovid left his things with the keeper of the equipment and ran to the battlefront; he arrived and greeted his brothers.


###### I Samuel 17:23
[I Samuel 17:23](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:23)

וְה֣וּא**׀** מְדַבֵּ֣ר עִמָּ֗ם וְהִנֵּ֣ה אִ֣ישׁ הַבֵּנַ֡יִם עוֹלֶ֞ה גׇּלְיָת֩ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨י שְׁמ֤וֹ מִגַּת֙ (ממערות) [מִמַּעַרְכ֣וֹת] פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר כַּדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע דָּוִֽד׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
While speaking to them, behold, the champion came up—Golyos the Philistine of Gas was his name—from the Philistine camp and spoke as he had before, and Dovid heard.


###### I Samuel 17:24
[I Samuel 17:24](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:24)

וְכֹל֙ אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בִּרְאוֹתָ֖ם אֶת־הָאִ֑ישׁ וַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙ מִפָּנָ֔יו וַיִּֽירְא֖וּ מְאֹֽד׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
All the men of Yisroel, upon seeing the man, fled from him, and they were very frightened.


###### I Samuel 17:25
[I Samuel 17:25](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:25)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר**׀** אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הַרְּאִיתֶם֙ הָאִ֤ישׁ הָֽעֹלֶה֙ הַזֶּ֔ה כִּ֛י לְחָרֵ֥ף אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עֹלֶ֑ה וְֽ֠הָיָ֠ה הָאִ֨ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יַכֶּ֜נּוּ יַעְשְׁרֶ֥נּוּ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ**׀** עֹ֣שֶׁר גָּד֗וֹל וְאֶת־בִּתּוֹ֙ יִתֶּן־ל֔וֹ וְאֵת֙ בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֔יו יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה חׇפְשִׁ֖י בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The men of Yisroel said, "Have you seen this man who goes forth? He goes forth to insult Yisroel. Whoever will kill him, the king will enrich with great wealth, and he will give his daughter to him [to marry], and his father's family he will exempt [from all royal obligations] in Yisroel."


###### I Samuel 17:26
[I Samuel 17:26](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:26)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗ד אֶֽל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֞ים הָעֹמְדִ֣ים עִמּוֹ֮ לֵאמֹר֒ מַה־יֵּעָשֶׂ֗ה לָאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יַכֶּה֙ אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣י הַלָּ֔ז וְהֵסִ֥יר חֶרְפָּ֖ה מֵעַ֣ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֣י מִ֗י הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֤י הֶעָרֵל֙ הַזֶּ֔ה כִּ֣י חֵרֵ֔ף מַעַרְכ֖וֹת אֱלֹהִ֥ים חַיִּֽים׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Dovid spoke to the men standing with him, saying, "What will be done for the man who slays this Philistine and thus remove shame from Yisroel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that insults the battalions of the Living God?"


###### I Samuel 17:27
[I Samuel 17:27](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:27)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ הָעָ֔ם כַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּ֣ה יֵעָשֶׂ֔ה לָאִ֖ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַכֶּֽנּוּ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The people answered him with these words, saying, "Such and such will be done for the man who kills him."


###### I Samuel 17:28
[I Samuel 17:28](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:28)

וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע אֱלִיאָב֙ אָחִ֣יו הַגָּד֔וֹל בְּדַבְּר֖וֹ אֶל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֑ים וַיִּֽחַר־אַף֩ אֱלִיאָ֨ב בְּדָוִ֜ד וַיֹּ֣אמֶר**׀** לָמָּה־זֶּ֣ה יָרַ֗דְתָּ וְעַל־מִ֨י נָטַ֜שְׁתָּ מְעַ֨ט הַצֹּ֤אן הָהֵ֙נָּה֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר אֲנִ֧י יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֶת־זְדֹנְךָ֗ וְאֵת֙ רֹ֣עַ לְבָבֶ֔ךָ כִּ֗י לְמַ֛עַן רְא֥וֹת הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה יָרָֽדְתָּ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Eliov, his older brother, heard him speaking to the men, and Eliov became angry with Dovid, and said, "Why did you come down? and with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know of your schemes and evil thoughts, that to watch the fighting you have come down here."


###### I Samuel 17:29
[I Samuel 17:29](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:29)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד מֶ֥ה עָשִׂ֖יתִי עָ֑תָּה הֲל֖וֹא דָּבָ֥ר הֽוּא׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Dovid said, "What have I done now? Is it not but a word?"


###### I Samuel 17:30
[I Samuel 17:30](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:30)

וַיִּסֹּ֤ב מֵֽאֶצְלוֹ֙ אֶל־מ֣וּל אַחֵ֔ר וַיֹּ֖אמֶר כַּדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה וַיְשִׁבֻ֤הוּ הָעָם֙ דָּבָ֔ר כַּדָּבָ֖ר הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He turned away from him towards someone else, and said the same thing [to him]; the people responded as before.


###### I Samuel 17:31
[I Samuel 17:31](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:31)

וַיִּשָּֽׁמְעוּ֙ הַדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּ֣ר דָּוִ֑ד וַיַּגִּ֥דוּ לִפְנֵֽי־שָׁא֖וּל וַיִּקָּחֵֽהוּ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The words were heard that Dovid was saying; they were told over to Shaul, and he summoned him.


###### I Samuel 17:32
[I Samuel 17:32](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:32)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל אַל־יִפֹּ֥ל לֵב־אָדָ֖ם עָלָ֑יו עַבְדְּךָ֣ יֵלֵ֔ךְ וְנִלְחַ֖ם עִם־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֥י הַזֶּֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Dovid said to Shaul, "Let no man despair because of him. Your servant will go and fight this Philistine."


###### I Samuel 17:33
[I Samuel 17:33](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:33)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד לֹ֤א תוּכַל֙ לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ אֶל־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣י הַזֶּ֔ה לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם עִמּ֑וֹ כִּֽי־נַ֣עַר אַ֔תָּה וְה֛וּא אִ֥ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֖ה מִנְּעֻרָֽיו׃{ס}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shaul said to Dovid, "You cannot go to fight this Philistine, for you are a lad, while he has been a warrior from his childhood."


###### I Samuel 17:34
[I Samuel 17:34](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:34)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל רֹעֶ֨ה הָיָ֧ה עַבְדְּךָ֛ לְאָבִ֖יו בַּצֹּ֑אן וּבָ֤א הָאֲרִי֙ וְאֶת־הַדּ֔וֹב וְנָשָׂ֥א שֶׂ֖ה מֵהָעֵֽדֶר׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Dovid said to Shaul, "While your servant was a shepherd for his father's sheep, the lion came with a bear and carried off a sheep from the flock.


###### I Samuel 17:35
[I Samuel 17:35](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:35)

וְיָצָ֧אתִי אַחֲרָ֛יו וְהִכִּתִ֖יו וְהִצַּ֣לְתִּי מִפִּ֑יו וַיָּ֣קׇם עָלַ֔י וְהֶחֱזַ֙קְתִּי֙ בִּזְקָנ֔וֹ וְהִכִּתִ֖יו וַהֲמִיתִּֽיו׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
I went after it, struck it down, and saved [the sheep] from its mouth; then it attacked me, but I grabbed onto its beard and struck it and killed it.


###### I Samuel 17:36
[I Samuel 17:36](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:36)

גַּ֧ם אֶֽת־הָאֲרִ֛י גַּם־הַדֹּ֖ב הִכָּ֣ה עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וְֽ֠הָיָ֠ה הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨י הֶעָרֵ֤ל הַזֶּה֙ כְּאַחַ֣ד מֵהֶ֔ם כִּ֣י חֵרֵ֔ף מַעַרְכֹ֖ת אֱלֹהִ֥ים חַיִּֽים׃{ס}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Even the lion and the bear your servant has killed; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall become like one of them, for he has insulted the battalions of the Living God."


###### I Samuel 17:37
[I Samuel 17:37](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:37)

וַיֹּאמֶר֮ דָּוִד֒ יְהֹוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִצִּלַ֜נִי מִיַּ֤ד הָֽאֲרִי֙ וּמִיַּ֣ד הַדֹּ֔ב ה֣וּא יַצִּילֵ֔נִי מִיַּ֥ד הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י הַזֶּ֑ה{ס}וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֤וּל אֶל־דָּוִד֙ לֵ֔ךְ וַיהֹוָ֖ה יִהְיֶ֥ה עִמָּֽךְ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Then Dovid said, "Adonoy Who saved me from the claws of the lion and from the claws of the bear, He will rescue me from the hands of this Philistine." Shaul said to Dovid, "Go, and may Adonoy be with you."


###### I Samuel 17:38
[I Samuel 17:38](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:38)

וַיַּלְבֵּ֨שׁ שָׁא֤וּל אֶת־דָּוִד֙ מַדָּ֔יו וְנָתַ֛ן ק֥וֹבַע נְחֹ֖שֶׁת עַל־רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַיַּלְבֵּ֥שׁ אֹת֖וֹ שִׁרְיֽוֹן׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shaul dressed Dovid in his own battle garments, and put a copper helmet on his head and dressed him in armor.


###### I Samuel 17:39
[I Samuel 17:39](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:39)

וַיַּחְגֹּ֣ר דָּוִ֣ד אֶת־חַ֠רְבּ֠וֹ מֵעַ֨ל לְמַדָּ֜יו וַיֹּ֣אֶל לָלֶכֶת֮ כִּ֣י לֹֽא־נִסָּה֒ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד אֶל־שָׁא֗וּל לֹ֥א אוּכַ֛ל לָלֶ֥כֶת בָּאֵ֖לֶּה כִּ֣י לֹ֣א נִסִּ֑יתִי וַיְסִרֵ֥ם דָּוִ֖ד מֵעָלָֽיו׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Dovid girded his sword over his battle garments. But he did not want to go out [in Shaul's battle garments], for he was not accustomed [to them]; so Dovid said to Shaul, "I am unable to walk with these, for I am not accustomed [to them]," and Dovid removed them from himself.


###### I Samuel 17:40
[I Samuel 17:40](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:40)

וַיִּקַּ֨ח מַקְל֜וֹ בְּיָד֗וֹ וַיִּבְחַר־ל֣וֹ חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה חַלֻּקֵֽי־אֲבָנִ֣ים׀מִן־הַנַּ֡חַל וַיָּ֣שֶׂם אֹ֠תָ֠ם בִּכְלִ֨י הָרֹעִ֧ים אֲשֶׁר־ל֛וֹ וּבַיַּלְק֖וּט וְקַלְע֣וֹ בְיָד֑וֹ וַיִּגַּ֖שׁ אֶל־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He took his staff in his hand and picked out five smooth stones from the brook and put them in his shepherd's bag, in his pouch, and his sling was in his hand; he then approached the Philistine.


###### I Samuel 17:41
[I Samuel 17:41](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:41)

וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י הֹלֵ֥ךְ וְקָרֵ֖ב אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד וְהָאִ֛ישׁ נֹשֵׂ֥א הַצִּנָּ֖ה לְפָנָֽיו׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The Philistine approached, going closer and closer to Dovid, and the man carrying his shield was in front of him.


###### I Samuel 17:42
[I Samuel 17:42](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:42)

וַיַּבֵּ֧ט הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛י וַיִּרְאֶ֥ה אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד וַיִּבְזֵ֑הוּ כִּֽי־הָיָ֣ה נַ֔עַר וְאַדְמֹנִ֖י עִם־יְפֵ֥ה מַרְאֶֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The Philistine looked and he saw Dovid, and he scorned him, for he was a youth, with a reddish complexion and handsome.


###### I Samuel 17:43
[I Samuel 17:43](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:43)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד הֲכֶ֣לֶב אָנֹ֔כִי כִּֽי־אַתָּ֥ה בָֽא־אֵלַ֖י בַּמַּקְל֑וֹת וַיְקַלֵּ֧ל הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛י אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד בֵּאלֹהָֽיו׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The Philistine said to Dovid, "Am I a dog that you come after me with sticks?" and the Philistine cursed Dovid by his god.


###### I Samuel 17:44
[I Samuel 17:44](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:44)

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד לְכָ֣ה אֵלַ֔י וְאֶתְּנָה֙ אֶת־בְּשָׂ֣רְךָ֔ לְע֥וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וּלְבֶהֱמַ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃{ס}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The Philistine said to Dovid, "Come to me, and I will offer your flesh to the birds of the heavens and to the beasts of the field."


###### I Samuel 17:45
[I Samuel 17:45](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:45)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י אַתָּה֙ בָּ֣א אֵלַ֔י בְּחֶ֖רֶב וּבַחֲנִ֣ית וּבְכִיד֑וֹן וְאָנֹכִ֣י בָֽא־אֵלֶ֗יךָ בְּשֵׁם֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֛י מַעַרְכ֥וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר חֵרַֽפְתָּ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Dovid said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin; but I come to you with the Name of Adonoy of Hosts, the God of the battalions of Yisroel Whom you have blasphemed.


###### I Samuel 17:46
[I Samuel 17:46](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:46)

הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֡ה יְסַגֶּרְךָ֩ יְהֹוָ֨ה בְּיָדִ֜י וְהִכִּיתִ֗ךָ וַהֲסִרֹתִ֤י אֶת־רֹֽאשְׁךָ֙ מֵעָלֶ֔יךָ וְנָ֨תַתִּ֜י פֶּ֣גֶר מַחֲנֵ֤ה פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה לְע֥וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וּלְחַיַּ֣ת הָאָ֑רֶץ וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ כׇּל־הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֛י יֵ֥שׁ אֱלֹהִ֖ים לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
On this day Adonoy will deliver you into my hand and I will kill you and I will remove your head; I will offer the carcasses of the Philistine camp this day to the birds of the heavens and to the beasts of earth. Then the whole earth['s inhabitants] will know that Yisroel has a God.


###### I Samuel 17:47
[I Samuel 17:47](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:47)

וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ כׇּל־הַקָּהָ֣ל הַזֶּ֔ה כִּי־לֹ֛א בְּחֶ֥רֶב וּבַחֲנִ֖ית יְהוֹשִׁ֣יעַ יְהֹוָ֑ה כִּ֤י לַֽיהֹוָה֙ הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וְנָתַ֥ן אֶתְכֶ֖ם בְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃{ס}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
And this entire community will know that not with a sword or a spear that Adonoy saves; for unto Adonoy is the [outcome of] battle, and He will deliver you into our hand."


###### I Samuel 17:48
[I Samuel 17:48](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:48)

וְהָיָה֙ כִּי־קָ֣ם הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ וַיִּקְרַ֖ב לִקְרַ֣את דָּוִ֑ד וַיְמַהֵ֣ר דָּוִ֔ד וַיָּ֥רׇץ הַמַּעֲרָכָ֖ה לִקְרַ֥את הַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
As the Philistine rose and moved closer towards Dovid, Dovid hurried and ran to the line, towards the Philistine.


###### I Samuel 17:49
[I Samuel 17:49](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:49)

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶת־יָד֜וֹ אֶל־הַכֶּ֗לִי וַיִּקַּ֨ח מִשָּׁ֥ם אֶ֙בֶן֙ וַיְקַלַּ֔ע וַיַּ֥ךְ אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י אֶל־מִצְח֑וֹ וַתִּטְבַּ֤ע הָאֶ֙בֶן֙ בְּמִצְח֔וֹ וַיִּפֹּ֥ל עַל־פָּנָ֖יו אָֽרְצָה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Dovid reached into the bag, took a stone from there and slung it, and struck the Philistine in the forehead; the stone penetrated his forehead, and he fell face down upon the ground.


###### I Samuel 17:50
[I Samuel 17:50](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:50)

וַיֶּחֱזַ֨ק דָּוִ֤ד מִן־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי֙ בַּקֶּ֣לַע וּבָאֶ֔בֶן וַיַּ֥ךְ אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י וַיְמִתֵ֑הוּ וְחֶ֖רֶב אֵ֥ין בְּיַד־דָּוִֽד׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Thus Dovid overpowered the Philistine with the sling and stone; he smote the Philistine and killed him, though there was no sword in Dovid's hand.


###### I Samuel 17:51
[I Samuel 17:51](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:51)

וַיָּ֣רׇץ דָּ֠וִ֠ד וַיַּעֲמֹ֨ד אֶל־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜י וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת־חַ֠רְבּ֠וֹ וַֽיִּשְׁלְפָ֤הּ מִתַּעְרָהּ֙ וַיְמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּ וַיִּכְרׇת־בָּ֖הּ אֶת־רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַיִּרְא֧וּ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים כִּי־מֵ֥ת גִּבּוֹרָ֖ם וַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Dovid ran and stood by the Philistine; he took his [Golyos'] sword, drew it out of its sheath, and killed him, and cut off his head with it. The Philistines saw that their hero was dead, and they fled.


###### I Samuel 17:52
[I Samuel 17:52](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:52)

וַיָּקֻ֣מוּ אַנְשֵׁי֩ יִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל וִיהוּדָ֜ה וַיָּרִ֗עוּ וַֽיִּרְדְּפוּ֙ אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים עַד־בּוֹאֲךָ֣ גַ֔יְא וְעַ֖ד שַׁעֲרֵ֣י עֶקְר֑וֹן וַֽיִּפְּל֞וּ חַֽלְלֵ֤י פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ שַׁעֲרַ֔יִם וְעַד־גַּ֖ת וְעַד־עֶקְרֽוֹן׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The men of Yisroel and Yehudah rose up, and shouted triumphantly, and pursued the Philistines until the approach to the Gei and to the gates of Ekron; Philistine corpses were strewn along the road to Shaarayim, up to Gas and Ekron.


###### I Samuel 17:53
[I Samuel 17:53](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:53)

וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִדְּלֹ֖ק אַחֲרֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיָּשֹׁ֖סּוּ אֶת־מַחֲנֵיהֶֽם׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The Bnei Yisroel returned from pursuing the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.


###### I Samuel 17:54
[I Samuel 17:54](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:54)

וַיִּקַּ֤ח דָּוִד֙ אֶת־רֹ֣אשׁ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְאֶת־כֵּלָ֖יו שָׂ֥ם בְּאׇהֳלֽוֹ׃{ס}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Dovid took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Yerusholayim, and his weapons he put in his tent.


###### I Samuel 17:55
[I Samuel 17:55](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:55)

וְכִרְא֨וֹת שָׁא֜וּל אֶת־דָּוִ֗ד יֹצֵא֙ לִקְרַ֣את הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י אָמַ֗ר אֶל־אַבְנֵר֙ שַׂ֣ר הַצָּבָ֔א בֶּן־מִי־זֶ֥ה הַנַּ֖עַר אַבְנֵ֑ר וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אַבְנֵ֔ר חֵֽי־נַפְשְׁךָ֥ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אִם־יָדָֽעְתִּי׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
When Shaul saw Dovid going out towards the Philistine, he said to Avneir, the commander of the army, "Whose son is this youth, Avneir?" Avneir replied, "By your life, O king, I do not know."


###### I Samuel 17:56
[I Samuel 17:56](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:56)

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ שְׁאַ֣ל אַתָּ֔ה בֶּן־מִי־זֶ֖ה הָעָֽלֶם׃{ס}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The king said, "Ask whose son this young man is."


###### I Samuel 17:57
[I Samuel 17:57](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:57)

וּכְשׁ֣וּב דָּוִ֗ד מֵֽהַכּוֹת֙ אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֹתוֹ֙ אַבְנֵ֔ר וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ לִפְנֵ֣י שָׁא֑וּל וְרֹ֥אשׁ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י בְּיָדֽוֹ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
When Dovid returned from killing the Philistine, Avneir took him and brought him before Shaul, while the head of the Philistine was in his hand.


###### I Samuel 17:58
[I Samuel 17:58](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/17:58)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ שָׁא֔וּל בֶּן־מִ֥י אַתָּ֖ה הַנָּ֑עַר וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד בֶּֽן־עַבְדְּךָ֥ יִשַׁ֖י בֵּ֥ית הַלַּחְמִֽי׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shaul said to him, "Whose son are you, young man?" Dovid replied, "The son of your servant Yishay, the Beis Lechemite."