## Targum Jonathan on I Samuel Chapter 17

###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:1
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וּכְנָשׁוּ פְלִשְׁתָּאֵי יַת מַשְׁרִיתֵיהוֹן לְאַגָחָא קְרָבָא וְאִתְכַּנָשׁוּ לְשׁוֹכֹה דִי לְשֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה וּשְׁרוֹ בֵּין שׁוֹכֹה וּבֵין עֲזֵקָה בְּאֶפֶס דַמִים:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the Philistines gathered their armies to wage war; and they were gathered at Socoh, which belongs to the tribe of Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes dammim.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:2
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וְשָׁאוּל וֶאֱנַשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל אִתְכְּנִישׁוּ וּשְׁרוֹ בְּמֵישַׁר בּוּטְמָא וְסַדָרוּ קְרָבָא לָקֳדָמוּת פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Saul and the men of Israel gathered themselves, and encamped in the Valley of the Terebinth, and drew up in line of battle against the Philistines.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:3
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וּפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי קַיְמִין עַל טוּרָא מִכָּא וְיִשְׂרָאֵל קַיְמִין עַל טוּרָא מִכָּא וְחֵילְתָא בֵּינֵיהוֹן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with the valley between them.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:4
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וּנְפַק גַבְרָא מִבֵּינֵיהוֹן מִמַשִׁרְיַת פְלִשְׁתָּאֵי גָלְיָת שְׁמֵיהּ מִגָת רוּמֵיהּ שִׁתָּא אַמִין וְזֵירְתָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And there came out from between them from the camp of the Philistines a man, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:5
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וְקוּלַס דִנְחַשׁ עַל רֵישֵׁיהּ וְשִׁרְיָן גַלְבִּין הוּא לָבֵישׁ וּמַתְקַל שִׁרְיוֹנָא חַמְשָׁא אַלְפִין תִּקְלֵי נְחָשָׁא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
A helmet of bronze was on his head, and he was dressed with a breastplate with notches, and the weight of the breastplate was five thousand shekels of bronze.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:6
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וּטְרַקְלִילִין דִנְחַשׁ עַל רִגְלוֹהִי וּמְסַחֲפָא דִנְחָשָׁא נָפִיק מִן קוּלְסָא וּמְטַל בֵּין כְּתֵפוֹהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Greaves of bronze upon his legs, and a shield of bronze, coming forth from the helmet, borne between his shoulders.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:7
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וְאָעָא דְמוּרְנִיתֵיהּ כְּאַכְסָן דְגַרְדָאִין וְשִׁנָנָא דְמוּרְנִיתֵיהּ מַתְקַל שִׁית מְאָה תִקְלֵי פַרְזְלָא וְנָטַל תְּרֵיסָא אָזֵיל קֳדָמוֹהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the wood of his spear was like a weaver’s heddle rod, and the point of his spear weighed six hundred shekels of iron; and his shield bearer went before him.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:8
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וְקָם וְאַכְרֵיז עַל סִדְרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן לְמָה תִפְקוּן לְסַדְרָא קְרָבָא הֲלָא אֲנָא פְלִשְׁתָּאָה וְאַתּוּן עַבְדִין לְשָׁאוּל (אֲנָא הוּא גָלְיָת פְּלִשְׁתְּאָה דְמִן גַת דִקְטָלִית תְּרֵין בְּנֵי עֵלִי כַּהֲנֵי חָפְנִי וּפִינְחָס וּשְׁבֵיתִי יַת אַרוֹן קֳיָמָא דַייָ וְאוֹבֵלִית יָתֵיהּ לְבֵית דָגוֹן טַעֲוָתִי וַהֲוָה תַמָן בְּקִירְוֵי פְלִשְׁתָּאֵי שַׁבְעָא יַרְחִין אַף כָּל קְרָב וּקְרָב דַהֲווֹ לְהוֹן לִפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי אֲנָא נָפֵיק בְּרֵישׁ חֵילָא וּנְצַחְנָא בִקְרָבָא וּרְמִינָא קְטִילִין כְּעַפְרָא דְאַרְעָא וְעַד כְּעַן לָא אַכְשָׁרוּ יָתִי פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי לְמֶהֱוֵי רַב אַלְפָא עִלַוֵיהוֹן וְאַתּוּן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מַה גְבוּרָה עֲבַד לְכוֹן שָׁאוּל בַּר קִישׁ דְמִן גִבְעֲתָא דְמַנִיתוּן יָתֵיהּ מַלְכָּא עִלַוֵיכוֹן אִם גְבַר גִבָּר הוּא יֵיחוֹת וְיַעְבֵּיד קְרָבָא עִמִי וְאִם גְבַר חַלָשׁ הוּא) בְּחַרוּ לְכוֹן גַבְרָא וְיֵחוֹת לְוָתִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And he arose and shouted against the ranks of Israel, and said to them, “Why have you come out to draw up for battle? Am I not the Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:9
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אִם יִכּוּל לַאֲגָחָא קְרָבָא עִמִי וְיִקְטְלִינַנִי וּנְהֵי לְכוֹן לְעַבְדִין וְאִם אֲנָא אִכּוּל לֵיהּ וְאַקְטִלִינֵיהּ וּתְהוֹן לָנָא לְעַבְדִין וְתִפְלְחוּן יָתָנָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants; but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then you shall be our servants and serve us.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:10
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וַאֲמַר פְּלִשְׁתָּאָה אֲנָא חֲסָדִית יַת סִדְרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יוֹמָא דֵין לְמֵימָר אַיְתוֹ לִי גַבְרָא וְנַגִיחַ קְרָבָא כַּחֲדָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel this day: give me a man, that we may wage battle together.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:11
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וּשְׁמַע שָׁאוּל וְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל יַת פִּתְגָמֵי פְּלִשְׁתָּאָה הָאִלֵין וְאִתְבָּרוּ וּדְחִילוּ לַחֲדָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were shattered and greatly afraid.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:12
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וְדָוִד בַּר גְבַר אֶפְרָתִי הָדֵין מִבֵּית לֶחֶם דְבֵית יְהוּדָה וּשְׁמֵיהּ יִשַׁי וְלֵיהּ תְּמַנְיָא בְנִין וְגַבְרָא בְּיוֹמֵי שָׁאוּל סִיב מְנִי בִּבְחִירַיָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Now David was the son of this Ephrathite man, from Bethlehem, of the House of Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. In the days of Saul the man was old and counted among the chosen ones.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:13
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וַאֲזַלוּ תְּלָתָא בְּנֵי יִשַׁי רַבְרְבַיָא אֲזָלוּ בָּתַר שָׁאוּל לִקְרָבָא וְשׁוּם תְּלָתָא בְנוֹהִי דַאֲזָלוּ לִקְרָבָא אֱלִיאָב בּוּכְרָא וְתִנְיָנֵיהּ אֲבִינָדָב וּתְלִיתָאָה שַׁמָה:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
The three eldest sons of Jesse went, they went after Saul to wage war; and the names of his three sons who went in battle were Eliab the first born, and his second Abinadab and the third Shammah.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:14
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וְדָוִד הוּא זְעֵירָא וּתְלָתָא רַבְרְבַיָא אֲזַלוּ בָּתַר שָׁאוּל:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
David himself was the youngest, but the three eldest went after Saul.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:15
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וְדָוִד אֲזַל וְתַב מִלְוַת שָׁאוּל לְמִרְעֵי יַת עֲנָא דַאֲבוּהִי בֵּית לֶחֶם:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David used to go back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:16
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וְקָרֵיב פְּלִשְׁתָּאָה וּמַקְדִים וּמַחֲשִׁיךְ וְאִתְעַתַּד אַרְבְּעִין יוֹמִין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
For forty days the Philistine drew near, early and late, and took his stand.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:17
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וַאֲמַר יִשַׁי לְדָוִד בְּרֵיהּ סַב כְּעַן לַאֲחָיִךְ מְכִילְתָא דְקָלְיָא הָדֵין וְעַסְרָא טוּלְמִין דְלַחְמָא הָדֵין וְאוֹבִיל לְמַשְׁרִיתָא לַאֲחָיךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Jesse said to David his son, “Take for your brothers a measure of this parched grain, and these ten loaves of bread, and carry them to the camp, to your brothers.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:18
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וְיַת עֲסַר גוּבְנִין דַחֲלָבָא הָאִלֵין תּוֹבֵיל לְרַב אַלְפָא וְיַת אַחָיךְ תַּסְעַר לִשְׁלָם וְיַת טִיבֵיהוֹן תַּיְתֵי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And take these ten cheeses of milk to the commander of a thousand. Inquire after your brothers’ welfare and bring their report back.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:19
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וְשָׁאוּל וְאִינוּן וְכָל אֱנַשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּמֵישַׁר בּוּטְמָא מְגִיחִין קְרָבָא עִם פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Saul and they and all the men of Israel are in the Valley of the Terebinth, waging war against the Philistines.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:20
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וְאַקְדֵם דָוִד בְּצַפְרָא וּשְׁבַק יַת עָנָא עַל נָטְרָא וּנְסִיב וַאֲזַל כְּמָה דְפַּקְדֵיהּ יִשַׁי וְאָתָא לְכַרְכּוּמָא וּמַשִׁרְיַת עָבְדֵי קְרָבָא נְפָקוּ לְסִידְרָא וְיַבִּיבוּ בִּקְרָבָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David rose early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper. He loaded up and went, as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the bulwarks, and the host of the wagers of war went out to the battle line, shouting the war cry.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:21
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וְסַדָרוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל וּפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי סִדְרָא לִקֳדָמוּת סִדְרָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Israel and the Philistines drew up for battle, rank against rank.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:22
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וּשְׁבַק דָוִד יַת מָנַיָא דִי עֲלוֹהִי עַל יַד נָטִיר מָנַיָא וּרְהַט לְסִדְרָא וְאָתָא וְשָׁאֵל לַאֲחוֹהִי בִּשְׁלָם:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David left the baggage in charge of the keeper of the baggage, and ran to the ranks. And he went and asked for his brothers’ welfare.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 17:23
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וְהוּא מְמַלֵיל עִמְהוֹן וְהָא גַבְרָא מִבֵּינֵיהוֹן סְלִיק גָלְיַת פְּלִשְׁתָּאָה שְׁמֵיהּ מִגָת מִסִדְרֵי פְלִשְׁתָּאֵי וּמַלֵיל כְּפִתְגָמַיָא הָאִלֵין וּשְׁמַע דָוִד:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
As he talked with them, behold the man from between them came up, named Goliath the Philistine from Gath, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and he spoke the same words. And David listened.


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

וְכָל אֱנַשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּמֶחֱזֵיהוֹן יַת גַבְרָא וְאַפִּיכוּ מִן קֳדָמוֹהִי וּדְחִילוּ לַחֲדָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
All the men of Israel, when they saw the man, retreated from before him, and were greatly afraid.


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

וַאֲמַר אֱנַשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל הַחֲזֵיתוּן גַבְרָא דְסָלִיק הָדֵין אֲרֵי לְחַסָדָא יַת יִשְׂרָאֵל סְלִיק וִיהֵי גַבְרָא דְיִקְטְלִינֵיהּ יַעֲתְּרִינֵיהּ מַלְכָּא עוֹתַר סַגִי וְיַת בְּרַתֵּיהּ יִתֵּן לֵיהּ וְיַת בֵּית אֲבוּהִי יַעֲבֵּיד חוֹרִין רַבְרְבִין בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? Because he has come up to defy Israel. And the man who kills him, the king will enrich with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house commanders in Israel.”


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

וַאֲמַר דָוִד לְגַבְרַיָא דְקַיְמִין עִמֵיהּ לְמֵימַר מַה יִתְעֲבֵיד לְגַבְרָא דְיִקְטוֹל יַת פְלִישְׁתָּאָה דֵיכִי וְיַעְדִי חִסוּדָא מֵעַל יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲרֵי מַן פְלִשְׁתָּאָה עֲרֵלָא הָדֵין אֲרֵי חֲסַד סִדְרֵי עַבְדֵי קְרָבָא דְעַמֵיהּ דַייָ קַיָמָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, “What shall be done for the man who kills that Philistine, and takes away the defiance from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he could defy the ranks of the people of the living LORD?”


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

וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ עַמָא כְּפִתְגָמָא הָדֵין לְמֵימַר כְּדֵין יִתְעֲבֵיד לְגַבְרָא דְיִקְטְלִינֵיהּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And he people answered him in the same way, saying, “So shall it be done to the man who kills him.”


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

וּשְׁמַע אֱלִיאָב אֲחוּהִי רַבָּא בְּמַלָלוּתֵיהּ עִם גַבְרַיָא וּתְקֵיף רוּגְזָא דֶאֱלִיאָב בְּדָוִד וַאֲמַר לְמָה דְנַן נְחַתְתָּא וְעַל מַן רְטַשְׁתָּא זְעֵיר עָנָא הָאִינוּן בְּמַדְבְּרָא אֲנָא יְדַעְנָא יַת בַּקְרְנוּתָךְ וְיַת בִּישׁוּת לִבָּךְ אֲרֵי בְּדִיל לְמֶחְזֵי עָבְדֵי קְרָבָא נְחַתְתָּא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Now Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spoke to the men, and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said, “Why have you come down? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your exuberance, and the evil of your heart; for you have come down to see the wagers of war.”


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

וַאֲמַר דָוִד מָה עֲבָדִית כְּעַן הֲלָא פִּתְגָם הוּא דַאֲמָרִית:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David said, “What have I done now? Was it not but a word?”


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

וְאִסְתְּחַר מִלְוָתֵיהּ לִקֳבֵיל אוֹחֲרָן וַאֲמַר כְּפִתְגָמָא הָדֵין וַאֲתִיבוּהִי עַמָא פִּתְגָמָא כְּפִתְגָמָא קַדְמָאָה:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And he turned away from him toward another, and spoke in the same way; and the people answered him in the same way as before.


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

וְאִשְׁתְּמָעוּ פִתְגָמַיָא דְמַלֵיל דָוִד וְחַוִיאוּ קֳדָם שָׁאוּל וְדַבַּרְהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
When the words which David spoke were heard, they told them before Saul; and they brought him.


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

וַאֲמַר דָוִד לְשָׁאוּל לָא יִתְבַּר לִבָּא דֶאֱנָשָׁא מִנֵיהּ עַבְדָךְ יֵיזִיל וְיַגִיחַ קְרָבָא עִם פִּלִשְׁתָּאָה הָדֵין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart be dismayed because of him. Your servant will go and wage battle with that Philistine.”


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

וַאֲמַר שָׁאוּל לְדָוִד לָא תִכּוּל לְמֵיזַל עִם פְּלִשְׁתָּאָה הָדֵין לְאַגָחָא קְרָבָא עִמֵיהּ אֲרֵי יַנִיק אַתְּ וְהוּא גְבַר עָבִיד קְרָבִין מִיַנְקוּתֵיהּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to wage battle with him, for you are but a youth, and he has been a man, doing battles from his youth.”


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

וַאֲמַר דָוִד לְשָׁאוּל רַעֲיָא הֲוָה עַבְדָךְ לַאֲבוּהִי בַּעֲנָא וְאָתָא אַרְיָא וְאַף דוּבָּא וּנְסִיב אִמְרָא מֵעִדָרָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to tend sheep for his father; and when there came a lion, or even a bear, and took a lamb from the flock,


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

וּנְפָקִית בַּתְרוֹהִי וּמְחִיתֵיהּ וְשֵׁזִיבְתֵיהּ מִפּוּמֵיהּ וְקָם עָלַי וַאֲחָדִית בְּלוֹעֵיהּ וּמְחִיתֵיהּ וּקְטַלְתֵּיהּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
I went after him and smote him and delivered it from his mouth; and if he arose against me, I caught him by his jaw and smote him and killed him.


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

אַף יַת אַרְיָא אַף דֻבָּא קְטַל עַבְדָךְ וִיהֵי פְּלִשְׁתָּאָה עֲרֵלָא הָדֵין כְּחַד מִנְהוֹן אֲרֵי חֲסַד סִדְרֵי עַמָא דַייָ קַיָמָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, since he defied the ranks of the people of the living LORD.”


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

וַאֲמַר דָוִד יְיָ דְשֵׁיזְבַנִי מִידָא דְאַרְיָא וּמִידָא דְדוּבָּא הוּא יְשֵׁיזְבִינַנִי מִידָא דִפְלִשְׁתָּאָה הָדֵין וַאֲמַר שָׁאוּל לְדָוִד אֱזֵיל וּמֵימְרָא דַייָ יְהֵי בְסַעֲדָךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David said, “The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, will deliver me from the paw of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and the speech of the LORD be in your aid.”


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

וְאַלְבֵּישׁ שָׁאוּל יַת דָוִד לְבוּשׁוֹהִי וִיהַב קוּלַס דִנְחָשׁ עַל רֵישֵׁיהּ וְאַלְבֵּישׁ יָתֵיהּ שִׁרְיָנָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then Saul clothed David with his clothes; he put a helmet of bronze on his head, and clothed him with a breastplate.


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

וְזָרֵיז דָוִד יַת חַרְבֵּיהּ מֵעַל לִלְבוּשׁוֹהִי וְלָא אָבָא לְמֵיזַל אֲרֵי לָא אַלִיף וַאֲמַר דָוִד לְשָׁאוּל לֵית אֲנָא יָכִיל לְמֵיזַל בְּאִלֵין אֲרֵי לֵית בְּהוֹן נִסָא וְאַעְדִינוּן דָוִד מֵעִלַווֹהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David girded his sword over his clothes, but he did not want to go, for he had not learned so. Then David said to Saul, “I cannot go with these, for there is no wonder in them.” And David put them off.


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

וּנְסִיב חוּטְרֵיהּ בִּידֵיהּ וּבְחַר לֵיהּ חַמְשָׁא שְׁעִיעֵי אַבְנַיָא מִן נַחֲלָא וְשַׁוִי יַתְהוֹן בְּמָאן רַעֲיָא דִי לֵיהּ וּבְתַרְמִילֵיהּ וְקַלְעֵיהּ בִּידֵיהּ וּקְרִיב לְוַת פְלִשְׁתָּאָה:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then he took his staff in his hand, and chose the five smoothest stones from the brook, and put them in his shepherd’s bag, and in his bag. His sling was in his hand, and he drew near to the Philistine.


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

וַאֲזַל פְּלִשְׁתָּאָה אָזֵיל וְקָרֵיב לְוַת דָוִד וְגַבְרָא נָטֵיל תְּרֵיסָא קֳדָמוֹהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the Philistine came, nearer and nearer to David, and the man who wore his shield went before him.


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

וְאִסְתְּכֵי פְלִשְׁתָּאָה וַחֲזָא יַת דָוִד וְשַׁטְיֵהּ אֲרֵי הֲוָה יַנִיק וְסַמוֹק שַׁפִּיר בְּרֵיוֵיהּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And when the Philistine looked, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, ruddy and handsome in appearance.


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

וַאֲמַר פְּלִשְׁתָּאָה לְדָוִד הֲכַלְבָּא שָׁטֵי אֲנָא דְאַתְּ אָתֵי עָלַי בְּחוּטְרַיָא וְלַיִט פְּלִשְׁתָּאָה יַת דָוִד בְּטַעֲוָתֵיהּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the Philistine said to David, “Am I a mad dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his idol.


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

וַאֲמַר פְּלִשְׁתָּאָה לְדָוִד אִיתָא לְוָתִי וְאֶתֵּן יַת בִּסְרָךְ לְעוֹפָא דִשְׁמַיָא וְלִבְעִירָא דְאַרְעָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of heaven and to the beasts of the field.”


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

וַאֲמַר דָוִד לִפְלִשְׁתָּאָה אַתְּ אָתֵי עָלַי בְּחַרְבָּא וּבְמוּרְנִיתָא וּבְרוֹמְחָא וַאֲנָא אָתֵי עֲלָךְ בִּשְׁמָא דַייָ צְבָאוֹת אֱלָהָא דְסִדְרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל דַחֲסַדְתָּא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin; but I come to you with the name of the LORD *Sebaoth*, the God of the ranks of Israel, whom you have defied.


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

יוֹמָא הָדֵין יִמְסְרִינָךְ יְיָ בִּידִי וְאֶקְטְלִינָךְ וְאַעְדִי יַת רֵישָׁךְ מִנָךְ וְאֶתֵּן פִּגוּל מַשִׁרְיַת פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי יוֹמָא הָדֵין לְעוֹפָא דִשְׁמַיָא וּלְחֵיוַת אַרְעָא וְיֵדְעוּן כָּל דַיָרֵי אַרְעָא דְאִית אֱלָהָא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
This day the LORD will surrender you into my hand, and I will kill you, and cut off your head. And I will give the corpse of the Philistine camp this day to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the land, that all the land may know that there is a God in Israel,


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

וְיֵדְעוּן כָּל קְהָלָא הָדֵין אֲרֵי לָא בְּחַרְבָּא וּבְמוּרְנִיתָא פָּרִיק יְיָ אֲרֵי מִן קֳדָם יְיָ נִצְחָן קְרָבַיָא וְיִמְסַר יַתְכוֹן בִּידָנָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
and that all this assembly may know that the LORD saves not with sword and spear; for the victory of the battles is the LORD’s and He will surrender you into my hand.”


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

וַהֲוָה כַּד קָם פְּלִשְׁתָּאָה וַאֲזַל וּקְרַב לִקֳדָמוּת דָוִד וְאוֹחֵי דָוִד וּרְהַט לְסִדְרָא לָקֳדָמוּת פְּלִשְׁתָּאָה:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
When the Philistine arose and came nearer toward David, David ran quickly to the battle line, toward the Philistine.


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

וְאוֹשִׁיט דָוִד יַת יְדֵיהּ לְמָנָא וּנְסִיב מִתַּמָן אַבְנָא וְאַקְלַע בִּקִלְעָא וּמְחָא יַת פְּלִשְׁתָּאָה עַל בֵּית עֵינוֹהִי וּטְבָעַת אַבְנָא בְּבֵית עֵינוֹהִי וּנְפַל עַל אַפּוֹהִי עַל אַרְעָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David stretched his hand out to the bag and took from there a stone, and slung and struck the Philistine against his forehead. And the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face on the ground.


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

וּתְקֵיף דָוִד מִן פְּלִשְׁתָּאָה בְּקִלְעָא וּבְאַבְנָא וּמְחָא יַת פְּלִשְׁתָּאָה וְקַטְלֵיהּ וְחַרְבָּא לֵית בִּידָא דְדָוִד:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword in David’s hand!


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

וּרְהַט דָוִד וְקָם עַל פְּלִשְׁתָּאָה וּנְסִיב יַת חַרְבֵּיהּ וְשַׁלְפָא מִנְדָנָהּ וְקַטְלֵיהּ וּפְסַק בֵּיהּ יַת רֵישֵׁיהּ וַחֲזוֹ פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי אֲרֵי מִית גִבַּרְהוֹן וְאַפִּיכוּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then David ran and stood by the Philistine. And he took his sword and drew it out of its sheath, and killed him and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they retreated.


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

וְקָמוּ אֱנָשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָה וְיַבִּיבוּ וּרְדָפוּ יַת פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי עַד מַעֲלָנָא דְגַיְא וְעַד תַּרְעֵי עֶקְרוֹן וּנְפַלוּ קָטוֹלֵי פְלִשְׁתָּאֵי בְּאוֹרַח שַׁעֲרַיִם וְעַד גַת וְעַד עֶקְרוֹן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the men of Israel and Judah rose and shouted and pursued the Philistines as far as the entrance of the valley and the gates of Ekron, so that the Philistines fell wounded on the way of Sha ararim, as far as Gath and Ekron.


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

וְתָבוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִלְמִרְדַף בָּתַר פְלִשְׁתָּאֵי וּבְזוֹ יַת מַשִׁרְיַתְהוֹן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the sons of Israel came back from pursuing the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.


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

וּנְסִיב דָוִד יַת רֵישָׁא דִפְלִשְׁתָּאָה וְאַיְתֵיהּ לִירוּשְׁלֵם וְיַת זְיָנֵיהּ שַׁוִי בְמַשְׁכְּנֵיהּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.


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

וְכַד חֲזָא שָׁאוּל יַת דָוִד נָפִיק לָקֳדָמוּת פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי אֲמַר לְאַבְנֵר רַב חֵילָא בַּר מַן דֵין עוּלֵימָא אַבְנֵר וַאֲמַר אַבְנֵר חַיֵי נַפְשָׁךְ מַלְכָּא אִם יְדַע אֲנָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
When Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is the young man?” And Abner said, “By your own life, O king, I do not know.”


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

וַאֲמַר מַלְכָּא שְׁאַל אַתְּ בַּר מַן דֵין עוּלֵימָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the king said, “You, inquire whose son this young man is.”


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

וְכַד תַּב דָוִד מִלְמִקְטַל יַת פְלִשְׁתָּאָה וּדְבַר יָתֵיהּ אַבְנֵר וְאַיְתֵיהּ קֳדָם שָׁאוּל וְרֵישָׁא דִפְלִשְׁתָּאָה בִּידֵיהּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And as David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner led him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.


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

וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ שָׁאוּל בַּר מַן אַתְּ עוּלֵימָא וַאֲמַר דָוִד בַּר עַבְדָךְ יִשַׁי דְמִבֵּית לָחֶם:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, young man?” And David said, “I am the son of your servant Jesse, who is from Bethlehem.”