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And he said: 'Peaceably; I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD; sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.' And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ (וַ) va “and”וּבָאתֶ֥ם (וּ) u. “and”וַיְקַדֵּ֤שׁ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass, when they were come, that he beheld Eliab, and said: 'Surely the LORD'S anointed is before Him.'

וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֖רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

But the LORD said unto Samuel: 'Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for it is not as man seeth: for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said: 'Neither hath the LORD chosen this.'

וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said: 'Neither hath the LORD chosen this.'

וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse: 'The LORD hath not chosen these.'

וַיַּעֲבֵ֥ר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel said unto Jesse: 'Are here all thy children?' And he said: 'There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep.' And Samuel said unto Jesse: 'Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down till he come hither.'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of beautiful eyes, and goodly to look upon. And the LORD said: 'Arise, anoint him; for this is he.'

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren; and the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְשַׁ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַתִּצְלַ֤ח (וַ) va. “and”וַיָּ֣קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

Now the spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD terrified him.

וּבִֽעֲתַ֥תּוּ (וּ) u. “and”

And Saul's servants said unto him: 'Behold now, an evil spirit from God terrifieth thee.

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

Let our lord now command thy servants, that are before thee, to seek out a man who is a skilful player on the harp; and it shall be, when the evil spirit from God cometh upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.'

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִגֵּ֥ן (וְ) ve. “and”

And Saul said unto his servants: 'Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.'

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַהֲבִיאוֹתֶ֖ם (וַ) va. “and”

Then answered one of the young men, and said: 'Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skilful in playing, and a mighty man of valour, and a man of war, and prudent in affairs, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.'

וַיַּעַן֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said: 'Send me David thy son, who is with the sheep.'

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֛ח (וַ) va “and”

And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armour-bearer.

וַיָּבֹ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֣הֽוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְהִי־ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Saul sent to Jesse, saying: 'Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.'

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand; so Saul found relief, and it was well with him, and the evil spirit departed from him.

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָקַ֥ח (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִגֵּ֣ן (וְ) ve. “and”וְרָוַ֤ח (וְ) ve. “and”וְסָ֥רָה (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.

וַיַּאַסְפ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּאָ֣סְפ֔וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּחֲנ֛וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched in the vale of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּעַרְכ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And there went out a champion from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

וַיֵּצֵ֤א (וַ) va “and”

And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them: 'Why do ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.

וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗ד (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, then will we be your servants; but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.'

וְהִכָּ֔נִי (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיִ֥ינוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִכִּיתִ֔יו (וְ) ve. “and”וִהְיִ֤יתֶם (וִ) vi “and”וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖ם (וַ) va. “and”

And the Philistine said: 'I do taunt the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.'

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”