| 39. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 17:39:1 ⧉וַיַּחְגֹּ֣רvayakhgorand he girded 1 Samuel 17:39:2 ⧉דָּוִ֣דdavidDavid 1 Samuel 17:39:3 ⧉אֶת־חַ֠רְבּוֹetkharbothe sword of him 1 Samuel 17:39:4 ⧉מֵעַ֨לmealfrom upon 1 Samuel 17:39:5 ⧉לְמַדָּ֜יוlemaddavhis garments 1 Samuel 17:39:6 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אֶלvayoeland he undertook 1 Samuel 17:39:7 ⧉לָלֶכֶת֮lalekhetto go 1 Samuel 17:39:8 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor 1 Samuel 17:39:9 ⧉לֹֽא־נִסָּה֒lonisahe had not tested 1 Samuel 17:39:10 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Samuel 17:39:11 ⧉דָּוִ֜דdavidDavid 1 Samuel 17:39:12 ⧉אֶל־שָׁא֗וּלelshaulto Saul 1 Samuel 17:39:13 ⧉לֹ֥אlonot 1 Samuel 17:39:14 ⧉אוּכַ֛לukhalI am able 1 Samuel 17:39:15 ⧉לָלֶ֥כֶתlalekhetto go 1 Samuel 17:39:16 ⧉בָּאֵ֖לֶּהbaellewith these 1 Samuel 17:39:17 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor 1 Samuel 17:39:18 ⧉לֹ֣אlonot 1 Samuel 17:39:19 ⧉נִסִּ֑יתִיnisitiI have tested 1 Samuel 17:39:20 ⧉וַיְסִרֵ֥םvayesiremand he removed them 1 Samuel 17:39:21 ⧉דָּוִ֖דdavidDavid 1 Samuel 17:39:22 ⧉מֵעָלָֽיו׃mealavfrom upon him |
| 39. Formal Translation David girded his sword over his armor and tried to go, for he had not tested them; and he said to Saul, “I cannot go in these, for I have not tried them.” So he removed them from himself. |
| 39. Dynamic Translation David fastened his sword over his armor and attempted to walk, but he had not trained in them. He said to Saul, “I cannot go in these, because I have not practiced with them.” Then he took them off. |