| 8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 17:8:1 ⧉וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗דvayaamodand he stood 1 Samuel 17:8:2 ⧉וַיִּקְרָא֙vayikraand he called out 1 Samuel 17:8:3 ⧉אֶל־מַעַרְכֹ֣תelmaarekhotto the battle lines of 1 Samuel 17:8:4 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsrael 1 Samuel 17:8:5 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Samuel 17:8:6 ⧉לָהֶ֔םlahemto them 1 Samuel 17:8:7 ⧉לָ֥מָּהlamawhy 1 Samuel 17:8:8 ⧉תֵצְא֖וּtetseudo you go out 1 Samuel 17:8:9 ⧉לַעֲרֹ֣ךְlaarokhto arrange or to draw up 1 Samuel 17:8:10 ⧉מִלְחָמָ֑הmilkhamabattle 1 Samuel 17:8:11 ⧉הֲל֧וֹאhalois it not 1 Samuel 17:8:12 ⧉אָנֹכִ֣יanokhiI 1 Samuel 17:8:13 ⧉הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יhapelishtithe Philistine 1 Samuel 17:8:14 ⧉וְאַתֶּם֙veatemand you 1 Samuel 17:8:15 ⧉עֲבָדִ֣יםavadimservants 1 Samuel 17:8:16 ⧉לְשָׁא֔וּלleshaulto Saul or of Saul 1 Samuel 17:8:17 ⧉בְּרוּ־לָכֶ֥םberulakhemchoose for yourselves 1 Samuel 17:8:18 ⧉אִ֖ישׁisha man 1 Samuel 17:8:19 ⧉וְיֵרֵ֥דveyeredand let him go down 1 Samuel 17:8:20 ⧉אֵלָֽי׃elaito me |
| 8. Formal Translation He stood and summoned Israel’s ranks and addressed them, “Why have you come out to arrange battle? Am I not a Philistine, and you servants of Saul? Select one man from among you and let him come down to confront me.” |
| 8. Dynamic Translation He thundered to Israel’s battle line, “Why are you lining up to fight? Am I not a Philistine, and you servants of Saul? Choose one man from among you and send him down to face me.” |