9. If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your avadim; but if I prevail over him, and kill him, then shall ye be to us for avadim, and serve us.
10. And the Philistine said, I defy the maarkhot Yisroel this day; give me ish, that we may fight together.
11. When Sha'ul and kol Yisroel heard those divrei haPelishti, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
12. Now Dovid was the ben ish of that Ephrati from Beit-Lechem Yehudah, shmo Yishai; and he had shmoneh banim; and the ish [Yishai] was zaken in the days of Sha'ul, advanced in age among anashim.
13. And the shloshet Bnei Yishai hagedolim went and followed Sha'ul to the milchamah; and the shem of his three banim that went to the milchamah were Eliav the bechor, and mishneh unto him Avinadav, and hashelishi (the third) Shammah.
14. And Dovid was the katan; and the shloshah hagedolim followed Sha'ul.
15. But Dovid went and returned from Sha'ul to tend tzon aviv at Beit-Lechem.
16. And the Pelishti drew near morning and evening, and presented himself arba'im yom.
17. And Yishai said unto Dovid bno, Take now for thy achim an ephah of this roasted grain, and these ten lechem, and run to the machaneh of thy achim;
18. And carry these ten charitzei hecholov (cuts of milk, hence cheeses) unto the sar of their elef (unit, thousand), and look how thy achim fare for shalom, and take their arvut (pledge).
19. Now Sha'ul, and they, and all the Ish Yisroel, were in the Emek (Valley) of Elah (Oak), fighting with the Pelishtim (Philistines).
20. And Dovid rose up early in the boker, and left the tzon with a shomer (watchman), and loaded up, and embarked, as Yishai had commanded him; and he came to the camp, as the army was going forth to the fight and shouted for the milchamah (battle).
21. For Yisroel and the Pelishtim took their positions, ma'arakhah (battle array) facing ma'arakhah.
22. And Dovid left his supplies in the yad of the shomer hakelim (supply master), and ran into the ma'arakhah (battle line), and came and gave shalom greeting to his achim.
23. And as he talked with them, hinei, there came up the Ish HaBenayim Golyat HaPelishti shmo, from Gat, out of the lines of the Pelishtim, and spoke according to these words; and Dovid heard them.
24. And all the Ish Yisroel, when they saw the ish, fled from before him, and were greatly afraid.