ପ୍ରଥମ ଶାମୁୟେଲ 16:18
ୟକ୍ସ୍ଟବକମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ଯରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଜଣେ ଉତ୍ତର ଦଇେ କହିଲା, ଦେଖନ୍ତକ୍ସ୍ଟ ମୁ ବୈଥ୍ଲହମେୀଯ ୟିଶୀର ଏକ ପକ୍ସ୍ଟତ୍ରଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଦେଖିଅଛି। ସେ ବୀଣା ବଜାଇବା ରେ ନିପୂଣ ଓ ମହାବିକ୍ରମଶାଳୀ ୟୋଦ୍ଧା ଓ କଥା ରେ ବିଜ୍ଞ, ଆଉ ରୂପବାନ ପକ୍ସ୍ଟଣି ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ତାଙ୍କ ପାଖେ ପାଖେ ଅଛନ୍ତି।
| Then answered | וַיַּעַן֩ | wayyaʿan | va-ya-AN |
| one | אֶחָ֨ד | ʾeḥād | eh-HAHD |
| of the servants, | מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֜ים | mēhannĕʿārîm | may-ha-neh-ah-REEM |
| said, and | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | wayyōʾmer | va-YOH-mer |
| Behold, | הִנֵּ֨ה | hinnē | hee-NAY |
| I have seen | רָאִ֜יתִי | rāʾîtî | ra-EE-tee |
| son a | בֵּ֣ן | bēn | bane |
| of Jesse | לְיִשַׁי֮ | lĕyišay | leh-yee-SHA |
| the Bethlehemite, | בֵּ֣ית | bêt | bate |
| cunning is that | הַלַּחְמִי֒ | hallaḥmiy | ha-lahk-MEE |
| in playing, | יֹדֵ֣עַ | yōdēaʿ | yoh-DAY-ah |
| mighty a and | נַ֠גֵּן | naggēn | NA-ɡane |
| valiant man, | וְגִבּ֨וֹר | wĕgibbôr | veh-ɡEE-bore |
| man a and | חַ֜יִל | ḥayil | HA-yeel |
| of war, | וְאִ֧ישׁ | wĕʾîš | veh-EESH |
| and prudent | מִלְחָמָ֛ה | milḥāmâ | meel-ha-MA |
| matters, in | וּנְב֥וֹן | ûnĕbôn | oo-neh-VONE |
| and a comely | דָּבָ֖ר | dābār | da-VAHR |
| person, | וְאִ֣ישׁ | wĕʾîš | veh-EESH |
| Lord the and | תֹּ֑אַר | tōʾar | TOH-ar |
| is with | וַֽיהוָ֖ה | wayhwâ | vai-VA |
| him. | עִמּֽוֹ׃ | ʿimmô | ee-moh |