And when the Philistine arose and came near and drew near to meet David, David ran quickly toward the line to meet the Philistine — David's *va'yaratz David*, ran toward, is not the movement of flight but of aggressive engagement, the shepherd accelerating toward the crisis rather than away from it. The *mikhsol*, line or rank, becomes almost incidental as David fixes his focus on the immediate confrontation. The doubled movement—*va'yikrav* and *va'yigash*, came near and drew near—emphasizes the closing of distance, the moment when the vast gap between the armored giant and the young shepherd compresses into a single point of contact.

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