1 Chronicles 11:6 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Chronicles 11:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִ֔יד
Dâvid
H1732
David
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
מַכֵּ֤ה
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
יְבוּסִי֙
Yᵉbûwçîy
H2983
Jebusite
בָּרִ֣אשׁוֹנָ֔ה
riʼshôwn
H7223
first
יִהְיֶ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְרֹ֖אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
וּלְשָׂ֑ר
sar
H8269
prince
וַיַּ֧עַל
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
בָּרִאשׁוֹנָ֛ה
riʼshôwn
H7223
first
יוֹאָ֥ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
צְרוּיָ֖ה
Tsᵉrûwyâh
H6870
Zeruiah
וַיְהִ֥י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְרֹֽאשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
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World English Bible Public Domain
David said, Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, and was made chief.
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King James Version Public Domain
And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David said, “Anyone striking the Jebusite first will become the head and the chief. And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, went up first, and he became the head.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).