1 Samuel 17:13 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 17:13 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 →
וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
בְּנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
יִשַׁי֙
Yishay
H3448
Jesse
הַגְּדֹלִ֔ים
gâdôwl
H1419
great
הָלְכ֥וּ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
אַחֲרֵי
ʼachar
H310
after
שָׁא֖וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
וְשֵׁ֣ם
shêm
H8034
name
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
בָּנָ֗יו
bên
H1121
son
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הָלְכוּ֙
hâlak
H1980
to walk
בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
אֱלִיאָ֣ב
ʼĔlîyʼâb
H446
Eliab
הַבְּכ֗וֹר
bᵉkôwr
H1060
firstborn
וּמִשְׁנֵ֨הוּ֙
mishneh
H4932
second
אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב
ʼĂbîynâdâb
H41
Abinadab
וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖י
shᵉlîyshîy
H7992
third
שַׁמָּֽה
Shammâh
H8048
Shammah
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World English Bible Public Domain
The three eldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the oldest three of the sons of Jesse went, they went after Saul to the battle. And the names of the three of his sons who went into the battle Eliab, the firstborn, and his second, Abinadab, and the third, Shammah.
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