1 Samuel 17:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 17:2 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 →
וְשָׁא֤וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וְאִֽישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
נֶאֶסְפ֔וּ
ʼâçaph
H622
to gather
וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ
chânâh
H2583
to encamp
בְּעֵ֣מֶק
ʻêmeq
H6010
valley
הָאֵלָ֑ה
ʼÊlâh
H425
Elah
וַיַּעַרְכ֥וּ
ʻârak
H6186
to arrange
מִלְחָמָ֖ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
לִקְרַ֥את
qârâʼ
H7122
to meet
פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
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World English Bible Public Domain
Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered, and they camped by the Valley of Elah. And they arrayed for battle to meet the Philistines.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).