1 Samuel 17:23 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 17:23 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 →
וְה֣וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
מְדַבֵּ֣ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
עִמָּ֗ם
ʻim
H5973
with
וְהִנֵּ֣ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הַבֵּנַ֡יִם
bênayim
H1143
champion
עוֹלֶ֞ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
גָּלְיָת֩
Golyath
H1555
Goliath
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨י
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
שְׁמ֤וֹ
shêm
H8034
name
מִגַּת֙
Gath
H1661
Gath
ממערות
maʻărâh
H4630
battle
מִמַּעַרְכ֣וֹת
maʻărâkâh
H4634
rank
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
כַּדְּבָרִ֣ים
dâbâr
H1697
word
הָאֵ֑לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
וַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
דָּוִֽד
Dâvid
H1732
David
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World English Bible Public Domain
As he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke according to the same words: and David heard them.
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King James Version Public Domain
And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he was speaking with them, and behold, the man of the betweens was coming up, Goliath the Philistine his name, from Gath, from the array of the Philistines, and he spoke like these words. And David heard.
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