1 Samuel 17:26 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 17:26 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
דָּוִ֗ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶֽל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָאֲנָשִׁ֞ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָעֹמְדִ֣ים
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
עִמּוֹ֮
ʻim
H5973
with
לֵאמֹר֒
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
יֵּעָשֶׂ֗ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לָאִישׁ֙
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יַכֶּה֙
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣י
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
הַלָּ֔ז
hallâz
H1975
this
וְהֵסִ֥יר
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
חֶרְפָּ֖ה
cherpâh
H2781
reproach
מֵעַ֣ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
מִ֗י
mîy
H4310
who
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֤י
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
הֶֽעָרֵל֙
ʻârêl
H6189
uncircumcised
הַזֶּ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
חֵרֵ֔ף
châraph
H2778
to reproach
מַעַרְכ֖וֹת
maʻărâkâh
H4634
rank
אֱלֹהִ֥ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
חַיִּֽים
chay
H2416
living
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World English Bible Public Domain
David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man who kills this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
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King James Version Public Domain
And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David spoke to the men standing with him, saying, “What will be done for the man who strikes this Philistine and turns away the disgrace from upon Israel? For who this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should taunt the arrays of the living God?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).