1 Samuel 17:36 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 17:36 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 →
גַּ֧ם
gam
H1571
also
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאֲרִ֛י
ʼărîy
H738
lion
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
הַדּ֖וֹב
dôb
H1677
bear
הִכָּ֣ה
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
וְֽ֠הָיָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨י
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
הֶעָרֵ֤ל
ʻârêl
H6189
uncircumcised
הַזֶּה֙
zeh
H2088
this
כְּאַחַ֣ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
מֵהֶ֔ם
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
חֵרֵ֔ף
châraph
H2778
to reproach
מַעַרְכֹ֖ת
maʻărâkâh
H4634
rank
אֱלֹהִ֥ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
חַיִּֽים
chay
H2416
living
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World English Bible Public Domain
Your servant struck both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.
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King James Version Public Domain
Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Your servant has struck both the lion and the bear, and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has taunted 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).