1 Samuel 17:42 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 17:42 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 →
וַיַּבֵּ֧ט
nâbaṭ
H5027
to look
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛י
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
וַיִּרְאֶ֥ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דָּוִ֖ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַיִּבְזֵ֑הוּ
bâzâh
H959
to despise
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הָיָ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
נַ֔עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
וְאַדְמֹנִ֖י
ʼadmônîy
H132
red
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
יְפֵ֥ה
yâpheh
H3303
beautiful
מַרְאֶֽה
marʼeh
H4758
sight
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World English Bible Public Domain
When the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair face.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the Philistine looked and saw David, and he despised him, for he was a youth, and ruddy with a beautiful appearance.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).