1 Samuel 17:45 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 17:45 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
אַתָּה֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
בָּ֣א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלַ֔י
ʼêl
H413
to
בְּחֶ֖רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
וּבַחֲנִ֣ית
chănîyth
H2595
spear
וּבְכִיד֑וֹן
kîydôwn
H3591
javelin
וְאָנֹכִ֣י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
בָֽא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלֶ֗יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
בְּשֵׁם֙
shêm
H8034
name
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָא֔וֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
אֱלֹהֵ֛י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
מַעַרְכ֥וֹת
maʻărâkâh
H4634
rank
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
חֵרַֽפְתָּ
châraph
H2778
to reproach
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then said David to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a javelin: but I come to you in the name of Yahweh of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David said to the Philistine, “You are coming to me with a sword and with a spear and with a curved sword. But I am coming to you in the name of Yahweh of Armies, the God of the arrays of Israel, which you have taunted.
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