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1 Samuel 17:48 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    It happened, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came, and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    And it happened, when the Philistine arose and went and approached to meet David, that David hurried and ran the array to meet the Philistine.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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