1 Samuel 17:51 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 17:51 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 →
וַיָּ֣רָץ
rûwts
H7323
to run
דָּ֠וִד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַיַּעֲמֹ֨ד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜י
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
וַיִּקַּ֣ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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חַ֠רְבּוֹ
chereb
H2719
sword
וַֽיִּשְׁלְפָ֤הּ
shâlaph
H8025
to draw off
מִתַּעְרָהּ֙
taʻar
H8593
razor
וַיְמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּ
mûwth
H4191
to die
וַיִּכְרָת
kârath
H3772
to cut
בָּ֖הּ
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
רֹאשׁ֑וֹ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
וַיִּרְא֧וּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
מֵ֥ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
גִּבּוֹרָ֖ם
gibbôwr
H1368
mighty
וַיָּנֻֽסוּ
nûwç
H5127
to flee
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then David ran, and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath of it, and killed him, and cut off his head therewith. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it from its sheath and killed him and cut off his head with it. And the Philistines saw that their warrior had died, and they fled.
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