1 Samuel 17:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 17:8 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 →
וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗ד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
וַיִּקְרָא֙
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מַעַרְכֹ֣ת
maʻărâkâh
H4634
rank
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָהֶ֔ם
לָ֥מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
תֵצְא֖וּ
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
לַעֲרֹ֣ךְ
ʻârak
H6186
to arrange
מִלְחָמָ֑ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
הֲל֧וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָנֹכִ֣י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗י
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
וְאַתֶּם֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
עֲבָדִ֣ים
ʻebed
H5650
servant
לְשָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
בְּרוּ
bârâh
H1262
to eat
לָכֶ֥ם
אִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וְיֵרֵ֥ד
yârad
H3381
to go down
אֵלָֽי
ʼêl
H413
to
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World English Bible Public Domain
He stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, Why are you come out to set your battle in array? am I not a Philistine, and you servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he stood and called out to the arrays of Israel, and he said to them, “Why have you come out to array for battle? I not the Philistine, and you, servants of Saul? Choose for yourselves a man, and let him come down to me.
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