1 Samuel 17:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 17:9 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 →
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יוּכַ֞ל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לְהִלָּחֵ֤ם
lâcham
H3898
to fight
אִתִּי֙
ʼêth
H854
with
וְהִכָּ֔נִי
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
וְהָיִ֥ינוּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָכֶ֖ם
לַעֲבָדִ֑ים
ʻebed
H5650
servant
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
אֲנִ֤י
ʼănîy
H589
I
אֽוּכַל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לוֹ֙
וְהִכִּיתִ֔יו
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
וִהְיִ֤יתֶם
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָ֨נוּ֙
לַעֲבָדִ֔ים
ʻebed
H5650
servant
וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖ם
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
אֹתָֽנוּ
ʼêth
H853
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World English Bible Public Domain
If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, then will we be your servants; but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall you be our servants, and serve us.
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King James Version Public Domain
If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
If he is able to fight with me and he strikes me, then we will become servants to you. But if I am able against him and I strike him, then you will become servants to us, and you will serve us.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).