1 Samuel 23:5 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 23:5 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 →
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
דָּוִד֩
Dâvid
H1732
David
ואנשו
ʼîysh
H376
man
וַאֲנָשָׁ֨יו
ʼîysh
H376
man
קְעִילָ֜ה
Qᵉʻîylâh
H7084
Keilah
וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם
lâcham
H3898
to fight
בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
וַיִּנְהַג֙
nâhag
H5090
to drive
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מִקְנֵיהֶ֔ם
miqneh
H4735
cattle
וַיַּ֥ךְ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
בָּהֶ֖ם
מַכָּ֣ה
makkâh
H4347
blow
גְדוֹלָ֑ה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
וַיֹּ֣שַׁע
yâshaʻ
H3467
to save
דָּוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֵ֖ת
ʼêth
H853
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יֹשְׁבֵ֥י
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
קְעִילָֽה
Qᵉʻîylâh
H7084
Keilah
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World English Bible Public Domain
David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and killed them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
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King James Version Public Domain
So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines. And he drove off their livestock and struck a great striking against them. And David saved the dwellers of Keilah.
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