1 Samuel 4:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 4:2 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 →
וַיַּעַרְכ֨וּ
ʻârak
H6186
to arrange
פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
לִקְרַ֣את
qârâʼ
H7122
to meet
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַתִּטֹּשׁ֙
nâṭash
H5203
to leave
הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
וַיִּנָּ֥גֶף
nâgaph
H5062
to strike
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
וַיַּכּ֤וּ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
בַמַּֽעֲרָכָה֙
maʻărâkâh
H4634
rank
בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
כְּאַרְבַּ֥עַת
ʼarbaʻ
H702
four
אֲלָפִ֖ים
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
אִֽישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
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World English Bible Public Domain
The Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was struck before the Philistines; and they killed of the army in the field about four thousand men.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the Philistines arrayed to meet Israel, and the battle spread, and Israel was struck to the face of the Philistines. And they struck in the array in the field about 4,000 men.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).