2 Samuel 21:19 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 21:19 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 →
וַתְּהִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
ע֧וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
בְּג֖וֹב
Gôb
H1359
Gob
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
וַיַּ֡ךְ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אֶלְחָנָן֩
ʼElchânân
H445
Elhanan
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
יַעְרֵ֨י
Yaʻărêy ʼÔrᵉgîym
H3296
Jaare-oregim
אֹרְגִ֜ים
Yaʻărêy ʼÔrᵉgîym
H3296
Jaare-oregim
בֵּ֣ית
Bêyth hal-Lachmîy
H1022
Bethlehemite
הַלַּחְמִ֗י
Bêyth hal-Lachmîy
H1022
Bethlehemite
אֵ֚ת
ʼêth
H853
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גָּלְיָ֣ת
Golyath
H1555
Goliath
הַגִּתִּ֔י
Gittîy
H1663
Gittite
וְעֵ֣ץ
ʻêts
H6086
tree
חֲנִית֔וֹ
chănîyth
H2595
spear
כִּמְנ֖וֹר
mânôwr
H4500
beam
אֹרְגִֽים
ʼârag
H707
to weave
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World English Bible Public Domain
There was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite's brother, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
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King James Version Public Domain
And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And was battle again with the Philistines at Gob. And Elhanan, the son of Jaare Oregim the Bethlehemite, struck Goliath the Gittite, and the wood of his spear like the beam of weavers.
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