2 Samuel 8:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 8:1 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 →
וַֽיְהִי֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אַֽחֲרֵי
ʼachar
H310
after
כֵ֔ן
kên
H3651
thus
וַיַּ֥ךְ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
דָּוִ֛ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
וַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑ם
kânaʻ
H3665
to humble
וַיִּקַּ֥ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
דָּוִ֛ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מֶ֥תֶג
Metheg hâ-ʼAmmâh
H4965
bridle
הָאַמָּ֖ה
Metheg hâ-ʼAmmâh
H4965
bridle
מִיַּ֥ד
yâd
H3027
hand
פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
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World English Bible Public Domain
After this it happened that David struck the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.
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King James Version Public Domain
And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened after this, that David struck the Philistines, and he subdued them. And David took Metheg Ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
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