1 Samuel 17:3
The Philistines stood on one hill and the Israelites stood on another, with the valley between them.
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ASV
And the Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.
KJV
And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞ים | u.fe.lish.Tim | and [the] Philistines | H6430 → |
| עֹמְדִ֤ים | 'o.me.Dim | [were] standing | H5975 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הָהָר֙ | ha.Har | the mountain | H2022 → |
| מִזֶּ֔ה | mi.Zeh | from this | H2088 → |
| וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | ve.Yis.ra.'El | and Israel | H3478 → |
| עֹמְדִ֥ים | 'o.me.Dim | [were] standing | H5975 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הָהָ֖ר | ha.Har | the mountain | H2022 → |
| מִזֶּ֑ה | mi.Zeh | from this | H2088 → |
| וְהַגַּ֖יְא | ve.ha.Gay' | and the valley | H1516 → |
| בֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃ | bei.nei.Hem | [was] between them | H996 → |
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