1 Samuel 17:35
I went after it, struck it down, and delivered the lamb from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it.
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ASV
I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth; and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
KJV
And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְיָצָ֧אתִי | ve.ya.Tza.ti | and I went out | H3318 → |
| אַחֲרָ֛יו | 'a.cha.Rav | after it | H310 → |
| וְהִכִּתִ֖יו | ve.hi.ki.Tiv | and I struck it | H5221 → |
| וְהִצַּ֣לְתִּי | ve.hi.Tzal.ti | and I rescued [it] | H5337 → |
| מִפִּ֑יו | mi.Piv | from mouth its | H6310 → |
| וַיָּ֣קָם | vai.Ya.kom | and it rose up | H6965 → |
| עָלַ֔י | 'a.Lai | on me | H5921 → |
| וְהֶחֱזַ֙קְתִּי֙ | ve.he.che.Zak.ti | and I took hold | H2388 → |
| בִּזְקָנ֔וֹ | biz.ka.No | on beard its | H2206 → |
| וְהִכִּתִ֖יו | ve.hi.ki.Tiv | and I struck it | H5221 → |
| וַהֲמִיתִּֽיו׃ | va.ha.mi.Tiv | and I killed it | H4191 → |
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