1 Samuel 17:51
David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him; and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran.
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ASV
Then David ran, and stood over the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.
KJV
Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֣רָץ | vai.Ya.rotz | and he ran | H7323 → |
| דָּ֠וִד | Da.vid | David | H1732 → |
| וַיַּעֲמֹ֨ד | vai.ya.'a.Mod | and he stood | H5975 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜י | ha.pe.lish.Ti | the Philistine | H6430 → |
| וַיִּקַּ֣ח | vai.yi.Kach | and he took | H3947 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| חַ֠רְבּוֹ | char.bo | sword his | H2719 → |
| וַֽיִּשְׁלְפָ֤הּ | vai.yish.le.Fah | and he drew out it | H8025 → |
| מִתַּעְרָהּ֙ | mi.ta'.Rah | from sheath its | H8593 → |
| וַיְמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּ | vay.Mo.te.Te.hu | and he killed him | H4191 → |
| וַיִּכְרָת־ | vai.yikh.rot- | and he cut off | H3772 → |
| בָּ֖הּ | bah | with <the> it | |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| רֹאשׁ֑וֹ | ro.Sho | head his | H7218 → |
| וַיִּרְא֧וּ | vai.yir.'U | and they saw | H7200 → |
| הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים | ha.pe.lish.Tim | the Philistines | H6430 → |
| כִּֽי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → |
| מֵ֥ת | met | he had died | H4191 → |
| גִּבּוֹרָ֖ם | gi.bo.Ram | mighty [man] their | H1368 → |
| וַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃ | vai.ya.Nu.su | and they fled | H5127 → |
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