1 Samuel 17:8
And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me.
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ASV
And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.
KJV
And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.
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22 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗ד | vai.ya.'a.Mod | and he stood | H5975 → |
| וַיִּקְרָא֙ | vai.yik.Ra' | and he called out | H7121 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| מַעַרְכֹ֣ת | ma.'ar.Khot | [the] battle lines of | H4634 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| לָהֶ֔ם | la.Hem | to <the> them | |
| לָ֥מָּה | La.mah | <to> why? | H4100 → |
| תֵצְא֖וּ | te.tze.'U | do you come out | H3318 → |
| לַעֲרֹ֣ךְ | la.'a.Rokh | to deploy | H6186 → |
| מִלְחָמָ֑ה | mil.cha.Mah | battle | H4421 → |
| הֲל֧וֹא | ha.Lo' | ¿ not | H3808 → |
| אָנֹכִ֣י | 'a.no.Khi | [am] I | H595 → |
| הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗י | ha.pe.lish.Ti | the Philistine | H6430 → |
| וְאַתֶּם֙ | ve.'a.Tem | and [are] you? | H859 → |
| עֲבָדִ֣ים | 'a.va.Dim | servants | H5650 → |
| לְשָׁא֔וּל | le.sha.'Ul | of Saul | H7586 → |
| בְּרוּ־ | be.ru- | commission | H1262 → |
| לָכֶ֥ם | la.Khem | for <the> yourselves | |
| אִ֖ישׁ | 'ish | a man | H376 → |
| וְיֵרֵ֥ד | ve.ye.Red | so he may come down | H3381 → |
| אֵלָֽי׃ | 'e.Lai | to me | H413 → |
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