1 Samuel 17:8
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וַיַּעֲמֹדvaiya'amodand he stoodH5975וַיִּקְרָאvaiyikra'and he called outH7121אֶל־'el-toH413מַעַרְכֹתma'arkhot[the] battle lines ofH4634יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לָהֶםlahemto <the> themלָמָּהlamah<to> why?H4100תֵצְאוּtetze'udo you come outH3318לַעֲרֹךְla'arokhto deployH6186מִלְחָמָהmilchamahbattleH4421הֲלוֹאhalo'¿ notH3808אָנֹכִי'anokhi[am] IH595הַפְּלִשְׁתִּיhapelishtithe PhilistineH6430וְאַתֶּםve'atemand [are] you?H859עֲבָדִים'avadimservantsH5650לְשָׁאוּלlesha'ulof SaulH7586בְּרוּ־beru-commissionH1262לָכֶםlakhemfor <the> yourselvesאִישׁ'isha manH376וְיֵרֵדveyeredso he may come downH3381אֵלָי׃'elaito meH413
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 1 Samuel 8:17He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants.He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his slaves.
- 2 Samuel 11:11And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.Uriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing!”
- 1 Chronicles 21:3And Joab answered, The Lord make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?But Joab replied, “May the LORD multiply His troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all servants of my lord? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”
- 1 Samuel 17:26And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”
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