1 Samuel 17:9
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If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.If he is able to fight me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and labor for us.”
In other translations
If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.If he is able to fight me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and labor for us.”
Hebrew words
אִם־'im-ifH518יוּכַלyukhalhe will be ableH3201לְהִלָּחֵםlehilachemto fightH3898אִתִּי'itiwith meH854וְהִכָּנִיvehikaniand he will strike down meH5221וְהָיִינוּvehayinuand we will becomeH1961לָכֶםlakhemof youלַעֲבָדִיםla'avadim<into> slavesH5650וְאִם־ve'im-and ifH518אֲנִי'aniIH589אוּכַל־'ukhal-I will prevailH3201לוֹloto <the> himוְהִכִּיתִיוvehikitivand I will strike down himH5221וִהְיִיתֶםvihyitemand you will becomeH1961לָנוּlanuof usלַעֲבָדִיםla'avadim<into> slavesH5650וַעֲבַדְתֶּםva'avadtemand you will serveH5647אֹתָנוּ׃'otanu<obj.> usH853
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 11:1Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh–gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.Soon Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”
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