1 Samuel 17:9

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1 Samuel 17:9

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New American Standard Bible

If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will become your servants; but if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall become our servants and serve us.”

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

If he wins in a fight against me and kills me, we will be your servants. But if I win against him and kill him, then you will be our servants and serve us.”

International Standard Version

If he's able to fight me and strike me down, then we will become your servants; but if I prevail against him and strike him down, then you will become our servants and serve us."

A Conservative Version

If he is able to fight with me, and kill me, then we will be your servants, but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then ye shall be our servants, and serve us.

American Standard Version

If he be able to fight with me, and 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.

Amplified

If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will become your servants; but if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall become our servants and serve us.”

Bible in Basic English

If he is able to have a fight with me and overcome me, then we will be your servants: but if I am able to overcome him, then you will be our servants and do work for us.

Darby Translation

If he be able to fight with me, and to smite me, then will we be your servants; but if I overcome and smite him, then shall ye be our servants and serve us.

Julia Smith Translation

If he shall be able to war with me and strike me, and we were to you for servants: and if I shall be able against him and strike him, and ye were to us for servants, and ye served us.

King James 2000

If he is 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 you be our servants, and serve us.

Lexham Expanded Bible

If he [is] able to fight with me and he defeats me, then we will be your servants; but if I prevail over him and defeat him, then you will be our servants and you will serve us."

Modern King James verseion

If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your slaves. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our slaves and serve us.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

if he be able to fight with me and to beat me, then we will be your servants. But if I can overcome him and beat him, then ye shall be our servants and serve us."

NET Bible

If he is able to fight with me and strike me down, we will become your servants. But if I prevail against him and strike him down, you will become our servants and will serve us."

New Heart English Bible

If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, then will we be your servants; but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then you will be our servants, and serve us."

The Emphasized Bible

If he prevail in fighting with me, and smite me, then will we become your servants, - but, if, I, prevail over him, and smite him, then shall ye become our servants, and serve, us.

Webster

If he shall be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I shall prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.

World English Bible

If he be able to fight with me, and kill me, then will we be your servants; but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then you will be our servants, and serve us."

Youngs Literal Translation

if he be able to fight with me, and have smitten me, then we have been to you for servants; and if I am able for him, and have smitten him, then ye have been to us for servants, and have served us.'

Themes

Armies » March in ranks » Champions fight instead of

Championship » Instances of » Goliath and david

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

Philistines » Defied israel by their champion

Topics

Substitution

Those Subjected To People

Interlinear

English(KJV)

Strong's

Root Form

Definition

Usage

If he be able

H3201

יכול יכל
Yakol

could, able, cannot, prevail, may, can, canst, endure, might,

Usage: 194

to fight

H3898

לחם
Lacham

fight, to war, make war, eat, overcome, devoured, ever, prevail

Usage: 177

with me, and to kill

H5221

נכה
Nakah

smite, slay, kill, beat, slaughter, stricken, given, wounded, strike, stripes,

Usage: 501

me, then will we be your servants

H5650

עבד
`ebed

servant, manservant, bondman, bondage, bondservant, on all sides

Usage: 800

but if I prevail

H3201

יכול יכל
Yakol

could, able, cannot, prevail, may, can, canst, endure, might,

Usage: 194

against him, and kill

H5221

נכה
Nakah

smite, slay, kill, beat, slaughter, stricken, given, wounded, strike, stripes,

Usage: 501

him, then shall ye be our servants

H5650

עבד
`ebed

servant, manservant, bondman, bondage, bondservant, on all sides

Usage: 800

and serve

H5647

עבד
`abad

serve, do, till, servant, work, worshippers, service, dress, labour, ear,

Usage: 288

References

Easton

Saul

Morish

Goliath

Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 17:9

Verse Info

Bible Rank: 24611
1 Samuel Rank: 640
2 Topics
4 Themes
1 Cross Reference
1 Reading
Interlinear
1 Phrase
2 References

Context Readings

The Philistine Champion Taunts Israel

⁸ He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel and said to them, “Why do you come out to draw up in battle array? Am I not the Philistine and you servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves and let him come down to me. ⁹ If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will become your servants; but if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall become our servants and serve us.” ¹⁰ Again the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel this day; give me a man that we may fight together.”

Phrases

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Cross References

1 Samuel 11:1

Now Nahash the Ammonite came up and besieged Jabesh-gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a covenant with us and we will serve you.”

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