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1 Samuel 17:14

And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.

KJV

David autem erat minimus. Tribus ergo majoribus secutis Saulem,

Vulgate

And David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul.

ASV

וְ/דָוִ֖ד ה֣וּא הַ/קָּטָ֑ן וּ/שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ הַ/גְּדֹלִ֔ים הָלְכ֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֥י שָׁאֽוּל

Hebrew

But David was the youngest. So the three eldest having followed Saul,

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

גָּד֖וֹל
gdvl
verb · 528×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
hvlk
verb · 507×
ו
v
noun · 717×
קָּטֹ֖ן
qtn
adjective · 101×
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת
shlsht
adjective · 429×
שָׁא֔וּל
sh'vl
proper_noun · 404×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 16:11 — And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not