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1 Samuel 17:19

Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

KJV

Saul autem, et illi, et omnes filii Israël, in Valle terebinthi pugnabant adversum Philisthiim.

Vulgate

Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the vale of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

ASV

וְ/שָׁא֤וּל וְ/הֵ֨מָּה֙ וְ/כָל אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּ/עֵ֖מֶק הָֽאֵלָ֑ה נִלְחָמִ֖ים עִם פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים

Hebrew

But Saul, and they, and all the children of Israel, were in the valley of Terebinth, fighting against the Philistines.

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

People SaulElah
Places Valley of Elah

In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֵלָ֖ה
'lh
proper_noun · 16×
הִלָּחֵ֖ם
hlchm
verb · 177×
הֵ֖מָּה
hmh
pronoun · 560×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
עִם
'm
preposition · 1043×
עֵ֥מֶק
'mq
noun · 64×
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
plshtym
noun · 290×
שָׁא֔וּל
sh'vl
proper_noun · 404×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 17:2 — And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.