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1 Samuel 17:9

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.

KJV

Si quiverit pugnare mecum, et percusserit me, erimus vobis servi : si autem ego prævaluero, et percussero eum, vos servi eritis, et servietis nobis.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐὰν δυνηθῇ πρὸς ἐμὲ πολεμῆσαι καὶ ἐὰν πατάξῃ με, καὶ ἐσόμεθα ὑμῖν εἰς δούλους· ἐὰν δὲ ἐγὼ δυνηθῶ καὶ πατάξω αὐτόν, ἔσεσθε ἡμῖν εἰς δούλους καὶ δουλεύσετε ἡμῖν.

LXX

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.

ASV

אִם יוּכַ֞ל לְ/הִלָּחֵ֤ם אִתִּ/י֙ וְ/הִכָּ֔/נִי וְ/הָיִ֥ינוּ לָ/כֶ֖ם לַ/עֲבָדִ֑ים וְ/אִם אֲנִ֤י אֽוּכַל ל/וֹ֙ וְ/הִכִּיתִ֔י/ו וִ/הְיִ֤יתֶם לָ֨/נוּ֙ לַ/עֲבָדִ֔ים וַ/עֲבַדְתֶּ֖ם אֹתָֽ/נוּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
הִלָּחֵ֖ם
hlchm
verb · 177×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יוּכַ֣ל
yvkl
verb · 193×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
ם
m
verb · 499×
ם
m
verb · 287×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 11:1 — Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.