1 Samuel 17:9 Lexicon: "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."

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NASB Lexicon

NASB ©	Hebrew	Strong's	Origin
"If	אִם־ (im-)	518: if	a prim. conjunction
he is able	יוּכַ֞ל (yu·chal)	3201: to be able, have power	a prim. root
to fight	לְהִלָּחֵ֤ם (le·hil·la·chem)	3898a: to fight, do battle	a prim. root
with me and kill	וְהִכָּ֔נִי (ve·hik·ka·ni,)	5221: to smite	a prim. root
me, then we will become	וְהָיִ֥ינוּ (ve·ha·yi·nu)	1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, be	a prim. root
your servants;	לַעֲבָדִ֑ים (la·'a·va·dim;)	5650: slave, servant	from abad
but if	וְאִם־ (ve·'im-)	518: if	a prim. conjunction
I prevail	אֽוּכַל־ (u·chal-)	3201: to be able, have power	a prim. root
against him and kill	וְהִכִּיתִ֔יו (ve·hik·ki·tiv,)	5221: to smite	a prim. root
him, then you shall become	וִהְיִ֤יתֶם (vih·yi·tem)	1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, be	a prim. root
our servants	לַעֲבָדִ֔ים (la·'a·va·dim,)	5650: slave, servant	from abad
and serve	וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֖ם (va·'a·vad·tem)	5647: to work, serve	a prim. root
us."

KJV Lexicon

If he be able
yakol (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

to fight
lacham (law-kham')
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction) -- devour, eat, ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).

with me and to kill
nakah (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

me then will we be your servants
`ebed (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.

but if I prevail
yakol (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

against him and kill
nakah (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)

him then shall ye be our servants
`ebed (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.

and serve
`abad (aw-bad')
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.

Parallel Verses

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 Bible
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 Christian Standard 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."

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."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If he can fight me and kill me, then we will be your slaves. But if I overpower him and kill him, then you will be our slaves and serve us."

King James 2000 Bible
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.

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