1 Samuel 17:21
Modern Translations
New International Version
Israel and the Philistines were drawing up their lines facing each other.

New Living Translation
Soon the Israelite and Philistine forces stood facing each other, army against army.

English Standard Version
And Israel and the Philistines drew up for battle, army against army.

Berean Study Bible
And Israel and the Philistines arrayed in formation against each other.

New American Standard Bible
Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle formation, army against army.

NASB 1995
Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle array, army against army.

NASB 1977
And Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle array, army against army.

Amplified Bible
Israel and the Philistines drew up in battle formation, army against army.

Christian Standard Bible
Israel and the Philistines lined up in battle formation facing each other.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Israel and the Philistines lined up in battle formation facing each other.

Contemporary English Version
The army of Israel and the Philistine army stood there facing each other.

Good News Translation
The Philistine and the Israelite armies took positions for battle, facing each other.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Israel and the Philistines formed their battle lines facing each other.

International Standard Version
Israel and the Philistines moved into position for battle, battle line facing battle line.

NET Bible
Israel and the Philistines drew up their battle lines opposite one another.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.

New King James Version
For Israel and the Philistines had drawn up in battle array, army against army.

King James 2000 Bible
For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.

New Heart English Bible
Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.

World English Bible
Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.

American King James Version
For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.

American Standard Version
And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.

A Faithful Version
For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in order, rank to rank.

Darby Bible Translation
And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, rank against rank.

English Revised Version
And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.

Webster's Bible Translation
For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For Israel & the Philistims had put themselues in araie, armie against armie.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For Israel and the Philistines had put them selues in array armie against armie.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For Israel had set them selues in araye, and the Philistynes were agaynst their hoost in their araye also.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and Israel and the Philistines set in array rank to meet rank.

Young's Literal Translation
and Israel and the Philistines set in array rank to meet rank.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Israel will arrange, and the rovers, array to meet array.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For Israel had put themselves in array, and the Philistines who stood against them were prepared.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For Israel had positioned their troops, but the Philistines also had prepared themselves against them.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Israel and the Philistines were lined up, row against row

Lamsa Bible
Then Israel and the Philistines put themselves in battle array, army against army.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.
















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