1 Samuel 17:21
Strong's Lexicon
And Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel = 'God prevails' 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile

and the Philistines
וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (ū·p̄ə·liš·tîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistine = 'immigrants' 1) an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan

arrayed
וַתַּעֲרֹ֤ךְ (wat·ta·‘ă·rōḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6186: 1) to arrange, set or put or lay in order, set in array, prepare, order, ordain, handle, furnish, esteem, equal, direct, compare 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to arrange or set or lay in order, arrange, state in order, set forth (a legal case), set in place 1a2) to compare, be comparable 2) (Hiphil) to value, tax

in formation
מַעֲרָכָ֖ה (ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4634: 1) row, rank, battle-line 1a) battle-line 1b) rank 1c) row

against
לִקְרַ֥את (liq·raṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 7122: 1) to encounter, befall, meet 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to meet, encounter 1a2) to befall (fig) 1b) (Niphal) to meet, meet unexpectedly 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to meet

each other.
מַעֲרָכָֽה׃ (ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4634: 1) row, rank, battle-line 1a) battle-line 1b) rank 1c) row

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And Israel and the Philistines arrayed in formation against each other.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
















Cross References
1 Samuel 17:20
And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.

1 Samuel 17:22
And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.

1 Samuel 1:1
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

1 Samuel 17:19
Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

1 Samuel 17:18
And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.

1 Samuel 17:23
And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.

1 Samuel 17:24
And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
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