King James Version

1 Chronicles 10:3

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.

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וַתִּכְבַּ֤דvatikhbadand be chargeableכָּבַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be chargeable”, the next action in the storyH3513to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, [idiom] be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in…הַמִּלְחָמָה֙hamilchamahthe battleמִלְחָמָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the battle”, the ordinary formH4421a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…שָׁא֔וּלshaulShaulשָׁאוּלnoun, proper name — “Shaul”H7586Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesSaul, Shaul.וַיִּמְצָאֻ֖הוּvayimtsauhvand comeמָצָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and come”, the next action in the storyH4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present[phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with)…הַמּוֹרִ֣יםhamorimthe shootיָרָהdefinite article, verb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “the shoot”, a verb used as a describing wordH3384properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach([phrase]) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through.בַּקָּ֑שֶׁתbaqashetin bowקֶשֶׁתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in bow”, the ordinary formH7198a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris[idiom] arch(-er), [phrase] arrow, bow(-man, -shot).וַיָּ֖חֶלvayacheland danceחוּלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and dance”, the next action in the storyH2342properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervertbear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarr…מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַיּוֹרִֽיםhayorimthe shootיָרָהdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the shoot”, a verb used as a describing wordH3384properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach([phrase]) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was in anguish by reason of the archers.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the battle [is] heavy on Saul, and those shooting with the bow find him, and he is wounded by those shooting,

World English Bible

The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.

Darby Translation

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him, and he was terrified by the archers.

Douay-Rheims

And the battle grew hard against Saul, and the archers reached him, and wounded him with arrows.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was in anguish by reason of the archers.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the battle prevailed against Saul, and the archers hit him with bows and arrows, and they were wounded of the bows.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐβαρύνθη ὁ πόλεμος ἐπὶ Σαούλ· καὶ εὗρον αὐτὸν οἱ τοξόται ἐν τόξοις καὶ πόνοις, καὶ ἐπονέσαν ἀπὸ τῶν τόξων.