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1 Chronicles 11:9

So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him.

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וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvayelekhand carryיָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and carry”, the next action in the storyH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…דָּוִ֖ידdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.הָל֣וֹךְhalokhewalkהָלַךְverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “walk”, the verb used for emphasisH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…וְגָד֑וֹלvegadoland greatגָּדוֹלconjunction, verb, qal, infinitive absolute — “and great”, the verb used for emphasisH1419great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent[phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.וַיהוָ֥הvayhvahand Jehovahיְהֹוָהconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).צְבָא֖וֹתtsevaotarmyצָבָאnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “army”, the ordinary formH6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).עִמּֽוֹimvowithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And David waxed greater and greater; for the LORD of hosts was with him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And David waxed greater and greater; for Jehovah of hosts was with him.

Young’s Literal Translation

And David goeth, going on and becoming great, and Jehovah of Hosts [is] with him.

World English Bible

David grew greater and greater, for Yahweh of Armies was with him.

Darby Translation

And David became continually greater; and Jehovah of hosts was with him.

Douay-Rheims

And David went on growing and increasing, and the Lord of hosts was with him.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And David waxed greater and greater; for the LORD of hosts was with him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And David continued to increase, and the Lord Almighty was with him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπορεύετο Δαυὶδ πορευόμενος καὶ μεγαλυνόμενος, καὶ Κύριος παντοκράτωρ μετʼ αὐτοῦ.