King James Version

1 Samuel 14:31

And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.

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וַיַּכּ֞וּvayakvand strikeנָכָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and strike”, the next action in the storyH5221to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), [idiom] go forward, [idiom] indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer, punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike, be stricken, (give) stripes, [idiom] surely, wound.בַּיּ֤וֹםbayomin as long asיוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…הַהוּא֙hahuthe as for herהוּאdefinite article, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “the as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםbaplishtimin Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיpreposition, with the article, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “in Philistine”, the ordinary formH6430a Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethPhilistine.מִמִּכְמָ֖שׂmimikhmasfrom Mikmasמִכְמָסpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Mikmas”H4363Mikmas or Mikmash, a place in PalestineMikmas, Mikmash.אַיָּלֹ֑נָהayalonahAjalonאַיָּלוֹןnoun, proper name, directional ending — “Ajalon”H357Ajalon, the name of five places in PalestineAijalon, Ajalon.וַיָּ֥עַףvayaafand flyעוּףconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and fly”, the next action in the storyH5774to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)brandish, be (wax) faint, flee away, fly (away), [idiom] set, shine forth, weary.הָעָ֖םhaamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.מְאֹֽדmeodespeciallyמְאֹדadverb — “especially”H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they smote of the Philistines that day from Michmas to Aijalon; and the people were very faint.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they smote of the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. And the people were very faint;

Young’s Literal Translation

And they smite on that day among the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon, and the people are very weary,

World English Bible

They struck the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon. The people were very faint;

Darby Translation

And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Ajalon; and the people were very faint.

Douay-Rheims

So they smote that day the Philistines from Machmas to Ailon. And the people were wearied exceedingly.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they smote of the Philistines that day from Michmas to Aijalon; and the people were very faint.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And on that day he smote some of the Philistines in Machmas; and the people were very weary.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπάταξεν ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ἐκ τῶν ἀλλοφύλων ἐν Μαχμάς· καὶ ἐκοπίασεν ὁ λαὸς σφόδρα.