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1 Samuel 17:14

And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.

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וְדָוִ֖דvedavidand Davidדָּוִדconjunction, noun, proper name — “and David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.ה֣וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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.הַקָּטָ֑ןhaqatanthe leastקָטָןdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the least”, the ordinary formH6996abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)least, less(-er), little (one), small(-est, one, quantity, thing), young(-er, -est).וּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙usheloshahand thirdשָׁלוֹשׁconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “and third”, the ordinary formH7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice[phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).הַגְּדֹלִ֔יםhagdolimthe greatגָּדוֹלdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “the great”, the ordinary formH1419great (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.הָלְכ֖וּhalekhvwalkהָלַךְverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “walk”, a completed actionH1980to 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…אַחֲרֵ֥יachareafterאַחַרpreposition — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…שָׁאֽוּלshaulShaulשָׁאוּלnoun, proper name — “Shaul”H7586Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesSaul, Shaul.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul. —

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American Standard Version (1901)

And David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul.

Young’s Literal Translation

And David is the youngest, and the three eldest have gone after Saul,

World English Bible

David was the youngest; and the three oldest followed Saul.

Darby Translation

And David was the youngest; and the three eldest had followed Saul.

Douay-Rheims

But David was the youngest. So the three eldest having followed Saul,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)