King James Version

1 Samuel 17:21

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

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וַתַּעֲרֹ֤ךְvataarokheand put in arrayעָרַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and put in array”, the next action in the storyH6186to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)put (set) (the battle, self) in array, compare, direct, equal, esteem, estimate, expert (in war), furnish, handle, join (battle), ordain, (lay, put, reckon up, set) (in) order, prepare, tax, value.יִשְׂרָאֵל֙yisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםufelishtimand Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיconjunction, noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “and Philistine”, the ordinary formH6430a Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethPhilistine.מַעֲרָכָ֖הmaarakhaharmyמַעֲרָכָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “army”, the ordinary formH4634an arrangement; concretely, a pile; specifically a military arrayarmy, fight, be set in order, ordered place, rank, row.לִקְרַ֥אתliqratto befallקָרָאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to befall”, the to-form of the verbH7122to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile mannerbefall, (by) chance, (cause to) come (upon), fall out, happen, meet.מַעֲרָכָֽהmaarakhaharmyמַעֲרָכָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “army”, the ordinary formH4634an arrangement; concretely, a pile; specifically a military arrayarmy, fight, be set in order, ordered place, rank, row.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

World English Bible

Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.

Darby Translation

And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, rank against rank.

Douay-Rheims

For Israel had put themselves in array, and the Philistines who stood against them were prepared.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Israel and the Philistines formed their lines one opposite the other.

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