King James Version

1 Samuel 17:53

And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents.

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וַיָּשֻׁ֨בוּ֙vayashuvvand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and again”, the next action in the storyH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…בְּנֵ֣יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.מִדְּלֹ֖קmidloqfrom burningדָּלַקpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “from burning”, the to-form of the verbH1814to flame (literally or figuratively)burning, chase, inflame, kindle, persecute(-or), pursue hotly.אַחֲרֵ֣יachareafterאַחַרpreposition — “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…פְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfelishtimPhilistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “Philistine”, the ordinary formH6430a Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethPhilistine.וַיָּשֹׁ֖סּוּvayashosvand rifleשָׁסַסconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and rifle”, the next action in the storyH8155to plunderrifle, spoil.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מַחֲנֵיהֶֽםmachaneyhemarmyמַחֲנֶהnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “army”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4264an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their camp.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the sons of Israel turn back from burning after the Philistines, and spoil their camps.

World English Bible

The children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they plundered their camp.

Darby Translation

And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they pillaged their camps.

Douay-Rheims

And the children of Israel returning, after they had pursued the Philistines, fell upon their camp.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their camp.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the men of Israel returned from pursuing after the Philistines, and they destroyed their camp.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀνέστρεψαν ἄνδρες Ἰσραὴλ ἐκκλίνοντες ὀπίσω τῶν ἀλλοφύλων, καὶ κατεπάτουν τὰς παρεμβολὰς αὐτῶν.