King James Version

1 Samuel 17:54

And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.

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וַיִּקַּ֤חvayiqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.דָּוִד֙davidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.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).רֹ֣אשׁroshheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יhaplishtithe Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Philistine”, the ordinary formH6430a Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethPhilistine.וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּvayviehvand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םyerushalimJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםnoun, proper name — “Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and 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).כֵּלָ֖יוkelayvvesselכְּלִיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “vessel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3627something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)armour(-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, [phrase] furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, [idiom] one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, [phrase] psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, [phrase] w…שָׂ֥םsamputשׂוּםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “put”, a completed actionH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…בְּאָהֳלֽוֹbeaholvoin tentאֹהֶלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in tent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH168a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And David took the head of the philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armor in his tent.

Young’s Literal Translation

And David taketh the head of the Philistine, and bringeth it in to Jerusalem, and his weapons he hath put in his own tent.

World English Bible

David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put his armor in his tent.

Darby Translation

And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.

Douay-Rheims

And David taking the head of the Philistine brought it to Jerusalem: but his armour he put in his tent.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)