King James Version

1 Samuel 2:4

The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

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קֶ֥שֶׁתqeshetbowקֶשֶׁתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “bow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7198a bow, forshooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris[idiom] arch(-er), [phrase] arrow, bow(-man, -shot).גִּבֹּרִ֖יםgiborimchampionגִּבּוֹרadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “champion”, the ordinary formH1368powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrantchampion, chief, [idiom] excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.חַתִּ֑יםchatimbrokenחַתadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “broken”, the ordinary formH2844concretely, crushed; also afraid; abstractly, terrorbroken, dismayed, dread, fear.וְנִכְשָׁלִ֖יםvenikhshalimand fallכָּשַׁלconjunction, verb, niphal, participle, absolute — “and fall”, a verb used as a describing wordH3782to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fallbereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown, (cause to) stumble, [idiom] utterly, be weak.אָ֥זְרוּazervbind aboutאָזַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “bind about”, a completed actionH247to beltbind (compass) about, gird (up, with).חָֽיִלchayilarmyחַיִלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “army”, the ordinary formH2428probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strengthable, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The bows of the mighty men are broken; And they that stumbled are girded with strength.

Young’s Literal Translation

Bows of the mighty are broken, And the stumbling have girded on strength.

World English Bible

“The bows of the mighty men are broken. Those who stumbled are armed with strength.

Darby Translation

The bow of the mighty is broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

Douay-Rheims

The bow of the mighty is overcome, and the weak are girt with strength.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The bow of the mighty has waxed feeble, and the weak have girded themselves with strength.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τόξον δυνατῶν ἠσθένησε, καὶ ἀσθενοῦντες περιεζώσαντο δυνάμιν.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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