1 Samuel 17:9
If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then will we be your servants; but if I prevail against him and kill him, then you will be our servants and serve us.”1 Samuel 17:9 in the real world
In what words
- לָחַםlâchamto feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
- יָכֹלyâkôlto be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
- עָבַדʻâbadto work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- נָכָהnâkâhto strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- עֶבֶדʻebeda servant
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.