Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleTake courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!” Young's Literal Translation Strengthen yourselves, and become men, O Philistines, lest ye do service to Hebrews, as they have done to you—then ye have become men, and have fought.’ King James Bible Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight. Hebrew Take courageהִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּ (hiṯ·ḥaz·zə·qū) Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer and be וִֽהְי֤וּ (wih·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be men, לַֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ (la·’ă·nā·šîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person O Philistines! פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (pə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia Otherwise, פֶּ֚ן (pen) Conjunction Strong's 6435: Removal, lest you will serve תַּעַבְד֣וּ (ta·‘aḇ·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave the Hebrews לָעִבְרִ֔ים (lā·‘iḇ·rîm) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 5680: Hebrews -- perhaps descendant of Eber, also another name for an Israelite just as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that they served עָבְד֖וּ (‘ā·ḇə·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave you. לָכֶ֑ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew Now be וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם (wih·yî·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be men לַאֲנָשִׁ֖ים (la·’ă·nā·šîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person and fight!” וְנִלְחַמְתֶּֽם׃ (wə·nil·ḥam·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle |