Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow the Philistine came closer and closer to David, with his shield-bearer before him. Young's Literal Translation And the Philistine goeth on, going and drawing near unto David, and the man bearing the buckler [is] before him, King James Bible And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield [went] before him. Hebrew Now the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י (hap·pə·liš·tî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia came וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ (way·yê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk closer וְקָרֵ֖ב (wə·qā·rêḇ) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7131: Approaching and closer to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to David, דָּוִ֑ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse with his shield-bearer וְהָאִ֛ישׁ (wə·hā·’îš) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person before him. לְפָנָֽיו׃ (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face |