1 Samuel 17:5 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 17:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְכ֤וֹבַע
kôwbaʻ
H3553
helmet
נְחֹ֨שֶׁת֙
nᵉchôsheth
H5178
bronze
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רֹאשׁ֔וֹ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
וְשִׁרְי֥וֹן
shiryôwn
H8302
body armor
קַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖ים
qasqeseth
H7193
scale
ה֣וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
לָב֑וּשׁ
lâbash
H3847
to clothe
וּמִשְׁקַל֙
mishqâl
H4948
weight
הַשִּׁרְי֔וֹן
shiryôwn
H8302
body armor
חֲמֵשֶׁת
châmêsh
H2568
five
אֲלָפִ֥ים
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
שְׁקָלִ֖ים
sheqel
H8255
shekel
נְחֹֽשֶֽׁת
nᵉchôsheth
H5178
bronze
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World English Bible Public Domain
He had a helmet of brass on his head, and he was clad with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was clothed a coat of scales. And the weight of the coat 5,000 shekels of bronze.
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