KJV King James Version
And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard [them].
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Samuel 17:23
And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard [them].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And as he was speaking with them, suddenly the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, came forward from the ranks of the Philistines and shouted his usual words, which David also heard.
WEB World English Bible
As he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke according to the same words: and David heard them.
ASV American Standard Version
And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he is speaking with them, and lo, a man of the duellists is coming up, Goliath the Philistine is his name, of Gath, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and he speaketh according to those words, and David heareth;
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 17
20 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle.
21 For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army.
22 And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren.
23 And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard [them].
24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid.
25 And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, [that] the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel.
26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who [is] this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
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וְה֣וּא׀H1931 · huhe/she/itמְדַבֵּ֣רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakעִמָּ֗םH5973 · imwithוְהִנֵּ֣הH2009 · hin.nehbeholdאִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanהַבֵּנַ֡יִםH1143 · be.na.yimchampionעוֹלֶ֞הH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseגָּלְיָת֩H1555 · gol.yatGoliathהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨יH6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistineשְׁמ֤וֹH8034 · shemnameמִגַּת֙H1661 · gatGathמִמַּעַרְכ֣וֹתH4634 · ma.a.ra.khahrankפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםH6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistineוַיְדַבֵּ֖רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםH1697 · da.varwordהָאֵ֑לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseוַיִּשְׁמַ֖עH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearדָּוִֽד׃H1732 · da.vidDavid
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