KJV King James Version
Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
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1 Samuel 17:36
Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
WEB World English Bible
Your servant struck both the lion and the bear. This uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, since he has defied the armies of the living God.”
ASV American Standard Version
Thy servant smote both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Both the lion and the bear hath thy servant smitten, and this uncircumcised Philistine hath been as one of them, for he hath reproached the ranks of the living God.’
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 17
33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou [art but] a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:
35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered [it] out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught [him] by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.
36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
37 David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.
38 And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
39 And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved [it]. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved [them]. And David put them off him.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
גַּ֧םH1571 · gamalsoאֶֽת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָאֲרִ֛יH738 · a.rilionגַּם־H1571 · gamalsoהַדּ֖וֹבH1677 · dovbearהִכָּ֣הH5221 · na.khahto smiteעַבְדֶּ֑ךָH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveוְֽ֠הָיָהH1961 · ha.yahto beהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֨יH6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistineהֶעָרֵ֤לH6189 · a.reluncircumcisedהַזֶּה֙H2088 · zehthisכְּאַחַ֣דH259 · e.chadoneמֵהֶ֔םH9038 · hemthemכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforחֵרֵ֔ףH2778 · cha.raphto tauntמַעַרְכֹ֖תH4634 · ma.a.ra.khahrankאֱלֹהִ֥יםH430 · e.lo.himGodחַיִּֽים׃ סH2416 · chayalive
Cross-references
1 Samuel 17:10And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.Ezekiel 32:19Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised.Isaiah 37:28-29But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.Isaiah 10:15Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? [or] shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake [itself] against them that lift it up, [or] as if the staff should lift up [itself, as if it were] no wood.Romans 2:28-29For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither [is that] circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:Isaiah 36:18[Beware] lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?Acts 5:38-39And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:Isaiah 37:22-23This [is] the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, [and] laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.Acts 12:22-23And the people gave a shout, [saying, It is] the voice of a god, and not of a man.Zechariah 2:8For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.Acts 12:1-2Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth [his] hands to vex certain of the church.Zechariah 12:3And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.Isaiah 36:8-10Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.1 Samuel 17:26And 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?Isaiah 36:15Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us: this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.Ezekiel 32:27-32And they shall not lie with the mighty [that are] fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with their weapons of war: and they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities shall be upon their bones, though [they were] the terror of the mighty in the land of the living.Acts 9:4-5And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
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