KJV King James Version
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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1 Samuel 17:5
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels,
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was clad with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and a helmet of brass is on his head, and with a scaled coat of mail he is clothed, and the weight of the coat of mail is five thousand shekels of brass,
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 17
2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.
3 And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and [there was] a valley between them.
4 And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height [was] six cubits and a span.
5 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.
6 And [he had] greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
7 And the staff of his spear [was] like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head [weighed] six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.
8 And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set [your] battle in array? [am] not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.
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וְכ֤וֹבַעH3553 · ko.vahelmetנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙H5178 · ne.cho.shetbronzeעַל־H5921 · aluponרֹאשׁ֔וֹH7218 · roshheadוְשִׁרְי֥וֹןH8302 · sir.yahlanceקַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖יםH7193 · qas.qe.setscaleה֣וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itלָב֑וּשׁH3847 · la.vashto clotheוּמִשְׁקַל֙H4948 · mish.qalweightהַשִּׁרְי֔וֹןH8302 · sir.yahlanceחֲמֵשֶׁת־H2568 · cha.meshfiveאֲלָפִ֥יםH505 · e.lephthousandשְׁקָלִ֖יםH8255 · she.qelshekelנְחֹֽשֶֽׁת׃H5178 · ne.cho.shetbronze
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