1 Samuel 17:5New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— [He had] a bronze helmet on his head, and he was clothed with scale-armor which weighed five thousand shekels of bronze.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— 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.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And he had an 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.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— 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.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And [he had] a 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.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And he had a helmet of bronze upon his head, and he was clothed with a corselet of scales; and the weight of the corselet was five thousand shekels of bronze.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— with a helmet of bronze on his head, and, with a scaly coat of mail, was he clad,—the weight of the coat, being five thousand shekels of bronze;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— 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,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was clothed with a coat of mail with scales, and the weight of his coat of mail was five thousand sicles of brass:
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Aud had an helmet of brasse vpo his head, ? a brigandine vpon him: and the weight of his brigandine was fiue thousand shekels of brasse.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And [he had] an helmet of brasse vpon his head, and he was armed with a coate of male: and the weight of the coat was fiue thousand shekels of brasse.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of his coat of mail was five thousand shekels of brass.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And [he had] a helmet upon his head, and he wore a breastplate of chain armour; and the weight of his breastplate [was] five thousand shekels of brass and iron.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— 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. |
And [ he had] an helmet
3553 {3553} Primeכּוֹבַעkowba`{ko'-bah}
From an unused root meaning to be high or rounded; a helmet (as arched).
of brass
5178 {5178} Primeנְחֹשֶׁתn@chosheth{nekh-o'-sheth}
For H5154; copper; hence, something made of that metal, that is, coin, a fetter; figuratively base (as compared with gold or silver).
upon
x5921 (5921) Complementעַל`al{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
his head,
7218 {7218} Primeרֹאשׁro'sh{roshe}
From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literally or figuratively (in many applications, of place, time, rank, etc.).
and he
x1931 (1931) Complementהוּאhuw'{hoo}
The second form is the feminine beyond the Pentateuch; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, he ( she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are.
[ was] armed
3847 {3847} Primeלָבַשׁlabash{law-bash'}
A primitive root; properly wrap around, that is, (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively.
z8803 <8803> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Participle Passive (See H8815) Count - 1415
with a coat
8302 {8302} Primeשִׁרְיוֹןshiryown{shir-yone'}
From H8281 in the original sense of turning; a corslet (as if twisted).
of mail;
7193 {7193} Primeקַשְׂקֶשֶׂתqasqeseth{kas-keh'-seth}
By reduplication from an unused root meaning to shale off as bark; a scale (of a fish); hence a coat of mail (as composed of or covered with jointed plates of metal).
and the weight
4948 {4948} Primeמִשְׁקָלmishqal{mish-kawl'}
From H8254; weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act).
of the coat
8302 {8302} Primeשִׁרְיוֹןshiryown{shir-yone'}
From H8281 in the original sense of turning; a corslet (as if twisted).
[ was] five
2568 {2568} Primeחָמֵשׁchamesh{khaw-maysh'}
A primitive numeral; five.
thousand
505 {0505} Primeאֶלֶף'eleph{eh'-lef}
Properly the same as H0504; hence (an ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand.
shekels
8255 {8255} Primeשֶׁקֶלsheqel{sheh'-kel}
From H8254; probably a weight; used as a commercial standard.
of brass.
5178 {5178} Primeנְחֹשֶׁתn@chosheth{nekh-o'-sheth}
For H5154; copper; hence, something made of that metal, that is, coin, a fetter; figuratively base (as compared with gold or silver). |
1 Samuel 17:5
_ _ helmet of brass — The Philistine helmet had the appearance of a row of feathers set in a tiara, or metal band, to which were attached scales of the same material, for the defense of the neck and the sides of the face [Osborn].
_ _ a coat of mail — a kind of corslet, quilted with leather or plates of metal, reaching only to the chest, and supported by shoulder straps, leaving the shoulders and arms at full liberty. |
1 Samuel 17:5
Coat of mail — Made of brass plates laid over one another, like the scales of a fish. The weight, &c. — The common shekel contained a fourth part of an ounce; and so five thousand shekels made one thousand two hundred and fifty ounces, or seventy — eight pounds: which weight is not unsuitable to a man of such vast strength as his height speaks him to be. |
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 (b) shekels of brass.
(b) That is, 156 pounds 4 ounces, after half and ounce to the shekel: and 600 shekels weight amounts to 18 3/4 pounds. |
- armed:
- Heb. clothed,
1 Samuel 17:38 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.
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