1 Samuel 17:5

What does 1 Samuel 17:5 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 17:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And he had a head-dress of brass on his head, and he was dressed in a coat of metal, the weight of which was five thousand shekels of brass.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and a helmet of brass <FI>is<Fi> on his head, and <FI>with<Fi> a scaled coat of mail he <FI>is<Fi> clothed, and the weight of the coat of mail <FI>is<Fi> five thousand shekels of brass,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

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:

DBY

Darby Bible · 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.

Context

v.4And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

v.5This passage

v.6And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders.

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