1 Samuel 17:41
in 1 Samuel 17Now the Philistine came closer and closer to David, with his shield-bearer before him.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.
KJV
And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.
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This verse in 1 Samuel 17
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThe record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
) that he came on and drew near, a signal, it is likely, being given that his challenge was accepted, and, as if he distrusted his helmet and coat of mail, a man went before him, carrying his shield, for his own hands were full with his sword and spear,
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And the Philistine came on, and drew near unto David,.... By slow paces, because of the weight of his armour, and bulk of his body, yet with a haughty air, and a proud gait: and the man that bare the shield went before him; See Gill on 1Sa 17:7.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The man that bare the shield - See on 1Sa 17:7 (note).
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ | vaiyelekh | and he came | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י | hapelishti | the Philistine | H6430 → | 287 times |
| הֹלֵ֥ךְ | holekh | coming | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| וְקָרֵ֖ב | vekarev | and approaching | H7131 → | |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| דָּוִ֑ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| וְהָאִ֛ישׁ | vehaish | and the man | H376 → | 1663 times |
| נֹשֵׂ֥א | nose' | [the] bearer | H5375 → | 656 times |
| הַצִּנָּ֖ה | hatzinah | of the body shield | H6793 → | |
| לְפָנָֽיו׃ | lefanav | [was] <to> before him | H6440 → | 2123 times |
וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙and he came
vaiyelekhH1980 →1546 times
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יthe Philistine
hapelishtiH6430 →287 times
הֹלֵ֥ךְcoming
holekhH1980 →1546 times
וְקָרֵ֖בand approaching
vekarevH7131 →
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
דָּוִ֑דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
וְהָאִ֛ישׁand the man
vehaishH376 →1663 times
נֹשֵׂ֥א[the] bearer
nose'H5375 →656 times
הַצִּנָּ֖הof the body shield
hatzinahH6793 →
לְפָנָֽיו׃[was] <to> before him
lefanavH6440 →2123 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.