1 Samuel 17:5
and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels,
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ASV
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
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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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְכ֤וֹבַע | ve.Khoa' | and a helmet of | H3553 → |
| נְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ | ne.Cho.shet | bronze | H5178 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | [was] on | H5921 → |
| רֹאשׁ֔וֹ | ro.Sho | head his | H7218 → |
| וְשִׁרְי֥וֹן | ve.shir.Yon | and body armor of | H8302 → |
| קַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖ים | kas.ka.Sim | scales | H7193 → |
| ה֣וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → |
| לָב֑וּשׁ | la.Vush | [was] clothed | H3847 → |
| וּמִשְׁקַל֙ | u.mish.Kal | and [the] weight of | H4948 → |
| הַשִּׁרְי֔וֹן | ha.shir.Yon | the body armor | H8302 → |
| חֲמֵשֶׁת־ | cha.me.shet- | [was] five | H2568 → |
| אֲלָפִ֥ים | 'a.la.Fim | thousand<s> | H505 → |
| שְׁקָלִ֖ים | she.ka.Lim | shekels | H8255 → |
| נְחֹֽשֶֽׁת׃ | ne.Cho.Shet | bronze | H5178 → |
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