1 Samuel 17:10
And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
1 Samuel 17:10 in other translations
| BSB | Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel this day! Give me a man to fight!” |
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| WEB | The Philistine said, “I defy the armies of Israel today! Give me a man, that we may fight together!” |
| ASV | And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together. |
| YLT | And the Philistine saith, ‘I have reproached the ranks of Israel this day; give to me a man, and we fight together.' |
| DARBY | And the Philistine said, I have defied the ranks of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together. |
| BBE | And the Philistine said, I have put to shame the armies of Israel this day; give me a man so that we may have a fight together. |
| Webster | And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together. |
What does 1 Samuel 17:10 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 17:4-11
4-11. a champion--Hebrew, a "man between two"; that is, a person who, on the part of his own people, undertook to determine the national quarrel by engaging in single combat with a chosen warrior in the hostile army.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:1-11
and goes to meet him. (40-47) He kills Goliath. (48-58) Verses 1-11 Men so entirely depend upon God in all things, that when he withdraws his help, the most valiant and resolute cannot find their hearts or hands, as daily experience shows.
1 Samuel 17:10 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 17:10
- 1 Samuel 17:25-26
And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel. And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
- 1 Samuel 17:45
Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
- 1 Samuel 17:36
Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.
- 2 Samuel 21:21
And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.
- Numbers 23:7-8
And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel. How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?
- Nehemiah 2:19
But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?
- Psalms 9:4-5
For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right. Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
- Job 40:9-12
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty. Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him. Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
- Proverbs 16:18
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
- Daniel 4:37
Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
- Jeremiah 9:23
Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
- 2 Samuel 23:9
And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:
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Context
- 1 Samuel 17:9
If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.
- 1 Samuel 17:10
And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
- 1 Samuel 17:11
When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.
1 Samuel 17:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y añadió el Filisteo: Hoy yo he desafiado el campo de Israel; dadme un hombre que pelee conmigo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le Philistin dit: Moi, j’ai outragé aujourd’hui les troupes rangées d’Israël! Donnez-moi un homme, et nous combattrons ensemble. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der Philister sprach: Ich habe die Schlachtreihen Israels verhöhnt an diesem Tage! Gebet mir einen Mann, daß wir miteinander kämpfen! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et aiebat Philisthæus: Ego exprobravi agminibus Israël hodie: date mihi virum, et ineat mecum singulare certamen. |