1st Samuel Chapter 17 verse 41 Holy Bible
And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.
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And the Philistine came nearer to David; and the man who had his body-cover went before him.
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And the Philistine came on and approached David; and the man that bore the shield was before him.
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And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.
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And the Philistine advanced and drew near to David; and the man that bore the shield went before him.
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The Philistine came on and drew near to David; and the man who bore the shield went before him.
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And the Philistine goeth on, going and drawing near unto David, and the man bearing the buckler `is' before him,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 41-44. - When David had crossed the ravine, Goliath and his armour bearer advanced towards him; and when he saw that the Israelite champion was but a lad (see ver. 33), with red hair, which added to his youthful appearance, and handsome, but with nothing more than a staff in his hand, he regarded this light equipment as an insult, and asks, Am I a dog, - an animal held in great aversion in the East, - that thou comest to me with staves? The plural is used as a contemptuous generalisation, but the Septuagint is offended at it, and with amusing matter of fact exactness translates, "With a staff and stones." And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. The Hebrew is singular, "by his god," i.e. the deity whom he had selected to be his especial patron.
