1st Samuel Chapter 21 verse 9 Holy Bible
And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the vale of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it; for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
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And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you put to death in the valley of Elah, is here folded in a cloth at the back of the ephod: take that, if you will, for there is no other sword here. And David said, there is no other sword like that; give it to me.
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And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of terebinths, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod; if thou wilt take that, take it; for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that: give it me.
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And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
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And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it to me.
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The priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if you will take that, take it; for there is no other except that here. David said, There is none like that; give it me.
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And the priest saith, `The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou didst smite in the valley of Elah, lo, it is wrapt in a garment behind the ephod, if it thou dost take to thyself, take; for there is none other save it in this `place'.' And David saith, `There is none like it -- give it to me.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) The sword of Goliath the Philistine.--It was in safe guardianship, that trusty sword of the mightiest of the Philistines, stained perhaps with the blood of the brave but unworthy priests, Hophni and Phineas, the sons of Eli, whom Goliath was believed to have slain in the fatal battle when the Ark was taken, and the power of Israel shattered for many a long year. It was wrapped up and lying in a place of honour behind the sacred ephod with the Urim and Thummim--wrapped up, it has been suggested, in the blood-stained war cloak of the dead Philistine, for the word translated "cloth" is used in Isaiah 9:5 of military attire.Give it me.--David grasped the sword with a childlike expression of joy; its sight and touch revived the old bright faith and the sure trust in the strength of Israel on which he leaned when, as a boy, he fought with the wild beasts which infested the wild pasture-lands where he kept his father's flocks (the Shepherd of David was the Holy One; blessed be He.--Midrash Rabbah, 59), and which guided his trembling hand the day he slew the giant in the face of the watching hosts. The sight and touch of the glorious trophy revived the old sure trust which in these dark days of betrayal and persecution was beginning to fail that gallant spirit of David's. It does not appear from the story that the Philistine's sword was of extraordinary size; that it was a tried weapon of approved temper and strength is certain, but its chief preciousness consisted, of course, in its storied associations. The Dean of Canterbury suggests it was probably of the ordinary pattern imported from Greece. The LXX. adds here, "and he gave it to him."Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThe priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ן (hak·kō·hên)0Strong's 3548: Priestreplied,וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)0Strong's 559: To utter, say“The swordחֶרֶב֩ (ḥe·reḇ)0Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, swordof Goliathגָּלְיָ֨ת (gā·lə·yāṯ)0Strong's 1555: Goliath -- a Philistine giantthe Philistine,הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜י (hap·pə·liš·tî)0Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistiawhomאֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)0Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatyou killedהִכִּ֣יתָ ׀ (hik·kî·ṯā)0Strong's 5221: To strikein the Valleyבְּעֵ֣מֶק (bə·‘ê·meq)0Strong's 6010: A valeof Elah,הָאֵלָ֗ה (hā·’ê·lāh)0Strong's 425: Elah -- 'terebinth', an Israelite name, also an Edomite nameis here;הִנֵּה־ (hin·nêh-)0Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!it [is]הִ֞יא (hî)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, arewrappedלוּטָ֣ה (lū·ṭāh)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3874: To wrap closely or tightly, enwrap, envelopin a clothבַשִּׂמְלָה֮ (ḇaś·śim·lāh)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 8071: A dress, a mantlebehindאַחֲרֵ֣י (’a·ḥă·rê)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 310: The hind or following partthe ephod.הָאֵפוֹד֒ (hā·’ê·p̄ō·wḏ)Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 646: A girdle, the ephod, highpriest's shoulder-piece, an imageIfאִם־ (’im-)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notyou want,אֹתָ֤הּ (’ō·ṯāh)Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative caseyou may take.תִּֽקַּח־ (tiq·qaḥ-)Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 3947: To takeForכִּ֣י (kî)Pronoun - third person feminine singularStrong's 3588: A relative conjunction[there is] noאֵ֥ין (’ên)Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularStrong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particleotherאַחֶ֛רֶת (’a·ḥe·reṯ)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 312: Hinder, next, otherbut this one.?זוּלָתָ֖הּ (zū·lā·ṯāh)PrepositionStrong's 2108: Scattering, removal, exceptAnd Davidדָּוִ֛ד (dā·wiḏ)Direct object marker | third person feminine singularStrong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jessesaid,וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (way·yō·mer)ConjunctionStrong's 559: To utter, say“[There is] noneאֵ֥ין (’ên)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particlelike it;כָּמ֖וֹהָ (kā·mō·w·hā)Preposition | second person masculine singularStrong's 3644: Like, as, whengive itתְּנֶ֥נָּה (tə·nen·nāh)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 5414: To give, put, setto me.?לִּֽי׃ (lî)ConjunctionStrong's 0: 0Jump to PreviousCloth David Elah Ephod Except Killed Philistine Priest Save Sword Vale Valley Wilt Wrapped