1 Samuel 17:39
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And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.David strapped his sword over the tunic and tried to walk, but he was not accustomed to them. “I cannot walk in these,” David said to Saul. “I am not accustomed to them.” So David took them off.
In other translations
And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.David strapped his sword over the tunic and tried to walk, but he was not accustomed to them. “I cannot walk in these,” David said to Saul. “I am not accustomed to them.” So David took them off.
Hebrew words
וַיַּחְגֹּרvaiyachgorand he girdedH2296דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853חַרְבּוֹcharbosword hisH2719מֵעַלme'al<from> overH5921לְמַדָּיוlemadav<to> garments hisH4055וַיֹּאֶלvaiyo'eland he fell shortH2974לָלֶכֶתlalekhetto walkH1980כִּיkiforH3588לֹא־lo'-notH3808נִסָּהnisahhe had put to [the] testH5254וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732אֶל־'el-toH413שָׁאוּלsha'ulSaulH7586לֹאlo'notH3808אוּכַל'ukhalI will be ableH3201לָלֶכֶתlalekhetto walkH1980בָּאֵלֶּהba'elehin these [things]H428כִּיkiforH3588לֹאlo'notH3808נִסִּיתִיnisitiI have put to [the] testH5254וַיְסִרֵםvaysiremand he removed themH5493דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732מֵעָלָיו׃me'alavfrom on <the> himselfH5921
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 2 Corinthians 10:4-54 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;4 The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
- Hosea 1:7But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the Lord their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”
- Zechariah 4:6Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.
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