Matthew Henry · 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 17:5
He had a helmet of brass on his head, and he wore a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he wore a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.
BSB
and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels,
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.
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.
BBE
And he had a head-dress of brass on his head, and he was dressed in a coat of metal, the weight of which was five thousand shekels of brass.
Original Hebrew
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וְכוֹבַע
ve·khoa'
and a helmet of
H3553
נְחֹשֶׁת
ne·cho·shet
bronze
H5178
עַל־
'al-
[was] on
H5921
רֹאשׁוֹ
ro·sho
head his
H7218
וְשִׁרְיוֹן
ve·shir·yon
and body armor of
H8302
קַשְׂקַשִּׂים
kas·ka·sim
scales
H7193
הוּא
hu'
he
H1931
לָבוּשׁ
la·vush
[was] clothed
H3847
וּמִשְׁקַל
u·mish·kal
and [the] weight of
H4948
הַשִּׁרְיוֹן
ha·shir·yon
the body armor
H8302
חֲמֵשֶׁת־
cha·me·shet-
[was] five
H2568
אֲלָפִים
'a·la·fim
thousand(s)
H505
שְׁקָלִים
she·ka·lim
shekels
H8255
נְחֹשֶׁת
ne·cho·shet
bronze
H5178
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