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 17:8
He stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, “Why have you come out to set your battle in array? Am I not a Philistine, and you servants to Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.
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WEBBE
He stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, “Why have you come out to set your battle in array? Am I not a Philistine, and you servants to Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.
BSB
And Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and array yourselves for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose one of your men and have him come down against me.
KJV
And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.
ASV
And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.
BBE
He took up his position and in a loud voice said to the armies of Israel, Why have you come out to make war? Am I not a Philistine and you servants of Saul? Send out a man for yourselves and let him come down to me.
Original Hebrew
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וַיַּעֲמֹד
vai·ya·'a·mod
and he stood
H5975
וַיִּקְרָא
vai·yik·ra'
and he called out
H7121
אֶל־
'el-
to
H413
מַעַרְכֹת
ma·'ar·khot
[the] battle lines of
H4634
יִשְׂרָאֵל
yis·ra·'el
Israel
H3478
וַיֹּאמֶר
vai·yo·mer
and he said
H559
לָהֶם
la·hem
to (the) them
H9038
לָמָּה
la·mah
(to) why
H4100
תֵצְאוּ
te·tze·'u
do you come out
H3318
לַעֲרֹךְ
la·'a·rokh
to deploy
H6186
מִלְחָמָה
mil·cha·mah
battle
H4421
הֲלוֹא
ha·lo'
¿ not
H3808
אָנֹכִי
'a·no·khi
[am] I
H595
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי
ha·pe·lish·ti
the Philistine
H6430
וְאַתֶּם
ve·'a·tem
and [are] you
H859
עֲבָדִים
'a·va·dim
servants
H5650
לְשָׁאוּל
le·sha·'ul
of Saul
H7586
בְּרוּ־
be·ru-
commission
H1262
לָכֶם
la·khem
for (the) yourselves
H9036
אִישׁ
'ish
a man
H376
וְיֵרֵד
ve·ye·red
so he may come down
H3381
אֵלָי
'e·lai
to me
H413
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