1 Samuel 17:8 — Bible Verse (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.”
1 Samuel 17:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 17:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 17:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
1 Samuel 17:8 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 17:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
1 Samuel 17:8 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 17:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he standeth and calleth unto the ranks of Israel, and saith to them, `Why are ye come out to set in array the battle? <FI>am<Fi> not I the Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose for you a man, and let him come down unto me;”
1 Samuel 17:8 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 17:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he stood and cried to the ranks of Israel, and said to them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I the Philistine, and ye servants of Saul? choose for yourselves a man, and let him come down to me. ”
1 Samuel 17:8 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 17:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he stoode, and cried against the hoste of Israel, and saide vnto them, Why are yee come to set your battell in aray? am not I a Philistim, and you seruaunts to Saul? chuse you a man for you, and let him come downe to me.”
1 Samuel 17:8 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 17:8 in Context — 1 Samuel 17
6 And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
7 And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.
8 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.
9 If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.
10 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.
What Does 1 Samuel 17:8 Mean?
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