1 Samuel 17:40

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, placed them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag, and, with his sling in hand, approached the Philistine.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקַּ֨ח מַקְל֜וֹ בְּיָד֗וֹ וַיִּבְחַר־ל֣וֹ חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה חֲ‪[c]‬לֻּקֵֽי־אֲבָנִ֣ים ׀ מִן־הַנַּ֡חַל וַיָּ֣שֶׂם אֹ֠תָם בִּכְלִ֨י הָרֹעִ֧ים אֲשֶׁר־ל֛וֹ וּבַיַּלְק֖וּט וְקַלְּע֣וֹ בְיָד֑וֹ וַיִּגַּ֖שׁ אֶל־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי׃

Transliteration

And wayyiqqaḥ maqlô in-yādô and wayyibḥar-to-him five ḥalluqê-ʾăbānîm from-the-naḥal and wayyāśem ʾōtām in-kəlî the-rōʿîm which-to-him and-in-the-yalqûṭ and-qallʿô in-yādô; and wayyigaš to-the-pəlištî.

Grammar Details

• *wayyiqqaḥ*: waw consecutive + 3rd masculine singular Qal imperfect of *lqḥ* - and he took
• *maqlô*: noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his staff
• *yādô*: noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand
• *wayyibḥar*: waw consecutive + 3rd masculine singular Qal imperfect of *bḥr* - and he chose
• *ḥalluqê*: adjective, masculine plural construct - smooth
• *ʾăbānîm*: noun, feminine plural - stones
• *naḥal*: noun, masculine singular - brook/stream/wadi
• *wayyāśem*: waw consecutive + 3rd masculine singular Qal imperfect of *śym* - and he put
• *ʾōtām*: direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them
• *kəlî*: noun, masculine singular construct - vessel/tool
• *rōʿîm*: Qal active participle of *rʿh*, masculine plural - shepherds
• *yalqûṭ*: noun, masculine singular - pouch/bag
• *qallʿô*: noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sling
• *wayyigaš*: waw consecutive + 3rd masculine singular Qal imperfect of *ngš* - and he approached
• *pəlištî*: gentilic noun, masculine singular - Philistine

Word Meanings

• *maqlô*: his staff/his rod/his stick
• *wayyibḥar*: chose/selected/picked out
• *ḥalluqê*: smooth/flat/rounded
• *naḥal*: brook/stream/wadi/riverbed
• *kəlî*: vessel/implement/container
• *rōʿîm*: shepherds/those who tend sheep
• *yalqûṭ*: pouch/bag/shepherd's bag
• *qallʿô*: his sling/his slingshot
• *wayyigaš*: approached/drew near/stepped forward

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  He took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the brook, put them in the shepherd's bag, in the pouch he had, and with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag which he had, even in his wallet; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and toke his staff in his hande, and chose fyue slighte stones out of the ryuer, and put them in the shepardes bagge which he had by him, and toke a slynge in his hande, and made him to the Philistyne.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then tooke he his staffe in his hand, and chose him fiue smoothe stones out of a brooke, and put them in his shepheards bagge or skrippe, and his sling was in his hand, and he drewe neere to the Philistim.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And toke his staffe in his hand, and chose him fiue smoth stones out of a brooke, and put them in a shepheardes bagge which he had, that is in a scrippe, and his sling was in his hande, and he went to the Philistine.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling [was] in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag which he had, even in his wallet; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he taketh his staff in his hand, and chooseth for him five smooth stones from the brook, and putteth them in the shepherds' habiliments that he hath, even in the scrip, and his sling `is' in his hand, and he draweth nigh unto the Philistine.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag which he had, even in his wallet; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag which he had, even in his wallet; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then he took his stick in his hand, and got five smooth stones from the bed of the stream and put them in a bag such as is used by sheep-keepers; and in his hand was a leather band used for sending stones: and so he went in the direction of the Philistine.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He took his staff in his hand, and chose for himself five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag which he had, even in his wallet. His sling was in his hand; and he drew near to the Philistine.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He took his staff in his hand, picked out five smooth stones from the stream, placed them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag, took his sling in hand, and approached the Philistine.

Referenced Verses

• Judg 20:16 : 16 Among all these were seven hundred elite troops who were left-handed, each of them able to sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
• Matt 10:10 : 10 Do not bring a traveling bag for the journey, or two shirts, or sandals, or a staff; for a worker is worthy of his food.
• 1 Cor 1:27-29 : 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, 29 So that no one may boast before him.
• Judg 3:31 : 31 After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel.
• Judg 7:16-20 : 16 Gideon divided the three hundred men into three groups. He placed trumpets and empty jars, with torches inside the jars, into the hands of all of them. 17 He said to them, "Watch me and do as I do. When I get to the edge of the camp, do exactly as I do. 18 When I and all who are with me blow our trumpets, then you also blow your trumpets all around the camp and shout, 'For the LORD and for Gideon!'" 19 Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after the guards had been changed. They blew their trumpets and smashed the jars in their hands. 20 The three groups blew their trumpets and broke the jars. Holding the torches in their left hands and the trumpets in their right hands, they shouted, "A sword for the LORD and for Gideon!"
• Judg 15:15-16 : 15 Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he reached out, took it, and struck down a thousand men with it. 16 Then Samson said, "With the jawbone of a donkey, I have made heaps upon heaps; with the jawbone of a donkey, I have killed a thousand men."