1 Samuel 17:40

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.

📖 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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 this people there were seven hundred chosen men left-handed; every one could sling stones at a hair's breadth, and not miss.
• Matt 10:10 : 10 Nor bag for your journey, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staffs: for the worker is worthy of his food.
• 1 Cor 1:27-29 : 27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, God has chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are: 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.
• Judg 3:31 : 31 And after him came Shamgar the son of Anath, who killed six hundred men of the Philistines with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.
• Judg 7:16-20 : 16 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers and lamps inside the pitchers. 17 And he said to them, Look at me, and do likewise. Behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, as I do, so shall you do. 18 When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then blow your trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the LORD and of Gideon. 19 So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outside of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, and they had just set the watch, and they blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers that were in their hands. 20 And the three companies blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands and the trumpets in their right hands to blow with, and they cried, The sword of the LORD and of Gideon.
• Judg 15:15-16 : 15 He found a new jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand, took it, and killed a thousand men with it. 16 Samson said, With the jawbone of a donkey, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of a donkey have I killed a thousand men.