1 Samuel 17:40
He took his staff in his hand, and chose for himself five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag which he had. His sling was in his hand; and he came near to the Philistine.This verse in the real world
In what words
- חַלֻּקchalluqsmooth
- יַלְקוּטyalqûwṭa travelling pouch (as if for gleanings)
- מַקֵּלmaqqêla shoot, i.e. stick (with leaves on, or for walking, striking, guiding, divining)
- קֶלַעqelaʻa sling; also a (door) screen (as if slung across), or the valve (of the door) itself
- נָגַשׁnâgashto be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a
- נַחַלnachala stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a broo
- רָעָהrâʻâhto tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); ge
- בָּחַרbâcharproperly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
+7 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
1Co 1:27–29, Jdg 20:16, Jdg 15:15–16, Mat 10:10, Jdg 3:31, Jdg 7:16–20