1st Samuel 17:40
and he took his staff, that he had evermore in his hands. And he chose to him five full clear round stones, that is, hard, plain, and round, of the strand or stream; and he put those or them into his shepherd’s scrip, that he had with him; and he took a sling in his hand, and he went forth against 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