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1 Samuel 17:6

In 1 Samuel 17 of 1 Samuel.

And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.

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וּמִצְחַ֥תumitschatand greavesמִצְחָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and greaves”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4697a shinpiece of armor (as prominent), only pluralgreaves.נְחֹ֖שֶׁתnechoshetcopperנְחֹשֶׁתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “copper”, the ordinary formH5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…רַגְלָ֑יוraglayvfootרֶגֶלnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.וְכִיד֥וֹןvekhidonand lanceכִּידוֹןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and lance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3591properly, something to strike with, i.e. a dartlance, shield, spear, target.נְחֹ֖שֶׁתnechoshetcopperנְחֹשֶׁתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “copper”, the ordinary formH5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.בֵּ֥יןbeynbetweenבֵּיןpreposition — “between”H996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...oramong, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.כְּתֵפָֽיוketefayvarmכָּתֵףnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “arm”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3802the shoulder (proper, i.e. upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anythingarm, corner, shoulder(-piece), side, undersetter.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders.

Young’s Literal Translation

and a frontlet of brass [is] on his feet, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders,

World English Bible

He had bronze shin armor on his legs and a bronze javelin between his shoulders.

Darby Translation

And he had greaves of bronze upon his legs, and a javelin of bronze between his shoulders.

Douay-Rheims

And he had greaves of brass on his legs, and a buckler of brass covered his shoulders.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And greaves of brass were upon his legs, and a brazen target was between his shoulders.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ κνημῖδες χαλκαῖ ἐπὶ τῶν σκελῶν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀσπὶς χαλκῆ ἀναμέσον τῶν ὤμων αὐτοῦ.

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