1 Samuel 17:44 Parallel Translations

"Come on," the Philistine told David, "and I'll give your body to the birds."(GOD'S WORD®)

And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.

ASV:

And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the birds of the heavens, and to the beasts of the field.

BBE:

And the Philistine said to David, Come here to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field.

DBY:

And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the fowls of the heavens and to the beasts of the field.

ERV:

And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.

JPS:

And the Philistine said to David: 'Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.'

WBS:

And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.

WEB:

The Philistine said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky, and to the animals of the field."

YLT:

and the Philistine saith unto David, 'Come unto me, and I give thy flesh to the fowl of the heavens, and to the beast of the field.'

1 Samuel 17:44 Cross References

XREF:

1 Samuel 17:46 "This day the LORD will deliver you up into my hands, and I will strike you down and remove your head from you. And I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

17:40-47 The security and presumption of fools destroy them. Nothing can excel the humility, faith, and piety which appear in David's words. He expressed his assured expectation of success; he gloried in his mean appearance and arms, that the victory might be ascribed to the Lord alone.

CONC:

Air Animals Beast Beasts Birds David Field Flesh Fowl Fowls Heavens Philistine Sky

Air Animals Beast Beasts Birds David Heavens I'll Philistine Sky

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