1 Samuel 17:10

The NET Bible®

Then the Philistine said, "I defy Israel's troops this day! Give me a man so we can fight each other!"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the Philistine said, “I defy the ranks of Israel today. Send me a man so we can fight each other!”

Hebrew Names Version
The Pelishti said, I defy the armies of Yisra'el this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.

King James Version
And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.

Lexham English Bible
Then the Philistine said, "I hereby defy the battle lines of Israel today! Give me a man so that we may fight each other!"

English Standard Version
And the Philistine said, "I defy the ranks of Israel this day. Give me a man, that we may fight together."

New Century Version
Then he said, "Today I stand and dare the army of Israel! Send one of your men to fight me!"

Amplified Bible
Again the Philistine said, "I defy the battle lines of Israel this day; give me a man so that we may fight together."

New American Standard Bible
Then the Philistine said, "I have defied the ranks of Israel this day! Give me a man, so that we may fight together."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Also the Philistim saide, I defie the hoste of Israel this day: giue mee a man, that we may fight together.

Legacy Standard Bible
Again the Philistine said, "I openly reproach the battle lines of Israel this day; give me a man that we may fight together."

Contemporary English Version
Here and now I challenge Israel's whole army! Choose someone to fight me!

Complete Jewish Bible
The P'lishti added, "I challenge Isra'el's armies today — give me a man, and we'll fight it out!"

Darby Translation
And the Philistine said, I have defied the ranks of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.

Easy-to-Read Version
The Philistine also said, "Today I stand and make fun of the army of Israel. I dare you to send me one of your men and let us fight."

George Lamsa Translation
And the Philistine said, I have defied the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.

Good News Translation
Here and now I challenge the Israelite army. I dare you to pick someone to fight me!"

Literal Translation
And the Philistine said, I defy the ranks of Israel this day; give me a man, and we will fight together.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the Philistyne sayde: I haue spoke dißdanedly vnto the hoost of Israel this daye. Geue me one, and let vs fighte together.

American Standard Version
And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.

Bible in Basic English
And the Philistine said, I have put to shame the armies of Israel this day; give me a man so that we may have a fight together.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Philistine sayde: I defie the hoast of Israel this day, geue me a man, that we may fight together.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the Philistine said: 'I do taunt the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.'

King James Version (1611)
And the Philistine said, I defie the armies of Israel this day; giue me a man, that we may fight together.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Philistine said, Behold, I have defied the armies of Israel this very day: give me a man, and we will both of us fight in single combat.

English Revised Version
And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.

Berean Standard Bible
Then the Philistine said, "I defy the ranks of Israel this day! Give me a man to fight!"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And `the Filistei seide, Y haue `seyd schenschip to dai to the cumpenyes of Israel; yyue ye a man, and bigynne he `synguler batel with me.

Young's Literal Translation
And the Philistine saith, `I have reproached the ranks of Israel this day; give to me a man, and we fight together.'

Update Bible Version
And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.

World English Bible
The Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.

New King James Version
And the Philistine said, "I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together."

New Living Translation
I defy the armies of Israel today! Send me a man who will fight me!"

New Life Bible
Again the Philistine said, "I stand against the army of Israel this day. Give me a man, that we may fight together."

New Revised Standard
And the Philistine said, "Today I defy the ranks of Israel! Give me a man, that we may fight together."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the Philistine said - I, reproach the ranks of Israel, this day, - give me a man, that we may fight together.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Philistine said: I have defied the bands of Israel this day: give me a man, and let him fight with me hand to hand.

Revised Standard Version
And the Philistine said, "I defy the ranks of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Again the Philistine said, "I defy the ranks of Israel this day; give me a man that we may fight together."

Contextual Overview

¹ The Philistines gathered their troops for battle. They assembled at Socoh in Judah. They camped in Ephes Dammim, between Socoh and Azekah. ² Saul and the Israelite army assembled and camped in the valley of Elah, where they arranged their battle lines to fight against the Philistines. ³ The Philistines were standing on one hill, and the Israelites on another hill, with the valley between them. ⁴ Then a champion came out from the camp of the Philistines. His name was Goliath; he was from Gath. He was close to seven feet tall. ⁵ He had a bronze helmet on his head and was wearing scale body armor. The weight of his bronze body armor was five thousand shekels. ⁶ He had bronze shin guards on his legs, and a bronze javelin was slung over his shoulders. ⁷ The shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and the iron point of his spear weighed six hundred shekels. His shield bearer was walking before him. ⁸ Goliath stood and called to Israel's troops, "Why do you come out to prepare for battle? Am I not the Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose for yourselves a man so he may come down to me! ⁹ If he is able to fight with me and strike me down, we will become your servants. But if I prevail against him and strike him down, you will become our servants and will serve us." ¹⁰ Then the Philistine said, "I defy Israel's troops this day! Give me a man so we can fight each other!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I defy: 1 Samuel 17:25, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 17:36, 1 Samuel 17:45, Numbers 23:7, Numbers 23:8, 2 Samuel 21:21, 2 Samuel 23:9, Nehemiah 2:19

give me: Job 40:9-12, Psalms 9:4, Psalms 9:5, Proverbs 16:18, Jeremiah 9:23, Daniel 4:37

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 11:5 - Thou shalt 1 Chronicles 20:7 - defied 2 Chronicles 32:18 - to affright Isaiah 33:8 - he regardeth

Cross-References

Genesis 17:3
Abram bowed down with his face to the ground, and God said to him,

Genesis 17:6
I will make you extremely fruitful. I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.

Genesis 17:9
Then God said to Abraham, "As for you, you must keep the covenantal requirement I am imposing on you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

Genesis 17:11
You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskins. This will be a reminder of the covenant between me and you.

Genesis 17:12
Throughout your generations every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, whether born in your house or bought with money from any foreigner who is not one of your descendants.

Genesis 17:18
Abraham said to God, "O that Ishmael might live before you!"

Genesis 17:19
God said, "No, Sarah your wife is going to bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will confirm my covenant with him as a perpetual covenant for his descendants after him.

Genesis 17:25
his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he was circumcised.

Genesis 17:26
Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the very same day.

Genesis 34:15
We will give you our consent on this one condition: You must become like us by circumcising all your males.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day,.... Or "reproach" s them; that is, should they not accept his challenge, and send down a man to fight with them, he should then upbraid them with cowardice; and now he disdained them, as if there was not a man among them that dared to encounter with him:

give me a man that we may fight together; and so decide the controversy between us; such as were those duels fought between Paris and Menelaus in the Trojan war, and between the Lacedemonians and the Argives in the times of Orthryades, and between the Athenians and Romans by the Horatii and Curiatii, as Grotius observes.

s חרפתי "exprobravo". V. L. Pagninus, Montanus; "probro affeci", Tigurine version; "probro affecero", Junius & Tremellius.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 17:10. I defy — אני חרפתי ani cheraphti, "I strip and make bare," the armies of Israel; for none dared to fight him. From the Dhunoor Veda Shastra it appears that, among the Hindoos, it was common, before the commencement of an engagement, to challenge the enemy by throwing out some terms of abuse, similar to those used by Goliath. We find this also in Homer: his heroes scold each other heartily before they begin to fight. See on 1 Samuel 17:43.