1st Samuel Chapter 17 verse 43 Holy Bible
And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
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And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come out to me with sticks? And the Philistine put curses on David by all his gods.
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And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
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And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
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And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staffs? and the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
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The Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks? The Philistine cursed David by his gods.
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And the Philistine saith unto David, `Am I a dog that thou art coming unto me with staves?' and the Philistine revileth David by his gods,
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(43) Am I a dog?--The Philistine warrior--as the shepherd boy, all unarmed, drew near--rose apparently, for he was seated, as was often the custom with these heavily-clad warriors of antiquity when not actually engaged in combat, and coming towards David, taunted him and his cause with the most contemptuous expressions. "Am I a dog," he asked--and dogs are animals held in many parts of the East in great contempt--"that you come against me with sticks and staves?" The LXX. missed the force of this plural "of contempt," and altering the text, translates "with staff and with stones."By his gods.--This should be rendered by his God. No doubt the idolator here made use of the sacred Name, so dear to every believing Israelite, thus defying the Eternal of Hosts.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew“Am Iאָנֹ֔כִי (’ā·nō·ḵî)Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 595: Ia dog,”הֲכֶ֣לֶב (hă·ḵe·leḇ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3611: A dog, a male prostituteheהַפְּלִשְׁתִּי֙ (hap·pə·liš·tî)Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistiasaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, saytoאֶל־ (’el-)PrepositionStrong's 413: Near, with, among, toDavid,דָּוִ֔ד (dā·wiḏ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse“thatכִּֽי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionyouאַתָּ֥ה (’at·tāh)Pronoun - second person masculine singularStrong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and youcomeבָֽא־ (ḇā-)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, goat meאֵלַ֖י (’ê·lay)Preposition | first person common singularStrong's 413: Near, with, among, towith sticks?”בַּמַּקְל֑וֹת (bam·maq·lō·wṯ)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 4731: A shoot, stickAnd the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛י (hap·pə·liš·tî)Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistiacursedוַיְקַלֵּ֧ל (way·qal·lêl)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7043: To be slight, swift or triflingDavidדָּוִ֖ד (dā·wiḏ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesseby his gods.בֵּאלֹהָֽיו׃ (bê·lō·hāw)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativeJump to PreviousCursed Curses David Dog Philistine Revileth Staffs Staves Sticks
