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1 Samuel 17:5
King James Version
1 Samuel 17:5
King James Version
5 And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
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1 Samuel 17:5
New International Version
1 Samuel 17:5
New International Version
5 He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels[a];
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- 1 Samuel 17:5 That is, about 125 pounds or about 58 kilograms
1 Samuel 17:5
New King James Version
1 Samuel 17:5
New King James Version
5 He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was [a]armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.
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- 1 Samuel 17:5 clothed with scaled body armor
1 Samuel 17:5
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 17:5
English Standard Version
5 He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels[a] of bronze.
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- 1 Samuel 17:5 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
1 Samuel 17:5
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 17:5
New American Standard Bible
5 And he had a bronze helmet on his head, and he wore scale-armor [a]which weighed [b]five thousand shekels of bronze.
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- 1 Samuel 17:5 Lit and the weight of the armor was
- 1 Samuel 17:5 Possibly 75-125 lb. (shekel weight varied)
1 Samuel 17:6
King James Version
1 Samuel 17:6
King James Version
6 And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
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1 Samuel 17:6
New International Version
1 Samuel 17:6
New International Version
6 on his legs he wore bronze greaves, and a bronze javelin(A) was slung on his back.
1 Samuel 17:6
New King James Version
1 Samuel 17:6
New King James Version
6 And he had bronze armor on his legs and a bronze javelin between his shoulders.
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1 Samuel 17:6
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 17:6
English Standard Version
6 And he had bronze armor on his legs, and a (A)javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders.
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1 Samuel 17:6
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 17:6
New American Standard Bible
6 He also had bronze [a]greaves on his legs and a (A)bronze [b]saber slung between his shoulders.
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- 1 Samuel 17:6 I.e., shin guards
- 1 Samuel 17:6 Lit scimitar was
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