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OET (OET-RV) The wooden shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam and his spear time weighed around seven kilograms. His shield-bearer walked in front of him.
OET-LV And_shaft_of[fn] spear_of_his like_beam_of weavers and_point_of spear_of_his was_six hundred(s) shekels iron and_bearer_of the_shield was_walking in_front_of_him.
17:7 OSHB variant note: ו/חץ: (x-qere) ’וְ/עֵ֣ץ’: lemma_c/6086 morph_HC/Ncmsc id_09vQR וְ/עֵ֣ץ
UHB וְעֵ֣ץ [fn] חֲנִית֗וֹ כִּמְנוֹר֙ אֹֽרְגִ֔ים וְלַהֶ֣בֶת חֲנִית֔וֹ שֵׁשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת שְׁקָלִ֖ים בַּרְזֶ֑ל וְנֹשֵׂ֥א הַצִּנָּ֖ה הֹלֵ֥ךְ לְפָנָֽיו׃ ‡
(vəˊēʦ ḩₐnītō kimənōr ʼorgim vəlaheⱱet ḩₐnītō shēsh-mēʼōt shəqālim barzel vənosēʼ haʦʦinnāh holēk ləfānāyv.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
K וחץ
BrLXX Καὶ ὁ κοντὸς τοῦ δόρατος αὐτοῦ ὡσεὶ μέσακλον ὑφαινόντων, καὶ ἡ λόγχη αὐτοῦ ἑξακοσίων σίκλων σιδήρου· καὶ ὁ αἴρων τὰ ὅπλα αὐτοῦ προεπορεύετο αὐτοῦ.
(Kai ho kontos tou doratos autou hōsei mesaklon hufainontōn, kai haʸ logⱪaʸ autou hexakosiōn siklōn sidaʸrou; kai ho airōn ta hopla autou proeporeueto autou. )
BrTr And the staff of his spear was like a weavers' beam, and the [fn]spear's head was formed of six hundred shekels of iron; and his armour-bearer went before him.
17:7 Gr. the spear.
ULT And the wood of his spear was like a beam of weavers, and the flame of his spear was 600 iron shekels. And the carrier of his shield was going to his face.
UST He also had a spear that was so thick and long it was like the beam that weavers use. Its iron head weighed about seven kilograms. A soldier carrying Goliath’s huge shield walked in front of him.
BSB The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and its iron point [weighed] six hundred shekels.[fn] In addition, his shield bearer went before him.
17:7 600 shekels is approximately 15.1 pounds or 6.8 kilograms.
MSB (Same as BSB above including footnotes)
OEB The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the head of his iron spear weighed twenty-four pounds. His shield-bearer went before him.
WEBBE The staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron.[fn] His shield bearer went before him.
17:7 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces, so 600 shekels is about 6 kilograms or about 13 pounds.
WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)
NET 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.
LSV and the wood of his spear [is] like a weavers’ beam, and the flame of his spear [is] six hundred shekels of iron, and the bearer of the buckler is going before him.
FBV The shaft of his spear was as thick as weaver's beam, with an iron tip that weighed six hundred shekels. His shield-bearer walked ahead of him carrying his shield.[fn]
17:7 “Carrying his shield”: added for clarity.
T4T He also had a big spear. It had a cord on it to enable him to throw it better (OR, which was as thick as a weaver’s beam). The tip of the spear was made of iron and weighed ◄15 pounds/almost 7 kg.►. A soldier carrying a huge shield walked in front of him.
LEB No LEB 1 SAM book available
BBE The stem of his spear was as long as a cloth-worker's rod, and its head was made of six hundred shekels' weight of iron: and one went before him with his body-cover.
Moff No Moff 1 SAM book available
JPS And the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron; and his shield-bearer went before him.
ASV And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and his shield-bearer went before him.
DRA And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and the head of his spear weighed six hundred sicles of iron: and his armourbearer went before him.
YLT and the wood of his spear [is] like a beam of weavers', and the flame of his spear [is] six hundred shekels of iron, and the bearer of the buckler is going before him.
Drby And the shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron; and the shield-bearer went before him.
RV And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and his shield-bearer went before him.
SLT And the arrow of his spear as the beam of weavers, and the flame of his spear, six hundred shekels of iron. And he lifting up a shield went before him.
Wbstr And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.
KJB-1769 And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.
KJB-1611 And the staffe of his speare was like a weauers beame, and his speares head weighed sixe hundred shekels of yron: and one bearing a shield, went before him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps No Bshps 1 SAM book available
Gnva And the shaft of his speare was like a weauers beame: and his speare head weyed sixe hundreth shekels of yron: and one bearing a shielde went before him.
(And the shaft of his spear was like a weavers beame: and his spear head weighed six hundredth shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him. )
Cvdl No Cvdl 1 SAM book available
Wycl No Wycl 1 SAM book available
Luth No Luth 1 SAM book available
ClVg Hastile autem hastæ ejus erat quasi liciatorium texentium: ipsum autem ferrum hastæ ejus sexcentos siclos habebat ferri: et armiger ejus antecedebat eum.
(Hastile however spears his was as_if weaver's_beam weavers: him however iron spears his sexcentos siclos had ferri: and armiger his antecedebat him. )
RP-GNT No RP-GNT 1 SAM book available
17:5-7 Although Goliath was a fully armored warrior of terrifying size, he did not have God—a far mightier warrior—on his side (17:45-47).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
וְעֵ֣ץ חֲנִית֗וֹ
(Some words not found in UHB: and,shaft_of spear_of,his like,beam_of weaver's and,point_of spear_of,his six hundreds shekels iron and,bearer_of the,shield went in,front_of,him )
The author is using the term wood by association to mean the part of the spear that was made of wood. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [And the shaft of his spear]
Note 2 topic: translate-unknown
כִּמְנוֹר֙ אֹֽרְגִ֔ים
like,beam_of weaver's
A beam of weavers was the thick, strong beam on which weavers hung their fabric. If your readers would not be familiar with this, in your translation you could use the name of a similar thing that your readers would recognize, or you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: [was like the thick, strong beam on which weavers hang their fabric]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
כִּמְנוֹר֙ אֹֽרְגִ֔ים
like,beam_of weaver's
The point of this comparison is that just as a weaver’s beam was very thick and strong, so was the shaft of Goliath’s spear. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [was as thick and strong as a weaver’s beam]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
וְלַהֶ֣בֶת חֲנִית֔וֹ
and,point_of spear_of,his
The author is using the term flame by association to mean the pointed metal tip of the spear, which flashed in the sunlight. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [and the head of his spear]
Note 5 topic: translate-bweight
שֵׁשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת שְׁקָלִ֖ים בַּרְזֶ֑ל
six hundreds shekels iron
See how you translated the term shekel in [17:5](../17/05.md). Alternate translation: [weighed seven kilograms] or [weighed 15 pounds]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
לְפָנָֽיו
in,front_of,him
See how you translated the term face in [2:11](../02/11.md). Alternate translation: [in front of him]