God’s Word Translation
1 Samuel 17:33
33Saul responded to David, “You can’t fight this Philistine. You’re just a boy, but he’s been a warrior since he was your age.”
1 Samuel 17:33 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.
- New International Version (NIV)Saul replied, “You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a young man, and he has been a warrior from his youth.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Saul said to David, "You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are but a youth, and he has been a man of war from his youth."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.”
Context of 1 Samuel 17:33
31What David said was overheard and reported to Saul, who then sent for him. 32David told Saul, “No one should be discouraged because of this. I will go and fight this Philistine.” Saul responded to David, “You can’t fight this Philistine. You’re just a boy, but he’s been a warrior since he was your age.” 34David replied to Saul, “I am a shepherd for my father’s sheep. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, 35I went after it, struck it, and rescued the sheep from its mouth. If it attacked me, I took hold of its mane, struck it, and killed it.
Read all of 1 Samuel 171 Samuel 17:33 word by word
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד לֹ֤א תוּכַל֙ לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ אֶל־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֣י הַזֶּ֔ה לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם עִמּ֑וֹ כִּֽי־נַ֣עַר אַ֔תָּה וְה֛וּא אִ֥ישׁ מִלְחָמָ֖ה מִנְּעֻרָֽיו׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
- saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- to Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- Thou art not ableיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
- to goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- against this Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
- to fightלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
- a youthנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
- and he a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- of warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
- from his youthנְעוּרִיםnâ‛ûr nâ‛ûr ne‛ûrâh · youthH5271
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 17:33
- Numbers 13:31But the men who had gone with him said, “We can’t attack those people! They’re too strong for us!”
- Deuteronomy 9:2Their people are tall and strong. They’re descendants of Anak. You know all about them. You’ve also heard it said, “Who can oppose the descendants of Anak?”
- Psalms 11:1I have taken refuge in the Lord. How can you say to me: “Flee to your mountain like a bird?
- Revelation 13:4They worshiped the serpent because it had given authority to the beast. They also worshiped the beast and said, “Who is like the beast? Who can fight a war with it?”
- 1 Samuel 17:42When the Philistine got a good look at David, he despised him. After all, David was a young man with a healthy complexion and good looks.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17:33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33Thou art but a youth - Supposed to be about twenty-two or twenty-three years of age.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-39Verses 31-39 A shepherd lad, come the same morning from keeping sheep, had more courage than all the mighty men of Israel. Thus God often sends good words to his Israel, and does great things for them, by the weak and foolish things of the world. As he had answered his brother's passion with meekness, so David answered Saul's fear with faith. When David kept sheep, he proved himself very careful and tender of his flock. This reminds us of Christ, the good…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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