1 Samuel 17:33

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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Don’t be ridiculous!” Saul replied. “There’s no way you can fight this Philistine and possibly win! You’re only a boy, and he’s been a man of war since his youth.”

Context of 1 Samuel 17:33

31What David said was overheard and reported to Saul, and Saul sent for him. 32David said to Saul, “Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him.” 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.” 34But David said to Saul, “Your servant has been keeping his father’s sheep. When 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. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it.

1 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 up with him said, “We can’t attack those people; they are stronger than we are.”
• Deuteronomy 9:2The people are strong and tall—Anakites! You know about them and have heard it said: “Who can stand up against the Anakites?”
• Psalms 11:1In the Lord I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain.
• Revelation 13:4People worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, “Who is like the beast? Who can wage war against it?”
• 1 Samuel 17:42He looked David over and saw that he was little more than a boy, glowing with health and handsome, and he despised him.

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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In the dictionaries

• David
• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• Man of War
• Arise
• Assay
• Carriage
• Cause
• Coat
• Elhanan

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