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1 Samuel 17:5

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.

KJV

et cassis ærea super caput ejus, et lorica squamata induebatur. Porro pondus loricæ ejus, quinque millia siclorum æris erat :

Vulgate

καὶ περικεφαλαία ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ, καὶ θώρακα ἁλυσιδωτὸν αὐτὸς ἐνδεδυκώς, καὶ ὁ σταθμὸς τοῦ θώρακος αὐτοῦ πέντε χιλιάδες σίκλων χαλκοῦ καὶ σιδήρου·

LXX

And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was clad with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.

ASV

וְ/כ֤וֹבַע נְחֹ֨שֶׁת֙ עַל רֹאשׁ֔/וֹ וְ/שִׁרְי֥וֹן קַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖ים ה֣וּא לָב֑וּשׁ וּ/מִשְׁקַל֙ הַ/שִּׁרְי֔וֹן חֲמֵשֶׁת אֲלָפִ֥ים שְׁקָלִ֖ים נְחֹֽשֶֽׁת

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֖לֶף
'lp
adjective · 500×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
הּ֒
h
noun · 49×
חֲמֵ֥שׁ
chmsh
adjective · 344×
כ֤וֹבַע
kvb'
noun · 6×
ם
m
verb · 110×
נְחֹֽשֶׁת
nchsht
noun · 140×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
קַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂת
qshqsht
noun · 8×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×
שֶׁ֣קֶל
shql
noun · 88×
שִּׁרְיָ֑ן
shryn
noun · 9×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Eph 6:17 — And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: