Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Come here,” he said, “and I’ll give your flesh to the birds and the wild animals!” New Living Translation “Come over here, and I’ll give your flesh to the birds and wild animals!” Goliath yelled. English Standard Version The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the field.” Berean Standard Bible “Come here,” he called to David, “and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!” King James Bible And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. New King James Version And the Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!” New American Standard Bible The Philistine also said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild animals.” NASB 1995 The Philistine also said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the beasts of the field.” NASB 1977 The Philistine also said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the beasts of the field.” Legacy Standard Bible The Philistine also said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the beasts of the field.” Amplified Bible The Philistine also said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the beasts of the field.” Christian Standard Bible “Come here,” the Philistine called to David, “and I’ll give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts! ” Holman Christian Standard Bible “Come here,” the Philistine called to David, “and I’ll give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts!” American Standard Version And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the birds of the heavens, and to the beasts of the field. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the Philistine said to David: “Come to me and I shall give your flesh to the birds of the sky and to the beasts of the field!” Brenton Septuagint Translation And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth. Contemporary English Version and shouted, "Come on! When I'm finished with you, I'll feed you to the birds and wild animals!" Douay-Rheims Bible And he said to David: Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth. English Revised Version And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Come on," the Philistine told David, "and I'll give your body to the birds." Good News Translation "Come on," he challenged David, "and I will give your body to the birds and animals to eat." International Standard Version told David, "Come to me! I'll give your flesh to the birds of the sky and to the beasts of the field." JPS Tanakh 1917 And the Philistine said to David: 'Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.' Literal Standard Version and the Philistine says to David, “Come to me, and I give your flesh to the bird of the heavens, and to the beast of the field.” Majority Standard Bible “Come here,” he called to David, “and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!” New American Bible and said to him, “Come here to me, and I will feed your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field.” NET Bible The Philistine said to David, "Come here to me, so I can give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the field!" New Revised Standard Version The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the wild animals of the field.” New Heart English Bible The Philistine said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky, and to the animals of the field." Webster's Bible Translation And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. World English Bible The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and to the animals of the field.” Young's Literal Translation and the Philistine saith unto David, 'Come unto me, and I give thy flesh to the fowl of the heavens, and to the beast of the field.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David Slays Goliath…43“Am I a dog,” he said to David, “that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44“Come here,” he called to David, “and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!” 45But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.… Cross References Revelation 19:17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, "Come, gather together for the great supper of God, 1 Samuel 14:12 So the men of the outpost called out to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, "Come on up, and we will teach you a lesson!" "Follow me," Jonathan told his armor-bearer, "for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel." 1 Samuel 17:46 This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. 2 Samuel 21:10 And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest until the rain from heaven poured down on the bodies, she did not allow the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night. Jeremiah 34:20 I will deliver into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives. Their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth. Treasury of Scripture And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. come to me 1 Kings 20:10,11 And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me… Proverbs 18:12 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility. Ecclesiastes 9:11,12 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all… Jump to Previous Air Animals Beast Beasts Birds David Heavens I'll Philistine SkyJump to Next Air Animals Beast Beasts Birds David Heavens I'll Philistine Sky1 Samuel 17 1. The armies of the Israelites and Philistines being ready to battle4. Goliath challenges a combat 12. David, sent by his father to visit his brothers, takes the challenge 28. Eliab chides him 30. He is brought to Saul 32. shows the reason of his confidence 38. and slays the giant 55. Saul takes notice of David (44) Come to me.--In similar terms Hector addresses Ajax-- "And thou imperious! if thy madness wait The lance of Hector, thou shalt meet thy fate. That giant corse, extended on the shore. Shall largely feed the fowls with fat and gore."-- Iliad, xiii. 1053. Hebrew “Comeלְכָ֣ה (lə·ḵāh) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk here,” הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י (hap·pə·liš·tî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia he called וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to David, דָּוִ֑ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse “and I will give וְאֶתְּנָה֙ (wə·’et·tə·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set your flesh בְּשָׂ֣רְךָ֔ (bə·śā·rə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man to the birds לְע֥וֹף (lə·‘ō·wp̄) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5775: Flying creatures of the air הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky and the beasts וּלְבֶהֱמַ֥ת (ū·lə·ḇe·hĕ·maṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal of the field!” הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ (haś·śā·ḏeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7704: Field, land Links 1 Samuel 17:44 NIV1 Samuel 17:44 NLT 1 Samuel 17:44 ESV 1 Samuel 17:44 NASB 1 Samuel 17:44 KJV 1 Samuel 17:44 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 17:44 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 17:44 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 17:44 French Bible 1 Samuel 17:44 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 17:44 The Philistine said to David Come (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |