1 Samuel 17:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels;

New Living Translation
He wore a bronze helmet, and his bronze coat of mail weighed 125 pounds.

English Standard Version
He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.

Berean Study Bible
and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels,

New American Standard Bible
And he had a bronze helmet on his head, and he wore scale-armor which weighed five thousand shekels of bronze.

NASB 1995
He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was clothed with scale-armor which weighed five thousand shekels of bronze.

NASB 1977
And he had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was clothed with scale-armor which weighed five thousand shekels of bronze.

Amplified Bible
He had a bronze helmet on his head, and wore a coat of scale-armor (overlapping metal plates) which weighed 5,000 shekels of bronze.

Christian Standard Bible
and wore a bronze helmet and bronze scale armor that weighed one hundred twenty-five pounds.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and wore a bronze helmet and bronze scale armor that weighed 125 pounds.

Good News Translation
and wore bronze armor that weighed about 125 pounds and a bronze helmet.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he wore a bronze coat of armor scales weighing 125 pounds.

International Standard Version
wore a bronze helmet on his head, and wore bronze scale armor that weighed about 5,000 shekels.

NET Bible
He had a bronze helmet on his head and was wearing scale body armor. The weight of his bronze body armor was five thousand shekels.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.

King James 2000 Bible
And he had a helmet of bronze upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.

New Heart English Bible
He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was clad with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.

World English Bible
He had a helmet of brass on his head, and he was clad with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.

American King James Version
And he had an helmet of brass on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.

American Standard Version
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.

A Faithful Version
And a bronze helmet was upon his head, and he was armed with scaled armor. And the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze.

Darby Bible Translation
And he had a helmet of bronze upon his head, and he was clothed with a corselet of scales; and the weight of the corselet was five thousand shekels of bronze.

English Revised Version
And he had an 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he had a 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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Aud had an helmet of brasse vpo his head, & a brigandine vpon him: and the weight of his brigandine was fiue thousand shekels of brasse.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And had an helmet of brasse vpon his head, and a coate of male about him. And the weight of his coate of mayle, was fiue thousand sicles of brasse.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
and had an helmet of stele on his heade, and a fast habergion vpon him, and the weight of his habergion was fyue thousande Sicles of stele,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and a helmet of bronze [is] on his head, and he is clothed [with] a scaled coat of mail, and the weight of the coat of mail [is] five thousand shekels of bronze,

Young's Literal Translation
and a helmet of brass is on his head, and with a scaled coat of mail he is clothed, and the weight of the coat of mail is five thousand shekels of brass,

Smith's Literal Translation
And a helmet of brass upon his head, and a coat of mail of scales he put on; and the weight of the coat of mail five thousand shekels of brass.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was clothed with a coat of mail with scales, and the weight of his coat of mail was five thousand sicles of brass:

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he had a helmet of brass upon his head, and he was clothed with a breastplate of scales. Moreover, the weight of his breastplate was five thousand shekels of brass.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And a helmet of brass was on his head and he wore a breastplate of metal, and the weight of his breastplate five thousand shekels of brass

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

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he had a helmet upon his head, and he wore a breastplate of chain armour; and the weight of his breastplate was five thousand shekels of brass and iron.
















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