King James Version
1 Samuel 17:6 in the King James Version says “And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. target: or, gorget” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 17 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. target: or, gorget”
1 Samuel 17:6 · KJV
And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
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. armed: Heb. clothed
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. target: or, gorget
And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.
And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.
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“of brass”
H5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e., coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“upon his legs”
H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
“of brass”
H5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e., coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
“between his shoulders”
H3802the shoulder (proper, i.e., upper end of the arm; as being the spot where the garments hang); figuratively, side-piece or lateral projection of anythi
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