1 Samuel 17:10 (YLT)

Passage

And the Philistine saith, `I have reproached the ranks of Israel this day; give to me a man, and we fight together.'

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 17:8 And he standeth and calleth unto the ranks of Israel, and saith to them, `Why are ye come out to set in array the battle? <FI>am<Fi> not I the Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose for you a man, and let him come down unto me;

1 Samuel 17:9 if he be able to fight with me, and have smitten me, then we have been to you for servants; and if I am able for him, and have smitten him, then ye have been to us for servants, and have served us.'

1 Samuel 17:10 And the Philistine saith, `I have reproached the ranks of Israel this day; give to me a man, and we fight together.'

1 Samuel 17:11 And Saul heareth--and all Israel--these words of the Philistine, and they are broken down and greatly afraid.

1 Samuel 17:12 And David <FI>is<Fi> son of this Ephrathite of Beth-Lehem-Judah, whose name <FI>is<Fi> Jesse, and he hath eight sons, and the man in the days of Saul hath become aged among men;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "philistine", "saith", "reproached", "ranks", "israel", "give", "fight", and "together". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "philistine" and "saith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "if he be able to fight with..." into verse 11's "And Saul heareth--and all Israel--these words of...", so "philistine" and "saith" belong inside that flow. In 1 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "philistine" and "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.