What does 1 Samuel 17:5 say?

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,

What translation is this?

This passage is displayed in the Young's Literal Translation (YLT) translation on Scripture Lens.

What are related verses?

Related passages to 1 Samuel 17:5 include Deuteronomy 7:9, Genesis 12:1-3, Exodus 19:4-6, Psalm 95:1-7, and Malachi 3:6, and more.

1 Samuel 17:5 (YLT)

Passage

and a helmet of brass <FI>is<Fi> on his head, and <FI>with<Fi> a scaled coat of mail he <FI>is<Fi> clothed, and the weight of the coat of mail <FI>is<Fi> five thousand shekels of brass,

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 17:3 And the Philistines are standing on the mountain on this side, and the Israelites are standing on the mountain on that side, and the valley <FI>is<Fi> between them.

1 Samuel 17:4 And there goeth out a man of the duellists from the camps of the Philistines, Goliath <FI>is<Fi> his name, from Gath; his height <FI>is<Fi> six cubits and a span,

1 Samuel 17:5 and a helmet of brass <FI>is<Fi> on his head, and <FI>with<Fi> a scaled coat of mail he <FI>is<Fi> clothed, and the weight of the coat of mail <FI>is<Fi> five thousand shekels of brass,

1 Samuel 17:6 and a frontlet of brass <FI>is<Fi> on his feet, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders,

1 Samuel 17:7 and the wood of his spear <FI>is<Fi> like a beam of weavers', and the flame of his spear <FI>is<Fi> six hundred shekels of iron, and the bearer of the buckler is going before him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "helmet", "brass", "head", "scaled", "coat", "mail", "clothed", and "weight". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "helmet" and "brass", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And there goeth out a man of..." into verse 6's "and a frontlet of brass FI is...", so "helmet" and "brass" 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 "helmet" and "brass" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.