1 Samuel 17:32
Modern Translations
New International Version
David said to Saul, "Let no one lose heart on account of this Philistine; your servant will go and fight him."

New Living Translation
“Don’t worry about this Philistine,” David told Saul. “I’ll go fight him!”

English Standard Version
And David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”

Berean Study Bible
And David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail on account of this Philistine. Your servant will go and fight him!”

New American Standard Bible
And David said to Saul, “May no one’s heart fail on account of him; your servant will go and fight this Philistine!”

NASB 1995
David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail on account of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."

NASB 1977
And David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail on account of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”

Amplified Bible
David said to Saul, “Let no man’s courage fail because of him (Goliath). Your servant will go out and fight with this Philistine.”

Christian Standard Bible
David said to Saul, “Don’t let anyone be discouraged by him; your servant will go and fight this Philistine! ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
David said to Saul, "Don't let anyone be discouraged by him; your servant will go and fight this Philistine!"

Contemporary English Version
"Your Majesty," he said, "this Philistine shouldn't turn us into cowards. I'll go out and fight him myself!"

Good News Translation
David said to Saul, "Your Majesty, no one should be afraid of this Philistine! I will go and fight him."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
David told Saul, "No one should be discouraged because of this. I will go and fight this Philistine."

International Standard Version
David told Saul, "Let no one's courage fail because of him; your servant will go fight this Philistine."

NET Bible
David said to Saul, "Don't let anyone be discouraged. Your servant will go and fight this Philistine!"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

New King James Version
Then David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.”

King James 2000 Bible
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

New Heart English Bible
David said to Saul, "Let not my lord's heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."

World English Bible
David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."

American King James Version
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

American Standard Version
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

A Faithful Version
And David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."

Darby Bible Translation
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him: thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

English Revised Version
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

Webster's Bible Translation
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
So Dauid saide to Saul, Let no mans heart faile him, because of him: thy seruant wil goe, and fight with this Philistim.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And Dauid sayde to Saul: Let no mans heart fayle him because of him: Thy seruaunt will go, and fight with yonder Philistine.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And Dauid sayde vnto Saul: Let no mans hert be discoraged because of him. Thy seruaunt shall go, and fighte with the Philistyne.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and David says to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fall because of him, your servant goes, and has fought with this Philistine.”

Young's Literal Translation
and David saith unto Saul, 'Let no man's heart fall because of him, thy servant doth go, and hath fought with this Philistine.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And David will say to Saul, man's heart shall not fall on account of him; thy servant will go and fight with this one of the rovers.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he was brought to him, he said to him: Let not any man's heart be dismayed in him: I thy servant will go, and will fight against the Philistine.

Catholic Public Domain Version
When he had been led to Saul, he said to him: “Let no one lose heart over him. I, your servant, shall go and fight against the Philistine.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And David said to Shaul: “Do not let the heart of a man fall because of him. I, your Servant, shall go and fight with this Philistine”

Lamsa Bible
And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And David said to Saul: 'Let no man's heart fail within him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And David said to Saul, Let not, I pray thee, the heart of my lord be dejected within him: thy servant will go, and fight with this Philistine.
















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