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King James Bible - 1 Samuel 17:42

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 17:42

Y cuando el filisteo miró y vio a David le tuvo en poco; porque era joven, y rojo (de buen color ), y de hermoso parecer.

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 17:42

Verse 42. He disdained him] He held him in contempt; he saw that he was young, and from his ruddy complexion supposed him to be effeminate.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 42. And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him , etc.] He looked about for his antagonist, to take a view of him, what sort of a man he was, expecting to see one much like himself; but observing a puny young man, he despised him in his heart, and perhaps looked upon it as an affront to him to send such a man to fight with him: for he was [but] a youth ; his age was one reason why he despised him, being, as before observed, about twenty years of age, and not come to his full strength, a stripling, as he is called, ( 1 Samuel 17:56), another reason follows, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance ; looked effeminate, had not the appearance of a soldier, of a weather beaten veteran, exposed to heat and cold, and inured to hardships.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 40-47 - The security and presumption of fools destroy them. Nothing can exce the humility, faith, and piety which appear in David's words. He expressed his assured expectation of success; he gloried in his mea appearance and arms, that the victory might be ascribed to the Lor alone.

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Original Hebrew

ויבט 5027 הפלשׁתי 6430 ויראה 7200 את 853 דוד 1732 ויבזהו 959 כי 3588 היה 1961 נער 5288 ואדמני 132 עם 5973 יפה 3303 מראה׃ 4758