1 Samuel 17:41–42
1 Samuel 17:41–42 — The New International Version (NIV)
41 Meanwhile, the Philistine, with his shield bearer in front of him, kept coming closer to David. 42 He looked David over and saw that he was little more than a boy, glowing with health and handsome, and he despised him.
1 Samuel 17:41–42 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
41 And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him. 42 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
1 Samuel 17:41–42 — New Living Translation (NLT)
41 Goliath walked out toward David with his shield bearer ahead of him, 42 sneering in contempt at this ruddy-faced boy.
1 Samuel 17:41–42 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
41 So the Philistine came, and began drawing near to David, and the man who bore the shield went before him. 42 And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he disdained him; for he was only a youth, ruddy and good-looking.
1 Samuel 17:41–42 — New Century Version (NCV)
41 At the same time, the Philistine was coming closer to David. The man who held his shield walked in front of him. 42 When Goliath looked at David and saw that he was only a boy, tanned and handsome, he looked down on David with disgust.
1 Samuel 17:41–42 — American Standard Version (ASV)
41 And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him. 42 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair countenance.
1 Samuel 17:41–42 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
41 And the Philistine came on and approached David; and the man that bore the shield was before him. 42 And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he disdained him; for he was a youth, and ruddy, and besides of a beautiful countenance.
1 Samuel 17:41–42 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
41 The Philistine, preceded by the man carrying his shield, was coming closer and closer to David. 42 When the Philistine got a good look at David, he despised him. After all, David was a young man with a healthy complexion and good looks.
1 Samuel 17:41–42 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
41 The Philistine came closer and closer to David, with the shield-bearer in front of him. 42 When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a youth, healthy and handsome.
1 Samuel 17:41–42 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
41 The Philistine came on and drew near to David, with his shield-bearer in front of him. 42 When the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him, for he was only a youth, ruddy and handsome in appearance.
1 Samuel 17:41–42 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
41 Then the Philistine came on, getting nearer and nearer to David, with his shield bearer in front of him. 42 When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him, for he was only a boy and ruddy with a handsome appearance.
1 Samuel 17:41–42 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
41 At that same time, the Philistine kept coming closer to David. The man who was carrying Goliath’s shield walked along in front of him.
42 Goliath looked David over. He saw how young he was. He also saw how tanned and handsome he was. And he hated him.
1 Samuel 17:41–42 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
41 Then the Philistine came on and approached David, with the shield-bearer in front of him.
42 When the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, with a handsome appearance.