⁴⁰Then he took his staff in his hand, picked out for himself five smooth stones from the wadi,^d and he put them in his shepherd’s bag, in the pouch. And with his sling in his hand, he approached the Philistine.

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dA valley that is usually dry but contains a stream during the rainy season

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the brook and put them in his shepherd’s pouch. His sling was in his hand, and he approached the Philistine.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then he took his staff in his hand, chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of his shepherd’s bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached the Philistine.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Instead, he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the wadi and put them in the pouch, in his shepherd’s bag. Then, with his sling in his hand, he approached the Philistine.

NLTNew Living Translation

He picked up five smooth stones from a stream and put them into his shepherd’s bag. Then, armed only with his shepherd’s staff and sling, he started across the valley to fight the Philistine.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.

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