1 Samuel 17:44

Good News Translation

"Come on," he challenged David, "and I will give your body to the birds and animals to eat."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Come here,” the Philistine called to David, “and I’ll give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts!”

Hebrew Names Version
The Pelishti said to David, Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky, and to the animals of the field.

King James Version
And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.

Lexham English Bible
The Philistine said to David, "Come to me so that I can give your flesh to the birds of heaven and to the wild animals of the field!"

English Standard Version
The Philistine said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the field."

New Century Version
He said to David, "Come here. I'll feed your body to the birds of the air and the wild animals!"

New English Translation
The Philistine said to David, "Come here to me, so I can give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the field!"

Amplified Bible
The Philistine also said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the beasts of the field."

New American Standard Bible
The Philistine also said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild animals."

Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Philistim sayd to Dauid, Come to me, & I will giue thy flesh vnto the foules of the heauen, and to the beastes of the field.

Legacy Standard Bible
The Philistine also said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the beasts of the field."

Contemporary English Version
and shouted, "Come on! When I'm finished with you, I'll feed you to the birds and wild animals!"

Complete Jewish Bible
Then the P'lishti said to David, "Come here to me, so I can give your flesh to the birds in the air and the wild animals."

Darby Translation
And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the fowls of the heavens and to the beasts of the field.

Easy-to-Read Version
He said to David, "Come here, and I'll feed your body to the birds and wild animals."

George Lamsa Translation
And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the fowls of the air and to the beasts of the field.

Literal Translation
And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the heavens and to the beasts of the field.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and sayde vnto Dauid: Come hither to me, I wil geue thy flesh to the foules vnder the heauen, and to the beastes in the felde.

American Standard Version
And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the birds of the heavens, and to the beasts of the field.

Bible in Basic English
And the Philistine said to David, Come here to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Philistine sayde to Dauid: Come to me, and I wyll geue thy fleshe vnto the foules of the ayre, and to the beastes of the fielde.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the Philistine said to David: 'Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.'

King James Version (1611)
And the Philistine said to Dauid, Come to me, and I will giue thy flesh vnto the foules of the aire, and to the beasts of the field.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth.

English Revised Version
And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.

Berean Standard Bible
"Come here," he called to David, "and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Come thou to me, and Y schal yyue thi fleischis to the `volatilis of heuene, and to the beestis of erthe.

Young's Literal Translation
and the Philistine saith unto David, `Come unto me, and I give thy flesh to the fowl of the heavens, and to the beast of the field.'

Update Bible Version
And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the heavens, and to the beasts of the field.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.

World English Bible
The Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky, and to the animals of the field.

New King James Version
And the Philistine said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!"

New Living Translation
"Come over here, and I'll give your flesh to the birds and wild animals!" Goliath yelled.

New Life Bible
The Philistine said to David, "Come to me. I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the animals of the field."

New Revised Standard
The Philistine said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the wild animals of the field."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the Philistine said unto David, - Come, unto me, that I may give thy flesh to the birds of heaven, and to the beasts of the field.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to David: Come to me, and I will give thy flesh to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth.

Revised Standard Version
The Philistine said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the field."

THE MESSAGE
"Come on," said the Philistine. "I'll make roadkill of you for the buzzards. I'll turn you into a tasty morsel for the field mice."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The Philistine also said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the beasts of the field."

Contextual Overview

⁴⁰ He took his shepherd's stick and then picked up five smooth stones from the stream and put them in his bag. With his sling ready, he went out to meet Goliath. ⁴¹ The Philistine started walking toward David, with his shield bearer walking in front of him. He kept coming closer, ⁴² and when he got a good look at David, he was filled with scorn for him because he was just a nice, good-looking boy. ⁴³ He said to David, "What's that stick for? Do you think I'm a dog?" And he called down curses from his god on David. ⁴⁴ "Come on," he challenged David, "and I will give your body to the birds and animals to eat." ⁴⁵ David answered, "You are coming against me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the Israelite armies, which you have defied. ⁴⁶ This very day the Lord will put you in my power; I will defeat you and cut off your head. And I will give the bodies of the Philistine soldiers to the birds and animals to eat. Then the whole world will know that Israel has a God, ⁴⁷ and everyone here will see that the Lord does not need swords or spears to save his people. He is victorious in battle, and he will put all of you in our power."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Come to me: 1 Kings 20:10, 1 Kings 20:11, Proverbs 18:12, Ecclesiastes 9:11, Ecclesiastes 9:12, Jeremiah 9:23, Ezekiel 28:2, Ezekiel 28:9, Ezekiel 28:10, Ezekiel 39:17-20

I will give: Parallel instances of vaunting occur in some writers of a more recent date. - The conspirators against the emperor Maximinus having slain him, his son, and several of his best friends, threw out their bodies to be devoured by dogs and the fowls of the air. This custom appears to have been frequently threatened; and, however shocking to human feelings, was often carried into effect.

Reciprocal: Genesis 19:9 - Stand Genesis 40:19 - and the birds Deuteronomy 28:26 - General 1 Samuel 14:12 - Come up to us 1 Samuel 17:46 - carcases 1 Kings 20:18 - General 2 Kings 18:23 - I will deliver Nehemiah 4:2 - feeble Psalms 12:3 - tongue Proverbs 30:17 - the ravens Isaiah 37:22 - hath despised Jeremiah 34:20 - and their Ezekiel 29:5 - I have Ezekiel 32:4 - General Revelation 19:18 - ye

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Philistine said to David, come to me,.... He seems to have stood still, disdaining: to take another step towards such a pitiful combatant, and therefore bids him come up to him, and he would soon dispatch him; unless he said this, because David was light and nimble, and he heavy and unwieldy because of his bigness, and the burden of armour on him, and therefore could not make such haste as he wished to destroy his adversary, of which he made no doubt:

and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field; the wild beasts he means; though Jarchi thinks he spoke improperly, since it is not the way of the beasts of the field, as sheep, oxen, c. to devour a man, or even to eat any flesh and therefore he observes, when David comes, he uses another word, which signifies the wild beasts of the earth, and so we render it, 1 Samuel 17:46; but Kimchi shows that even these are comprehended in the word here used, see Isaiah 18:6.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 44. Come to me, and I will give thy flesh — He intended, as soon as he could lay hold on him, to pull him to pieces.