1 Samuel 17:16

Modern

For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening to take his stand.

Traditional

And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

Literal

And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and he stationed himself forty days.

Latin

Procedebat vero Philisthæus mane et vespere, et stabat quadraginta diebus.

Hebrew

English

For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening to take his stand.

Theme notes and profiles

Luke 4:2
…where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.
Matthew 4:2
After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.

Philistia: An ancient people and region in Canaan