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1 Chronicles 11:23

He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s beam in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.

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ASV

And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.

KJV

And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.

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24 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-and heH1931 →
הִכָּה֩hi.Kahhe struck downH5221 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָאִ֨ישׁha.'Ishthe manH376 →
הַמִּצְרִ֜יha.mitz.Ri<the> EgyptianH4713 →
אִ֥ישׁ'isha man ofH376 →
מִדָּ֣ה׀mi.DahstatureH4060 →
חָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshfiveH2568 →
בָּאַמָּ֗הba.'a.Mahby the cubitH520 →
וּבְיַ֨דu.ve.Yadand [was] in [the] hand ofH3027 →
הַמִּצְרִ֤יha.mitz.Rithe EgyptianH4713 →
חֲנִית֙cha.Nita spearH2595 →
כִּמְנ֣וֹרkim.Norlike a beam ofH4500 →
אֹרְגִ֔ים'o.re.GimweaversH707 →
וַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redand he went downH3381 →
אֵלָ֖יו'e.Lavto himH413 →
בַּשָּׁ֑בֶטba.Sha.vetwith the clubH7626 →
וַיִּגְזֹ֤לvai.yig.Zoland he tore awayH1497 →
אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.Nitthe spearH2595 →
מִיַּ֣דmi.Yadfrom [the] hand ofH3027 →
הַמִּצְרִ֔יha.mitz.Rithe EgyptianH4713 →
וַיַּהַרְגֵ֖הוּvai.ya.har.Ge.huand he killed himH2026 →
בַּחֲנִיתֽוֹ׃ba.cha.ni.Towith own spear hisH2595 →

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1 Samuel 17:7The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. In addition, his shield bearer went before him.Numbers 13:33We even saw the Nephilim there—the descendants of Anak that come from the Nephilim! We seemed like grasshoppers in our own sight, and we must have seemed the same to them!”Deuteronomy 3:11(For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed of iron, nine cubits long and four cubits wide, is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.)1 Samuel 17:4Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,1 Samuel 17:51David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him; and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran.1 Chronicles 20:5Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.2 Samuel 23:21He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.

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