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1 Samuel 17:4

Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,

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ASV

And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

KJV

And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'and he came outH3318 →
אִֽישׁ־'ish-[the] man ofH376 →
הַבֵּנַ֙יִם֙ha.be.Na.yimthe championsH1143 →
מִמַּחֲנ֣וֹתmi.ma.cha.Notfrom [the] camps ofH4264 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430 →
גָּלְיָ֥תgal.Yat[was] GoliathH1555 →
שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname hisH8034 →
מִגַּ֑תmi.Gatfrom GathH1661 →
גָּבְה֕וֹga.ve.Hoheight hisH1363 →
שֵׁ֥שׁshesh[was] sixH8337 →
אַמּ֖וֹת'a.MotcubitsH520 →
וָזָֽרֶת׃va.Za.retand a spanH2239 →

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Genesis 6:4The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.Joshua 11:22No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive.1 Chronicles 20:4–8Some time later, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were subdued.1 Samuel 17:23And as he was speaking with them, suddenly the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, came forward from the Philistines and shouted his usual words, which David also heard.2 Samuel 21:16–22Then Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David.1 Samuel 9:2And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.Amos 6:2Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?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 21:9–10The priest replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want, you may take it. For there is no other but this one.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”1 Samuel 27:4And when Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.1 Chronicles 11:23He 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.Psalms 33:16No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.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.1 Samuel 10:23So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others.1 Samuel 5:8So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” “It must be moved to Gath,” they replied. So they carried away the ark of the God of Israel.Amos 2:9Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.

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