1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 20:4–8

4Some time later, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai,e a descendant of the Rephaim,f and the Philistines were subdued.

5Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brotherg of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

6And there was also a battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot— twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha, 7and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei killed him.

8So these descendants of Rapha in Gath fell at the hands of David and his servants.

Footnotes

  • e 20:4 Sippai is a variant of Saph; see 2 Samuel 21:18|2SA 21:18.
  • f 20:4 Or the giants; see also descendants of Rapha in verses 6 and 8.
  • g 20:5 Or Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother; see 2 Samuel 21:19|2SA 21:19.

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1 Chronicles 20:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Some time laterוַיְהִי֙way·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
warמִלְחָמָ֛הmil·ḥā·māhNoun - feminine singularH4421 battle, war
broke outוַתַּעֲמֹ֧דwat·ta·‘ă·mōḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH5975 take one's stand, stand
withעִם־‘im-PrepositionH5973 with
the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpə·liš·tîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH6430 Philistine
at Gezerבְּגֶ֖זֶרbə·ḡe·zerPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH1507 Gezer
At that timeאָ֣ז’āzAdverbH227 at that time, then
Sibbecaiסִבְּכַ֣יsib·bə·ḵayNoun - proper - masculine singularH5444 Sibbecai
the Hushathiteהַחֻֽשָׁתִ֗יha·ḥu·šā·ṯîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH2843 Chushathite
killedהִכָּ֞הhik·kāhVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5221 smite
Sippaiסִפַּ֛יsip·payNoun - proper - masculine singularH5598 Sippai
a descendantמִילִדֵ֥יmî·li·ḏêPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural constructH3211 born
of the Rephaimהָרְפָאִ֖יםhā·rə·p̄ā·’îmArticle; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH7497 giant
and the Philistines were subduedוַיִּכָּנֵֽעוּ׃way·yik·kā·nê·‘ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3665 be humble

1 Chronicles 20:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Once againע֥וֹד‘ō·wḏAdverbH5750 a going round, continuance
there wasוַתְּהִי־wat·tə·hî-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil·ḥā·māhNoun - feminine singularH4421 battle, war
withאֶת־’eṯ-PrepositionH854 with
the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpə·liš·tîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH6430 Philistine
and Elhananאֶלְחָנָ֣ן’el·ḥā·nānNoun - proper - masculine singularH445 Elchanan
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Jairיָעוּרyå̄·ʿūrNoun - proper - masculine singularH3265 Jaur
killedוַיַּ֞ךְway·yaḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5221 smite
Lahmiלַחְמִי֙laḥ·mîNoun - proper - masculine singularH3902 Lachmi
the brotherאֲחִי֙’ă·ḥîNoun - masculine singular constructH251 brother
of Goliathגָּלְיָ֣תgā·lə·yāṯNoun - proper - masculine singularH1555 Goljath
the Gittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יhag·git·tîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1663 Gittite
the shaftוְעֵ֣ץwə·‘êṣConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH6086 tree, trees, wood
of whose spearחֲנִית֔וֹḥă·nî·ṯōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH2595 spear
was like a weaver’sאֹרְגִֽים׃’ō·rə·ḡîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH707 weave
beamכִּמְנ֖וֹרkim·nō·wrPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singular constructH4500 beam

1 Chronicles 20:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And there wasוַתְּהִי־wat·tə·hî-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
alsoע֥וֹד‘ō·wḏAdverbH5750 a going round, continuance
a battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil·ḥā·māhNoun - feminine singularH4421 battle, war
at Gathבְּגַ֑תbə·ḡaṯPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH1661 wine-press
where there wasוַיְהִ֣י׀way·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a manאִ֣ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singular constructH376 man
ofמִדָּ֗הmid·dāhNoun - feminine singularH4060 measure, measurement, stature, size, garment
with sixשֵׁשׁ־šêš-Number - feminine singularH8337 six
fingers on each handוְאֶצְבְּעֹתָ֤יוwə·’eṣ·bə·‘ō·ṯāwConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH676 finger
and sixוָשֵׁשׁ֙wā·šêšConjunctive waw; Number - feminine singularH8337 six
twenty-four in allעֶשְׂרִ֣ים‘eś·rîmNumber - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
Heה֖וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
tooוְגַם־wə·ḡam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
was descendedנוֹלַ֥דnō·w·laḏVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
from Raphaלְהָרָפָֽא׃lə·hā·rā·p̄āPreposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singularH7497 giant

1 Chronicles 20:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and when he tauntedוַיְחָרֵ֖ףway·ḥā·rêp̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2778 reproach
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyə·hō·w·nā·ṯānNoun - proper - masculine singularH3083 Jehonathan
the sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of David’sדָוִֽיד׃ḏā·wîḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
brotherאֲחִ֥י’ă·ḥîNoun - masculine singular constructH251 brother
Shimeiשִׁמְעָ֖אšim·‘āNoun - proper - masculine singularH8092 Shima
killed himוַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙way·yak·kê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH5221 smite

1 Chronicles 20:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So theseאֵ֛ל’êlPronoun - common pluralH411 these, those
descendantsנוּלְּד֥וּnūl·lə·ḏūVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
of Raphaלְהָרָפָ֖אlə·hā·rā·p̄āPreposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singularH7497 giant
in Gathבְּגַ֑תbə·ḡaṯPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH1661 wine-press
fellוַיִּפְּל֥וּway·yip·pə·lūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5307 fall, lie
at the handsבְיַד־ḇə·yaḏ-Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
of Davidדָּוִ֖ידdā·wîḏNoun - proper - masculine singularH1732 David
and his servantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃פ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant

Cross-references

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1 Chronicles 20:4 2 Samuel 21:18–22

1 Chronicles 20:5 2 Samuel 21:19

1 Chronicles 20:7 1 Samuel 16:9 · 1 Chronicles 2:13

1 Chronicles 20:8 Romans 8:31

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