1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 20:5
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.
Footnotes
- 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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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Once again | ע֥וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| there was | וַתְּהִי־ | wat·tə·hî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a battle | מִלְחָמָ֖ה | mil·ḥā·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| with | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Preposition | H854 with |
| the Philistines | פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים | pə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| and Elhanan | אֶלְחָנָ֣ן | ’el·ḥā·nān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H445 Elchanan |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Jair | יָעוּר | yå̄·ʿūr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3265 Jaur |
| killed | וַיַּ֞ךְ | way·yaḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| Lahmi | לַחְמִי֙ | laḥ·mî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3902 Lachmi |
| the brother | אֲחִי֙ | ’ă·ḥî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H251 brother |
| of Goliath | גָּלְיָ֣ת | gā·lə·yāṯ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1555 Goljath |
| the Gittite | הַגִּתִּ֔י | hag·git·tî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1663 Gittite |
| the shaft | וְעֵ֣ץ | wə·‘êṣ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| of whose spear | חֲנִית֔וֹ | ḥă·nî·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2595 spear |
| was like a weaver’s | אֹרְגִֽים׃ | ’ō·rə·ḡîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H707 weave |
| beam | כִּמְנ֖וֹר | kim·nō·wr | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4500 beam |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.