1 Samuel

1 Samuel 17:4–7

⁴Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,^a ⁵and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels,^b ⁶and he had armor of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders. ⁷The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels.^c In addition, his shield bearer went before him.

Footnotes

a 17:4 Goliath was approximately 9 feet 9 inches or 297 centimeters tall; LXX, DSS, and Josephus four cubits and a span in height (approximately 6 feet 9 inches or 206 centimeters tall).
b 17:5 5,000 shekels is approximately 125.6 pounds or 57 kilograms.
c 17:7 600 shekels is approximately 15.1 pounds or 6.8 kilograms.

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1 Samuel 17:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then a champion	אִֽישׁ־	’îš-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
named	שְׁמ֖וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
Goliath	גָּלְיָ֥ת	gā·lə·yāṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1555 Goljath
who was from Gath	מִגַּ֑ת	mig·gaṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1661 wine-press
came out	וַיֵּצֵ֤א	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
from the Philistine	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
camp	מִמַּחֲנ֣וֹת	mim·ma·ḥă·nō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H4264 encampment, camp
He was six	שֵׁ֥שׁ	šêš	Number - feminine singular	H8337 six
cubits	אַמּ֖וֹת	’am·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H520 ell, cubit
and a span	וָזָֽרֶת׃	wā·zā·reṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H2239 span
in height	גָּבְה֕וֹ	gā·ḇə·hōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1363 height

1 Samuel 17:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and	נְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙	nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
helmet	וְכ֤וֹבַע	wə·ḵō·w·ḇa‘	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3553 helmet
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his head	רֹאשׁ֔וֹ	rō·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
He	ה֣וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
wore	לָב֑וּשׁ	lā·ḇūš	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed
a bronze	נְחֹֽשֶֽׁת׃	nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
coat	וְשִׁרְי֥וֹן	wə·šir·yō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8302 body-armour
of mail	קַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖ים	qaś·qaś·śîm	Noun - feminine plural	H7193 scale
weighing	וּמִשְׁקַל֙	ū·miš·qal	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4948 id.
five	חֲמֵשֶׁת־	ḥă·mê·šeṯ-	Number - masculine singular construct	H2568 five
thousand	אֲלָפִ֥ים	’ă·lā·p̄îm	Number - masculine plural	H505 thousand
shekels	שְׁקָלִ֖ים	šə·qā·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8255 shekel

1 Samuel 17:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and	וּמִצְחַ֥ת	ū·miṣ·ḥaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4697 greave(s)
of bronze	נְחֹ֖שֶׁת	nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his legs	רַגְלָ֑יו	raḡ·lāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H7272 foot
and a javelin	וְכִיד֥וֹן	wə·ḵî·ḏō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3591 dart, javelin
of bronze	נְחֹ֖שֶׁת	nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
slung between	בֵּ֥ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
his shoulders	כְּתֵפָֽיו׃	kə·ṯê·p̄āw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3802 shoulder, shoulder-blade, side

1 Samuel 17:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The shaft	וְחָץ	wə·ḥå̄ṣ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2671 arrow
of his spear	חֲנִית֗וֹ	ḥă·nî·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2595 spear
was like a weaver’s	אֹֽרְגִ֔ים	’ō·rə·ḡîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H707 weave
beam	כִּמְנוֹר֙	kim·nō·wr	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4500 beam
and its iron	בַּרְזֶ֑ל	bar·zel	Noun - masculine singular	H1270 iron
point	וְלַהֶ֣בֶת	wə·la·he·ḇeṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3852 id.
six	שֵׁשׁ־	šêš-	Number - feminine singular construct	H8337 six
hundred	מֵא֥וֹת	mê·’ō·wṯ	Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred
shekels	שְׁקָלִ֖ים	šə·qā·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8255 shekel
In addition	וְנֹשֵׂ֥א	wə·nō·śê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H5375 lift, take, carry
his shield bearer	וְנֹשֵׂ֥א	wə·nō·śê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H5375 lift, take, carry
went	הֹלֵ֥ךְ	hō·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
before him	לְפָנָֽיו׃	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before

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1 Samuel 17:4 Joshua 11:22 · 1 Samuel 17:23 · 2 Samuel 21:16–22 · 1 Chronicles 20:4–8

1 Samuel 17:6 1 Samuel 17:45

1 Samuel 17:7 2 Samuel 21:19 · 1 Samuel 17:41 · 1 Chronicles 11:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.