1 Samuel

1 Samuel 17:4

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

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).

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.