2 Samuel
2 Samuel 21:20
20And 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,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And there was | וַתְּהִי־ | wat·tə·hî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| also | ע֥וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| a battle | מִלְחָמָ֖ה | mil·ḥā·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| at Gath | בְּגַ֑ת | bə·ḡaṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1661 wine-press |
| where there was a man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of | מָדִין | må̄·ḏīn | Noun - masculine singular | H4060 measure, measurement, stature, size, garment |
| with | וַיְהִ֣י׀ | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| six | שֵׁ֣שׁ | šêš | Number - feminine singular | H8337 six |
| fingers | וְאֶצְבְּעֹ֣ת | wə·’eṣ·bə·‘ōṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct | H676 finger |
| on each hand | יָדָיו֩ | yā·ḏāw | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| and six | וָשֵׁ֗שׁ | wā·šêš | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular | H8337 six |
| toes | וְאֶצְבְּעֹ֨ת | wə·’eṣ·bə·‘ōṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct | H676 finger |
| on each foot | רַגְלָ֜יו | raḡ·lāw | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H7272 foot |
| twenty-four | עֶשְׂרִ֤ים | ‘eś·rîm | Number - common plural | H6242 (a) twenty |
| in all | מִסְפָּ֔ר | mis·pār | Noun - masculine singular | H4557 number, tale |
| He | ה֖וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| too | וְגַם־ | wə·ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| was descended | יֻלַּ֥ד | yul·laḏ | Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| from Rapha | לְהָרָפָֽה׃ | lə·hā·rā·p̄āh | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7497 giant |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.