1 Samuel 17:4-6
Lexham English Bible
4 Then a champion[a] went out from the camps of the Philistines, whose name was Goliath from Gath. His height was six cubits and a span.[b] 5 A bronze helmet was on his head, and he was clothed with scale body armor; the weight of the body armor was five thousand bronze shekels. 6 Bronze greaves[c] were on his legs,[d] and a bronze javelin was slung between his shoulders.
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- 1 Samuel 17:4 Literally “a man of the space between”
- 1 Samuel 17:4 A cubit was about eighteen inches and a span about nine inches, so the Masoretic Hebrew text gives the height of nine feet, nine inches. Ancient Greek versions variously give Goliath’s height as four, five, or sixteen cubits.
- 1 Samuel 17:6 Or “shin guards”
- 1 Samuel 17:6 Hebrew “feet”
1 Samuel 17:4-6
New King James Version
4 And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistines, named (A)Goliath, from (B)Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. 5 He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was [a]armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze. 6 And he had bronze armor on his legs and a bronze javelin between his shoulders.
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- 1 Samuel 17:5 clothed with scaled body armor
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