Verse 4

1 Samuel 17:4

Young's Literal Translation

4 And there goeth out a man of the duellists from the camps of the Philistines, Goliath [is] his name, from Gath; his height [is] six cubits and a span,
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּצֵ֤א אִֽישׁ הַ/בֵּנַ֨יִם֙ מִ/מַּחֲנ֣וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים גָּלְיָ֥ת שְׁמ֖/וֹ מִ/גַּ֑ת גָּבְה֕/וֹ שֵׁ֥שׁ אַמּ֖וֹת וָ/זָֽרֶת
English Translation
And a man of the Philistine camps went out, Goliath his name from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
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Chapter 17 Context
1 And the Philistines gather their camps to battle, and are gathered to Shochoh, which [is] to Judah,... Focus ↗
2 and Saul and the men of Israel have been gathered, and encamp by the valley of Elah, and set the bat... Focus ↗
3 And the Philistines are standing on the mountain on this side, and the Israelites are standing on th... Focus ↗
4 And there goeth out a man of the duellists from the camps of the Philistines, Goliath [is] his name,...
5 and a helmet of brass [is] on his head, and [with] a scaled coat of mail he [is] clothed, and the we... Focus ↗
6 and a frontlet of brass [is] on his feet, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders, Focus ↗
7 and the wood of his spear [is] like a beam of weavers', and the flame of his spear [is] six hundred... Focus ↗
8 And he standeth and calleth unto the ranks of Israel, and saith to them, 'Why are ye come out to set... Focus ↗
9 if he be able to fight with me, and have smitten me, then we have been to you for servants; and if I... Focus ↗
10 And the Philistine saith, 'I have reproached the ranks of Israel this day; give to me a man, and we... Focus ↗
11 And Saul heareth -- and all Israel -- these words of the Philistine, and they are broken down and gr... Focus ↗
12 And David [is] son of this Ephrathite of Beth-Lehem-Judah, whose name [is] Jesse, and he hath eight... Focus ↗
13 and the three eldest sons of Jesse go, they have gone after Saul to battle; and the name of his thre... Focus ↗
14 And David is the youngest, and the three eldest have gone after Saul, Focus ↗
15 and David is going and returning from Saul, to feed the flock of his father at Beth-Lehem. Focus ↗
16 And the Philistine draweth nigh, morning and evening, and stationeth himself forty days. Focus ↗
17 And Jesse saith to David his son, 'Take, I pray thee, to thy brethren, an ephah of this roasted [cor... Focus ↗
18 and these ten cuttings of the cheese thou dost take in to the head of the thousand, and thy brethren... Focus ↗
19 And Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel [are] in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philist... Focus ↗
20 And David riseth early in the morning, and leaveth the flock to a keeper, and lifteth up, and goeth,... Focus ↗
21 and Israel and the Philistines set in array rank to meet rank. Focus ↗
22 And David letteth down the goods from off him on the hand of a keeper of the goods, and runneth into... Focus ↗
23 And he is speaking with them, and lo, a man of the duellists is coming up, Goliath the Philistine [i... Focus ↗
24 and all the men of Israel when they see the man flee from his presence, and are greatly afraid. Focus ↗
25 And the men of Israel say, 'Have ye seen this man who is coming up? for, to reproach Israel he is co... Focus ↗
26 And David speaketh unto the men who are standing by him, saying, 'What is done to the man who smitet... Focus ↗
27 And the people speak to him according to this word, saying, 'Thus it is done to the man who smiteth... Focus ↗
28 And Eliab, his eldest brother, heareth when he speaketh unto the men, and the anger of Eliab burneth... Focus ↗
29 And David saith, 'What have I done now? is it not a word?' Focus ↗
30 And he turneth round from him unto another, and saith according to this word, and the people return... Focus ↗
31 And the words which David hath spoken are heard, and they declare before Saul, and he receiveth him; Focus ↗
32 and David saith unto Saul, 'Let no man's heart fall because of him, thy servant doth go, and hath fo... Focus ↗
33 And Saul saith unto David, 'Thou art not able to go unto this Philistine, to fight with him, for a y... Focus ↗
34 And David saith unto Saul, 'A shepherd hath thy servant been to his father among the sheep, and the... Focus ↗
35 and I have gone out after him, and smitten him, and delivered out of his mouth, and he riseth agains... Focus ↗
36 Both the lion and the bear hath thy servant smitten, and this uncircumcised Philistine hath been as... Focus ↗
37 And David saith, 'Jehovah, who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the be... Focus ↗
38 And Saul clotheth David with his long robe, and hath put a helmet of brass on his head, and doth clo... Focus ↗
39 And David girded his sword above his long robe, and beginneth to go, for he hath not tried [it]; and... Focus ↗
40 And he taketh his staff in his hand, and chooseth for him five smooth stones from the brook, and put... Focus ↗
41 And the Philistine goeth on, going and drawing near unto David, and the man bearing the buckler [is]... Focus ↗
42 and the Philistine looketh attentively, and seeth David, and despiseth him, for he was a youth, and... Focus ↗
43 And the Philistine saith unto David, 'Am I a dog that thou art coming unto me with staves?' and the... Focus ↗
44 and the Philistine saith unto David, 'Come unto me, and I give thy flesh to the fowl of the heavens,... Focus ↗
45 And David saith unto the Philistine, 'Thou art coming unto me with sword, and with spear, and with b... Focus ↗
46 This day doth Jehovah shut thee up into my hand -- and I have smitten thee, and turned aside thy hea... Focus ↗
47 and all this assembly do know that not by sword and by spear doth Jehovah save, that the battle [is]... Focus ↗
48 And it hath come to pass, that the Philistine hath risen, and goeth, and draweth near to meet David,... Focus ↗
49 and David putteth forth his hand unto the vessel, and taketh thence a stone, and slingeth, and smite... Focus ↗
50 And David is stronger than the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smiteth the Philistine,... Focus ↗
51 and David runneth and standeth over the Philistine, and taketh his sword, and draweth it out of its... Focus ↗
52 And the men of Israel rise -- also Judah -- and shout, and pursue the Philistines till thou enter th... Focus ↗
53 and the sons of Israel turn back from burning after the Philistines, and spoil their camps. Focus ↗
54 And David taketh the head of the Philistine, and bringeth it in to Jerusalem, and his weapons he hat... Focus ↗
55 And when Saul seeth David going out to meet the Philistine, he hath said unto Abner, head of the hos... Focus ↗
56 And the king saith, 'Ask thou whose son this [is] -- the young man.' Focus ↗
57 And when David turneth back from smiting the Philistine, then Abner taketh him and bringeth him in b... Focus ↗
58 and Saul saith unto him, 'Whose son [art] thou, O youth?' and David saith, 'Son of thy servant Jesse... Focus ↗