Verse 23
1 Chronicles 11:23
Bible in Basic English
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And he made an attack on an Egyptian, a very tall man about five cubits high, armed with a spear like a cloth-worker's rod; he went down to him with a stick, and pulling his spear out of the hand of the Egyptian, put him to death with that same spear.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הֽוּא הִכָּה֩ אֶת הָ/אִ֨ישׁ הַ/מִּצְרִ֜י אִ֥ישׁ מִדָּ֣ה חָמֵ֣שׁ בָּ/אַמָּ֗ה וּ/בְ/יַ֨ד הַ/מִּצְרִ֤י חֲנִית֙ כִּ/מְנ֣וֹר אֹרְגִ֔ים וַ/יֵּ֥רֶד אֵלָ֖י/ו בַּ/שָּׁ֑בֶט וַ/יִּגְזֹ֤ל אֶֽת הַ/חֲנִית֙ מִ/יַּ֣ד הַ/מִּצְרִ֔י וַ/יַּהַרְגֵ֖/הוּ בַּ/חֲנִיתֽ/וֹ
English Translation
And he struck the Egyptian man, a man of five cubits, and in the hand of the Egyptian was a spear like the work of weavers, and he went down to him with a staff and took the spear from the hand of the Egyptian and killed him with his own spear.
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Chapter 11 Context
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And he made an attack on an Egyptian, a very tall man about five cubits high, armed with a spear lik...
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Shammoth the Harodite, Helez the Pelonite,
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Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite,
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Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
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Maharai the Netophathite, Heled, the son of Baanah the Netophathite,
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Ithai, the son of Ribai of Gibeah, of the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,
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Hurai of Nahale-gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,
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Azmaveth of Bahurim, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
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The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan, the son of Shage the Hararite,
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Ahiam, the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal, the son of Ur,
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Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
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Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai, the son of Ezbai,
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Joel, the brother of Nathan, Mibhar, the son of Hagri,
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Zelek the Ammonite, and Naharai the Berothite, the servant who had the care of the arms of Joab, the...
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Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,
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Uriah the Hittite, Zabad, the son of Ahlai,
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Adina, the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a chief of the Reubenites, and thirty with him;
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Hanan, the son of Maacah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,
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Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham the Aroerite,
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Jediael, the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,
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Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
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Eliel and Obed, and Jaasiel the Mezobaite.
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