1 Samuel 17:7
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And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. In addition, his shield bearer went before him.
In other translations
And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his spear’s head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him.The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. In addition, his shield bearer went before him.
Hebrew words
וְעֵץvechatzand [the] wood ofH6086חֲנִיתוֹchanitospear hisH2595כִּמְנוֹרkimnor[was] like a beam ofH4500אֹרְגִים'oregimweaversH707וְלַהֶבֶתvelahevetand [the] blade ofH3852חֲנִיתוֹchanitospear hisH2595שֵׁשׁ־shesh-[was] sixH8337מֵאוֹתme'othundred<s>H3967שְׁקָלִיםshekalimshekelsH8255בַּרְזֶלbarzelironH1270וְנֹשֵׂאvenose'and [the] bearer ofH5375הַצִּנָּהhatzinahthe body shieldH6793הֹלֵךְholekh[was] walkingH1980לְפָנָיו׃lefanav<to> before himH6440
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 2 Samuel 21:19And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare–oregim, a Beth–lehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.Once again there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
- 1 Chronicles 11:23And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian’s hand was a spear like a weaver’s beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and slew him with his own spear.He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s beam in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.
- 1 Samuel 17:41And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.Now the Philistine came closer and closer to David, with his shield-bearer before him.
- 1 Chronicles 20:5And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver’s beam.Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.
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