2 Samuel 23:21
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And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but 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. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.
In other translations
And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but 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. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club, snatched the spear from his hand, and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.
Hebrew words
וְהוּא־vehu'-and heH1931הִכָּהhikahhe struck downH5221אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אִישׁ'isha manH376מִצְרִיmitzriEgyptianH4713אִישׁ'ashera man ofH376מַרְאֶהmar'ehappearanceH4758וּבְיַדuveyadand [was] in [the] hand ofH3027הַמִּצְרִיhamitzrithe EgyptianH4713חֲנִיתchanita spearH2595וַיֵּרֶדvaiyeredand he went downH3381אֵלָיו'elavto himH413בַּשָּׁבֶטbashavetwith the staffH7626וַיִּגְזֹלvaiyigzoland he seizedH1497אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַחֲנִיתhachanitthe spearH2595מִיַּדmiyadfrom [the] hand ofH3027הַמִּצְרִיhamitzrithe EgyptianH4713וַיַּהַרְגֵהוּvaiyahargehuand he killed himH2026בַּחֲנִיתוֹ׃bachanitowith own spear hisH2595
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Related verses
- 1 Samuel 17:51Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him; and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran.
- 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.
- Colossians 2:15And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
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