2 Samuel 21:20
What does 2 Samuel 21:20 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 21:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000And there was again war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And there was again war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And again there was war at Gath, where there was a very tall man, who had twenty-four fingers and toes, six fingers on his hands and six toes on his feet; he was one of the offspring of the Rephaim.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the battle is again in Gath, and there is a man of stature, and the fingers of his hands <FI>are<Fi> six, and the toes of his feet <FI>are<Fi> six, twenty and four in number, and he also hath been born to the giant,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752A fourth battle was in Geth: where there was a man of great stature, that had six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot, four and twenty in all, and he was of the race of Arapha.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And there was again a battle, at Gath; and there was a man [there] of great stature, that had on each hand six fingers, and on each foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to Raphah.
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Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Chronicles 20:6
And there was again war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot; and he also was born unto the giant.
- 2 Samuel 21:16
and Ishbi-benob, who was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.
- 2 Samuel 21:18
And it came to pass after this, that there was again war with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbecai the Hushathite slew Saph, who was of the sons of the giant.
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