Matthew Henry · Verses 1–11
Men so entirely depend upon God in all things, that when he withdraws his help, the most valiant and resolute cannot find their hearts or hands, as daily experience shows.
1 Samuel 17:4
A champion out of the camp of the Philistines named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span went out.
World English Bible
Your notes
Private to you. Anything you write on this verse, here or while reading, shows up here and in My study.
Other translations
WEBBE
A champion out of the camp of the Philistines named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span went out.
BSB
Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,
KJV
And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
ASV
And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.
BBE
And a fighter came out from the tents of the Philistines, named Goliath of Gath; he was more than six cubits tall.
Original Hebrew
Look up a wordTap a word to see what it means and everywhere else it's used.
וַיֵּצֵא
vai·ye·tze'
and he came out
H3318
אִישׁ־
'ish-
[the] man of
H376
הַבֵּנַיִם
ha·be·na·yim
the champions
H1143
מִמַּחֲנוֹת
mi·ma·cha·not
from [the] camps of
H4264
פְּלִשְׁתִּים
pe·lish·tim
[the] Philistines
H6430
גָּלְיָת
gal·yat
[was] Goliath
H1555
שְׁמוֹ
she·mo
name his
H8034
מִגַּת
mi·gat
from Gath
H1661
גָּבְהוֹ
ga·ve·ho
height his
H1363
שֵׁשׁ
shesh
[was] six
H8337
אַמּוֹת
'a·mot
cubits
H520
וָזָרֶת
va·za·ret
and a span
H2239
Commentary
Read Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 17 →
Cross-references
9People & places
Topics
Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.