2 Samuel 21:20

There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on every hand, and six toes on every foot, twenty four in count; and he also was born to the giant.

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WEBBE

There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on every hand and six toes on every foot, twenty-four in number, and he also was born to the giant.

BSB

And there was also a battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot— twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha,

KJV

And 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

And 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

And 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.

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וַתְּהִי־ va·te·hi- and it was H1961 עוֹד od again H5750 מִלְחָמָה mil·cha·mah war H4421 בְּגַת be·gat at Gath H1661 וַיְהִי vay·hi and he was H1961 אִישׁ 'ish a man of H376 מָדוֹן ma·din stature H4067 וְאֶצְבְּעֹת ve·'etz·be·'ot and [the] fingers of H676 יָדָיו ya·dav hands his H3027 וְאֶצְבְּעֹת ve·'etz·be·'ot and [the] toes of H676 רַגְלָיו rag·lav feet his H7272 שֵׁשׁ shesh [were] six H8337 וָשֵׁשׁ va·shesh and six H8337 עֶשְׂרִים 'es·rim [was] twenty H6242 וְאַרְבַּע ve·'ar·ba' and four H702 מִסְפָּר mis·par [the] number H4557 וְגַם־ ve·gam- and also H1571 הוּא hu' he H1931 יֻלַּד yu·lad he was born H3205 לְהָרָפָה le·ha·ra·fah to the Raphah H7497

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 15–22

These events seem to have taken place towards the end of David's reign. David fainted, but he did not flee, and God sent help in the time of need. In spiritual conflicts, even strong saints sometimes wax faint; then Satan attacks them furiously; but those who stand their ground and resist him, shall be relieved and made more than conquerors. Death is a Christian's last enemy, and a son of Anak; but through Him that triumphed for us, believers shall be more than conquerors at last, even over that enemy.

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1 Chronicles 20:6

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.