KJV King James Version
And yet again there was 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 the son of the giant.
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1 Chronicles 20:6
And yet again there was 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 the son of the giant.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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,
WEB World English Bible
There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were twenty-four, six on each hand, and six on each foot; and he also was born to the giant.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And there is again war in Gath, and there is a man of measure, and his fingers and his toes are six and six, twenty and four, and also, he hath been born to the giant.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 20
3 And he brought out the people that [were] in it, and cut [them] with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
4 And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, [that was] of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.
5 And 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.
6 And yet again there was 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 the son of the giant.
7 But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother slew him.
8 These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
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וַתְּהִי־H1961 · ha.yahto beע֥וֹדH5750 · odstillמִלְחָמָ֖הH4421 · mil.cha.mahbattleבְּגַ֑תH1661 · gatGathוַיְהִ֣י׀H1961 · ha.yahto beאִ֣ישׁH376 · ishmanמִדָּ֗הH4060 · mid.dahmeasureוְאֶצְבְּעֹתָ֤יוH676 · ets.bafingerשֵׁשׁ־H8337 · sheshsixוָשֵׁשׁ֙H8337 · sheshsixעֶשְׂרִ֣יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyוְאַרְבַּ֔עH702 · ar.bafourוְגַם־H1571 · gamalsoה֖וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itנוֹלַ֥דH3205 · ya.ladto begetלְהָרָפָֽא׃H7497 · ra.pahRapha
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