King James Version
2 Samuel 21:22 in the King James Version says “These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.”
2 Samuel 21:22 · 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. the giant: or, Rapha
And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him. defied: or, reproached
These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“were born”
H3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
“and fell”
H5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
“and by the hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“and by the hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
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