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1 Samuel 17:4-5

4Then a championH376H1143 namedH8034 GoliathH1555, who was from GathH1661, came outH3318 from the PhilistineH6430 campH4264. He was sixH8337 cubitsH520 and a spanH2239 in heightH1363,1 5and he had a bronzeH5178 helmetH3553 onH5921 his headH7218. HeH1931 woreH3847 a bronzeH5178 coatH8302 of mailH7193 weighingH4948H8302 fiveH2568 thousandH505 shekelsH8255,2

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  1. 1. 1 Samuel 17:4 Goliath was approximately 9 feet 9 inches or 297 centimeters tall; LXX, DSS, and Josephus four cubits and a span in height (approximately 6 feet 9 inches or 206 centimeters tall). ↩
  2. 2. 1 Samuel 17:5 5,000 shekels is approximately 125.6 pounds or 57 kilograms. ↩

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