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# Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite
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Some versions translate this as "Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate:translate_textvariants]])
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# Elhanan son of Jair ... Goliath
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These are names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# Bethlehemite ... Gittite
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These are names of people groups. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# whose spear was like a weaver's beam
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When a person was weaving a cloth he would run the threads through hooks attached to large sticks called a "weaver's beam." This means Goliath's spear was larger than a normal spear. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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