Verse 4

Then a champion emerged from the Philistine camp, named Goliath, from Gath. His height was six cubits and a span.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da trådte det frem en kriger fra filisternes leir, en kjempe ved navn Goliat fra Gat, som var seks alen og et spann høy.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Det kom en kriger ut fra filisternes leir, ved navn Goliat fra Gat, som var seks alen og et span høy.

• Norsk King James

  Da kom en kjempe ut fra filisternes leir, ved navn Goliat fra Gath; han var seks alen høy.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ut av filisternes leir kom en kjempe ved navn Goliat fra Gat; han var seks alen og en håndbred høy.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  En kjempe ved navn Goliat fra Gat kom ut fra filisternes leir. Han var seks alen og et spekel høyt.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da kom det en kriger ut fra filisternes leir. Hans navn var Goliat fra Gat, og han var seks alen og et spyd høyt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Så trådte en krigshelt ut fra filisternes leir, ved navn Goliat fra Gat, hvis høyde var seks kubitter og et spenn.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Da kom det en kriger ut fra filisternes leir. Hans navn var Goliat fra Gat, og han var seks alen og et spyd høyt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  En kriger fra midten av filisternes leir steg frem, Goliat het han, fra Gat. Han var seks alen og én halv alen høy.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  En utkjemper kom frem fra filisterenes leir, en mann ved navn Goliat fra Gat, han var seks alen og et spenn høy.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da udgik en Kjæmpe af Philisternes Leire, hans Navn var Goliath af Gath; han var sex Alen og en Haandbred høi.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Så kom det en kjempesoldat frem fra filisternes leir, ved navn Goliat, fra Gat, som var seks alen og et spann høy.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  A champion came out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Ut fra filisternes leir kom en forkjemper ved navn Goliat fra Gat. Han var seks alen og et spann høy.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da kom en mann fra filisternes leir ut, en bryter ved navn Goliat fra Gat; han var seks alen og en spann høy.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da kom det en kjempe ut fra filisterleiren, som het Goliat fra Gat, hans høyde var seks alen og en spann.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og en kriger ved navn Goliat fra Gat kom ut fra filisternes leir; han var over seks alen høy.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then stepte there forth from amoge the Philistynes a stoute bolde man, named Goliath of Gath, sixe cubites and an hande breth hye,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then came a man betweene them both out of the tents of the Philistims, named Goliath of Gath: his height was sixe cubites and an hande breadth,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And there came a man betweene the both, out of the tentes of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath: sixe cubites and a handbreadth long:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height [was] six cubits and a span.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  There went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And there goeth out a man of the duellists from the camps of the Philistines, Goliath `is' his name, from Gath; his height `is' six cubits and a span,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And a fighter came out from the tents of the Philistines, named Goliath of Gath; he was more than six cubits tall.

• World English Bible (2000)

  There went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then a champion came out from the camp of the Philistines. His name was Goliath; he was from Gath. He was close to seven feet tall.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 11:22 : 22 No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites. Only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any remain.
• 1 Sam 17:23 : 23 As he was speaking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, stepped out from his lines and shouted his usual words, and David heard them.
• 1 Sam 21:9-9 : 9 David asked Ahimelech, 'Don’t you have a spear or a sword here? I haven’t brought my sword or any other weapon, because the king’s mission was urgent.' 10 The priest replied, 'The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you want it, take it. There is no other here.' David said, 'There is none like it; give it to me.'
• 1 Sam 27:4 : 4 When Saul was told that David had fled to Gath, he no longer pursued him.
• 2 Sam 21:16-22 : 16 Ishbi-Benob, one of the descendants of Rapha, whose spear weighed three hundred bronze shekels and who was armed with a new weapon, said he would kill David. 17 But Abishai, son of Zeruiah, came to David's aid. He struck the Philistine and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, saying, "Never again will you go out with us to battle, so that you do not extinguish the lamp of Israel." 18 After this, there was another battle with the Philistines at Gob. At that time, Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, a descendant of Rapha. 19 In another battle with the Philistines at Gob, Elhanan son of Jaare-Oregim the Bethlehemite struck down Goliath the Gittite, whose spear shaft was like a weaver’s rod. 20 In still another battle, which took place at Gath, there was a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in total. He too was descended from Rapha. 21 He taunted Israel, but Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, struck him down. 22 These four were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and his men.
• 1 Chr 11:23 : 23 And he struck down an Egyptian who was five cubits tall. Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver's rod in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear.
• 1 Chr 20:4-8 : 4 After this, war broke out at Gezer with the Philistines. Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, and they were subdued. 5 Once again, there was war with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair struck down Lahmi, the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear shaft was like a weaver’s beam. 6 In another battle, which took place at Gath, there was a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in total. He too was a descendant of the giants. 7 This man taunted Israel, but Jonathan son of Shimea, David’s brother, struck him down. 8 These were descendants of the giants in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men.
• Amos 2:9 : 9 'Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorites before them, whose height was like the cedars and whose strength was like the oaks. I destroyed their fruit above and their roots below.'
• Deut 3:11 : 11 For only Og, king of Bashan, remained from the remnant of the Rephaim. Look, his bed was made of iron and is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites. It is nine cubits long and four cubits wide, according to the standard cubit.