Passage

2 Samuel 21.22

Book: 2 Samuel · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"20. And there was again war at 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. 21. And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David's brother, slew him."

"22. These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants." (2 Samuel 21:20-22, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"20. There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who had six fingers on every hand, and six toes on every foot, twenty four in count; and he also was born to the giant. 21. When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother, killed him."

"22. These four were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants." (2 Samuel 21:20-22, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"20. 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} 21. And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him. ^{defied: or, reproached}"

"22. 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 21:20-22, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"20. And the battle is again in Gath, and there is a man of stature, and the fingers of his hands [are] six, and the toes of his feet [are] six, twenty and four in number, and he also hath been born to the giant, 21. and he reproacheth Israel, and smite him doth Jonathan son of Shimeah, brother of David;"

"22. these four have been born to the giant in Gath, and they fall by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants." (2 Samuel 21:20-22, YLT)

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Theological reading

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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