2 Samuel 21:20
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A fourth battle was in Geth: where there was a man of great stature, that had six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot, four and twenty in all, and he was of the race of Arapha.

yet a battle

1 Chronicles 20:6 There was another battle also in Geth, in which there was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand and foot: who also was born of the stock of Rapha.

the giant.

2 Samuel 20:16,18 And a wise woman cried out from the city: Hear, hear, and say to Joab: Come near hither, and I will speak with thee. . . .

Context
Four Battles Against the Philistines
19And there was a third battle in Gob against the Philistines, in which Adeodatus the son of the Forrest an embroiderer of Bethlehem slew Goliath the Gethite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. 20A fourth battle was in Geth: where there was a man of great stature, that had six fingers on each hand, and six toes on each foot, four and twenty in all, and he was of the race of Arapha.21And he reproached Israel: and Jonathan the son of Samae the brother of David slew him.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 21:16
Jesbibenob, who was of the race of Arapha, the iron of whose spear weighed three hundred ounces, being girded with a new sword, attempted to kill David.

2 Samuel 21:18
There was also a second battle in Gob against the Philistines: then Sobochai of Husathi slew Saph of the race of Arapha of the family of the giants.

2 Samuel 21:21
And he reproached Israel: and Jonathan the son of Samae the brother of David slew him.

Lexicon
And there was
וַתְּהִי־ (wat·tə·hî-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

still another
ע֥וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

battle
מִלְחָמָ֖ה (mil·ḥā·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4421: A battle, war

at Gath,
בְּגַ֑ת (bə·ḡaṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1661: Gath -- 'wine press', a Philistine city

where there was a man
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of
מדין (mā·ḏîn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

[great] stature
מָד֗וֹן (mā·ḏō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4067: Extensiveness, height

with
וַיְהִ֣י ׀ (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

six
שֵׁ֣שׁ (šêš)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8337: Six (a cardinal number)

fingers
וְאֶצְבְּעֹ֣ת (wə·’eṣ·bə·‘ōṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 676: Something to sieze with, a finger, a toe

on each hand
יָדָיו֩ (yā·ḏāw)
Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

and six
וָשֵׁ֗שׁ (wā·šêš)
Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8337: Six (a cardinal number)

toes
וְאֶצְבְּעֹ֨ת (wə·’eṣ·bə·‘ōṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 676: Something to sieze with, a finger, a toe

on each foot—
רַגְלָ֜יו (raḡ·lāw)
Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda

twenty-four
עֶשְׂרִ֤ים (‘eś·rîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 6242: Twenty, twentieth

in all.
מִסְפָּ֔ר (mis·pār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration

He
ה֖וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

too
וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

was descended
יֻלַּ֥ד (yul·laḏ)
Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

from Rapha,
לְהָרָפָֽה׃ (lə·hā·rā·p̄āh)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7497: Rephaim -- inhabitants of an area East of the Jordan


Additional Translations
And there was still another battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha,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.

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.

And there was yet a battle in Geth: and there was a man of stature, and the fingers of his hands and the toes of his feet were six on each, four and twenty in number: and he also was born to Rapha.

And there was again a battle, at Gath; and there was a man [there] of great stature, that had on each hand six fingers, and on each foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to Raphah.

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.

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.

There was again war at Gath, where there was a man of great stature, who 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.

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,
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