11:23a He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man five cubits tall.

Benaiah also killed a man from Egypt who was 2.3 meters (7.5 feet) tall. (Easy English Bible)
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He also killed a giant from the land Egypt.

11:23b Although the Egyptian had a spear like a weaver’s beam in his hand,

The man had a very large spear. It was as large as the piece of wood that people use to make cloth. (Easy English Bible)
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The Egyptian held a spear that was thick and heavy, like a big tree. (EEB)

11:23c Benaiah went against him with a club,

Benaiah had only a club ⌊for a weapon⌋ . With it, he fought against the giant Egyptian.
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Benaiah attacked him with a heavy stick. (EEB)

11:23d snatched the spear from his hand,

Then he took the spear from the Egyptian’s hand
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Benaiah grabbed the spear from the Egyptian’s hand

11:23e and killed the Egyptian with his own spear.

and used it to kill him.
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and killed him with it. (New Living Translation (2004))

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