20:5a Once again there was a battle with the Philistines,

During another battle with the Philistines, (New Living Translation (2004))
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In another fight with the Philistines, (Easy English Bible)

20:5b and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite,

Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath from ⌊the town called⌋ Gath.
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Jair’s son Elhanan killed Lahmi. Lahmi was the brother of Goliath from Gath. (Easy English Bible)

20:5c the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

He/Lahmi had a spear that was very thick and heavy, like a big tree.
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And he had a very heavy spear. Its handle was as large as the piece of wood that people use to make cloth. (Easy English Bible)

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