# Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite

Some versions translate this as "Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite."  (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-textvariants]])

# Elhanan son of Jair ... Goliath

These are names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])

# Bethlehemite ... Gittite

These are names of people groups. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])

# whose spear was like a weaver's beam

When a person was weaving a cloth he would run the threads through hooks attached to large sticks called a "weaver's beam." This means Goliath's spear was larger than a normal spear. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-simile]])