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I will give your flesh to the birds of the heavens and to the wild animals of the field

Goliath speaks of killing David and leaving his body on the ground for the animals to eat it as if he were to give David's body to the animals. Alternate translation: "I will kill you, and the birds of the heavens and the wild animals of the field will eat your body" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)

birds of the heavens

"birds of the sky" or "birds"