In 1 Samuel 17:4, the Septuagint turns & degrades Goliath from a very tall man with a tall height into a shorter, average sized man, and reduces Goliath's physical height downward
1 Samuel 17:4 KJB
And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span.β
1 Samuel 17:4 Septuagint
[4] And there went forth a mighty man out of the army of the Philistines Goliath by name, out of Geth, his height was four cubits and a span.β
2 Samuel 21:22 KJB calls Goliath "the giant in Gath", which calls him the name of giant due to Goliath's very tall physical height (1 Samuel 17:4):
[22] These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
The Septuagint reduces Goliath's height by over 1/3 /by 33-34% & turns Goliath's intimidating high height of six cubits and a span into literally the height of an everyday, average Israelite or Phillistine of four cubits and a span.
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