1 Samuel 17:4 (YLT)

Passage

And there goeth out a man of the duellists from the camps of the Philistines, Goliath <FI>is<Fi> his name, from Gath; his height <FI>is<Fi> six cubits and a span,

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 17:2 and Saul and the men of Israel have been gathered, and encamp by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array to meet the Philistines.

1 Samuel 17:3 And the Philistines are standing on the mountain on this side, and the Israelites are standing on the mountain on that side, and the valley <FI>is<Fi> between them.

1 Samuel 17:4 And there goeth out a man of the duellists from the camps of the Philistines, Goliath <FI>is<Fi> his name, from Gath; his height <FI>is<Fi> six cubits and a span,

1 Samuel 17:5 and a helmet of brass <FI>is<Fi> on his head, and <FI>with<Fi> a scaled coat of mail he <FI>is<Fi> clothed, and the weight of the coat of mail <FI>is<Fi> five thousand shekels of brass,

1 Samuel 17:6 and a frontlet of brass <FI>is<Fi> on his feet, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "goeth", "duellists", "camps", "philistines", "goliath", "name", "gath", and "height". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "goeth" and "duellists", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And the Philistines are standing on the..." into verse 5's "and a helmet of brass FI is...", so "goeth" and "duellists" belong inside that flow. In 1 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "goeth" and "duellists" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.