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with his shield bearer in front of him
"and his shield bearer walked in front of him"
he despised him
"he hated him"
and ruddy
"and healthy looking"
Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?
Here a dog represents a small animal that a person can easily kill. The word "sticks" refers to David's staff and shows Goliath's opinion that it is not a good weapon. Goliath uses this question to accuse David of insulting him. AT: "You insult me by coming at me with mere sticks as if I were just a dog!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)