King James Version
1 Samuel 14:16-23
16And the watchmenהַצֹּפִים֙ha.tzo.FimH6822of Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586in Gibeahבְּגִבְעַ֖תbe.giv.'AtH1390of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144lookedוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200;and, behold, the multitudeהֶהָמ֛וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995melted awayנָמ֖וֹגna.MogH4127,and they wentH3212on beating downH1986one another.
17Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586unto the peopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971that werewith him, Numberפִּקְדוּ־pik.du-H6485now, and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200who is goneהָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980from us. And when they had numberedוַֽיִּפְקְד֔וּvai.yif.ke.DuH6485,behold, Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֖ןyo.na.TanH3129and his armourbearerוְנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלָֽיו׃ve.no.Se' khe.LavH3627H5375were not there.
18And Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Ahiahלַֽאֲחִיָּ֔הla.'a.chi.YahH281,Bring hitherהַגִּ֖ישָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.For the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was at that timeבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117with the childrenוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
19And it came to pass, while Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586talkedדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696unto the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,that the noiseוְהֶהָמ֗וֹןve.he.ha.MonH1995that wasin the hostבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430wentH3212onH1980and increasedוָרָ֑ב פva.RavH7227:and Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548,Withdrawאֱסֹ֥ף'e.SofH622thine handיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027.
20And Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586and all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that werewith him assembledוַיִּזָּעֵ֣קvai.yi.za.'EkH2199themselves, and they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421:and, behold, every man’sאִישׁ֙'ishH376swordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719was against his fellowבְּרֵעֵ֔הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453, and there wasa veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419discomfitureמְהוּמָ֖הme.hu.MahH4103.
21Moreover the Hebrewsוְהָעִבְרִ֗יםve.ha.'iv.RimH5680thatwere with the Philistinesלַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙la.pe.lish.TimH6430beforeכְּאֶתְמ֣וֹלke.'et.MolH865that timeשִׁלְשׁ֔וֹםshil.ShomH8032,which went upעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927with them into the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הba.ma.cha.NehH4264from the countryround aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439, even they also turnedto be with the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478that werewith Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanוְיוֹנָתָֽן׃ve.yo.na.TanH3129.
22Likewise all the menאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478which had hidהַמִּֽתְחַבְּאִ֤יםha.mit.cha.be.'ImH2244themselves in mountבְּהַר־be.har-H2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669, whenthey heardשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085that the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127,even they also followed hardוַֽיַּדְבְּק֥וּvai.yad.be.KuH1692afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them in the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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