1 Samuel
1 Samuel 13:17–18
17And raiders went out of the Philistine camp in three divisions. One headed toward Ophrah in the land of Shual, 18another toward Beth-horon, and the third down the border road overlooking the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness.
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1 Samuel 13:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And raiders | הַמַּשְׁחִ֛ית | ham·maš·ḥîṯ | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| went out | וַיֵּצֵ֧א | way·yê·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| of the Philistine | פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים | p̄ə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| camp | מִמַּחֲנֵ֥ה | mim·ma·ḥă·nêh | Preposition-m; Noun - common singular construct | H4264 encampment, camp |
| in three | שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה | šə·lō·šāh | Number - masculine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| divisions | רָאשִׁ֑ים | rā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H7218 head |
| One | אֶחָ֥ד | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| headed | יִפְנֶ֛ה | yip̄·neh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6437 turn |
| toward | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Ophrah | עָפְרָ֖ה | ‘ā·p̄ə·rāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6084 perhaps modern |
| in the land | אֶ֥רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Shual | שׁוּעָֽל׃ | šū·‘āl | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7777 Shual |
1 Samuel 13:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| another | אֶחָד֙ | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| toward Beth-horon | חֹר֑וֹן | ḥō·rō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1032 Beth-Choron |
| and the | וְהָרֹ֨אשׁ | wə·hā·rōš | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7218 head |
| down the border | הַגְּב֔וּל | hag·gə·ḇūl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1366 border, boundary, territory |
| road | דֶּ֣רֶךְ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| overlooking | הַנִּשְׁקָ֛ף | han·niš·qāp̄ | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H8259 overhang, look out and down |
| the Valley | גֵּ֥י | gê | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1516 valley |
| of Zeboim | הַצְּבֹעִ֖ים | haṣ·ṣə·ḇō·‘îm | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6650 Tseboim |
| facing the wilderness | הַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ס | ham·miḏ·bā·rāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H4057 mouth |
Cross-references
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1 Samuel 13:17 Joshua 18:23 · 1 Samuel 14:15
1 Samuel 13:18 Nehemiah 11:34 · Joshua 18:13–14 · Joshua 16:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.