1 Samuel
1 Samuel 13:22
22So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hands of the troops with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | וְהָיָה֙ | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| on the day | בְּי֣וֹם | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
| of battle | מִלְחֶ֔מֶת | mil·ḥe·meṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| not | וְלֹ֨א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| a sword | חֶ֤רֶב | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| or spear | וַחֲנִית֙ | wa·ḥă·nîṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H2595 spear |
| could be found | נִמְצָ֜א | nim·ṣā | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| in the hands | בְּיַ֣ד | bə·yaḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of the troops | הָעָ֔ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| with | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Preposition | H854 with |
| Saul | שָׁא֖וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| and Jonathan | יוֹנָתָ֑ן | yō·w·nā·ṯān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3129 Jonathan |
| only Saul | לְשָׁא֔וּל | lə·šā·’ūl | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| and his son | בְּנֽוֹ׃ | bə·nōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| Jonathan had weapons | וּלְיוֹנָתָ֖ן | ū·lə·yō·w·nā·ṯān | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3129 Jonathan |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.