1 Samuel

1 Samuel 13:3–4

³Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”

⁴And all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines!” Then the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.

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1 Samuel 13:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Jonathan	יוֹנָתָ֗ן	yō·w·nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3129 Jonathan
attacked	וַיַּ֣ךְ	way·yaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
the Philistine	פְּלִשְׁתִּים֙	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
outpost	נְצִ֤יב	nə·ṣîḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5333 pillar, prefect
at Geba	בְּגֶ֔בַע	bə·ḡe·ḇa‘	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1387 Geba
and the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
heard	וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ	way·yiš·mə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
So Saul	וְשָׁאוּל֩	wə·šā·’ūl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
blew	תָּקַ֨ע	tā·qa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast
the ram’s horn	בַּשּׁוֹפָ֤ר	baš·šō·w·p̄ār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7782 horn
throughout	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the land	הָאָ֙רֶץ֙	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
saying	לֵאמֹ֔ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Let the Hebrews	הָעִבְרִֽים׃	hā·‘iḇ·rîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H5680 Hebrew
hear	יִשְׁמְע֖וּ	yiš·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear

1 Samuel 13:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֞ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
heard	שָׁמְע֣וּ	šā·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8085 hear
the news	לֵאמֹ֗ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Saul	שָׁאוּל֙	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
has attacked	הִכָּ֤ה	hik·kāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
an outpost	נְצִ֣יב	nə·ṣîḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5333 pillar, prefect
of the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
and now	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
has become a stench	נִבְאַשׁ	niḇ·’aš	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H887 be evil, bad
to the Philistines	בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים	bap·pə·liš·tîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
Then the people	הָעָ֛ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
were summoned	וַיִּצָּעֲק֥וּ	way·yiṣ·ṣā·‘ă·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6817 cry, cry out, call
to join Saul	שָׁא֖וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
at Gilgal	הַגִּלְגָּֽל׃	hag·gil·gāl	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1537 Gilgal

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1 Samuel 13:3 1 Samuel 10:5 · Judges 3:27 · Judges 6:34

1 Samuel 13:4 Genesis 34:30 · Exodus 5:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.