1 Samuel

1 Samuel 13:5–8

⁵Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand^c chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth-aven.

⁶Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns. ⁷Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul, however, remained at Gilgal, and all his troops were quaking in fear.

⁸And Saul waited seven days for the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the troops began to desert Saul.

Footnotes

c 13:5 Some LXX manuscripts and Syriac; Hebrew thirty thousand

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1 Samuel 13:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now the Philistines	וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞ים	ū·p̄ə·liš·tîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
assembled	נֶאֶסְפ֣וּ׀	ne·’es·p̄ū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H622 gather, remove
to fight	לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם	lə·hil·lā·ḥêm	Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H3898 fight, do battle
against	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
with three	שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים	šə·lō·šîm	Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
thousand	אֶ֤לֶף	’e·lep̄	Number - masculine singular	H505 thousand
chariots	רֶ֙כֶב֙	re·ḵeḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
six	וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁת	wə·šê·šeṯ	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular construct	H8337 six
thousand	אֲלָפִים֙	’ă·lā·p̄îm	Number - masculine plural	H505 thousand
horsemen	פָּרָשִׁ֔ים	pā·rā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6571 horse, steed
and troops	וְעָ֕ם	wə·‘ām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
as numerous	לָרֹ֑ב	lā·rōḇ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
as the sand	כַּח֛וֹל	ka·ḥō·wl	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2344 sand
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the seashore	שְׂפַֽת־	śə·p̄aṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8193 lip, speech, edge
They went up	וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙	way·ya·‘ă·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and camped	וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ	way·ya·ḥă·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2583 decline, bend down, encamp
at Michmash	בְמִכְמָ֔שׂ	ḇə·miḵ·māś	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4363 Mikmas, Mikmash
east	קִדְמַ֖ת	qiḏ·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6926 front, East
of Beth-aven	אָֽוֶן׃	’ā·wen	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1007 Beth-Aven

1 Samuel 13:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Seeing	רָאוּ֙	rā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7200 see
that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they were	ל֔וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
in danger	צַר־	ṣar-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
their troops	הָעָ֑ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
were hard-pressed	נִגַּ֖שׂ	nig·gaś	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5065 press, drive, oppress, exact
the men	וְאִ֨ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
hid	וַיִּֽתְחַבְּא֣וּ	way·yiṯ·ḥab·bə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2244 withdraw, hide
in caves	בַּמְּעָר֤וֹת	bam·mə·‘ā·rō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4631 cave
and thickets	וּבַֽחֲוָחִים֙	ū·ḇa·ḥă·wā·ḥîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2336 brier, bramble
among the rocks	וּבַסְּלָעִ֔ים	ū·ḇas·sə·lā·‘îm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5553 crag, cliff
and in cellars	וּבַצְּרִחִ֖ים	ū·ḇaṣ·ṣə·ri·ḥîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6877 excavation, underground chamber
and cisterns	וּבַבֹּרֽוֹת׃	ū·ḇab·bō·rō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H953 pit, cistern, well

1 Samuel 13:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Some Hebrews	וְעִבְרִ֗ים	wə·‘iḇ·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H5680 Hebrew
even crossed	עָֽבְרוּ֙	‘ā·ḇə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
into the land	אֶ֥רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Gad	גָּ֖ד	gāḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1410 Gad
and Gilead	וְגִלְעָ֑ד	wə·ḡil·‘āḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad
Saul	וְשָׁאוּל֙	wə·šā·’ūl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
however	וְשָׁאוּל֙	wə·šā·’ūl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
remained	עוֹדֶ֣נּוּ	‘ō·w·ḏen·nū	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H5750 a going round, continuance
at Gilgal	בַגִּלְגָּ֔ל	ḇag·gil·gāl	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1537 Gilgal
and all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
his troops	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
were quaking in fear	חָרְד֥וּ	ḥā·rə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2729 tremble, be terrified

1 Samuel 13:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וַיִּיחֶל	way·yī·ḥɛl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3176 wait
seven	שִׁבְעַ֣ת	šiḇ·‘aṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7651 seven
days	יָמִ֗ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
for the time appointed	לַמּוֹעֵד֙	lam·mō·w·‘êḏ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4150 appointed time, place, meeting
by	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
but Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
did not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
come	בָ֥א	ḇā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Gilgal	הַגִּלְגָּ֑ל	hag·gil·gāl	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1537 Gilgal
and the troops	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
began to desert	וַיָּ֥פֶץ	way·yā·p̄eṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6327 be dispersed, scattered

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.