1 Samuel

1 Samuel 13:6

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.

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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

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