1 Samuel

1 Samuel 14:16–20

16Now when Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in Benjamin looked and saw the troops melting away and scattering in every direction,d 17Saul said to the troops who were with him, “Call the roll and see who has left us.”

And when they had called the roll, they saw that Jonathan and his armor-bearer were not there.

18Then Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God.” (For at that time it was with the Israelites.)e 19While Saul was talking to the priest, the commotion in the Philistine camp continued to increase. So Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”

20Then Saul and all his troops assembled and marched to the battle, and they found the Philistines in total confusion, with each man wielding the sword against his neighbor.

Footnotes

  • d 14:16 Or melting away and going here and there
  • e 14:18 Hebrew; LXX “Bring the ephod.” For at that time he wore the ephod before the Israelites.

Read all of 1 Samuel 14

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

1 Samuel 14:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now when Saul’sלְשָׁא֔וּלlə·šā·’ūlPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
watchmenהַצֹּפִים֙haṣ·ṣō·p̄îmArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch
at Gibeahבְּגִבְעַ֖תbə·ḡiḇ·‘aṯPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH1390 Gibah
in Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin·yā·minNoun - proper - masculine singularH1144 Binjamin
lookedוַיִּרְא֤וּway·yir·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7200 see
and sawוְהִנֵּ֧הwə·hin·nêhConjunctive waw; InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
the troopsהֶהָמ֛וֹןhe·hā·mō·wnArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance
melting awayנָמ֖וֹגnā·mō·wḡVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4127 melt
and scatteringוַיֵּ֥לֶךְway·yê·leḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
in every directionוַהֲלֹֽם׃פwa·hă·lōmConjunctive waw; AdverbH1988 of place, hither

1 Samuel 14:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Saulשָׁא֗וּלšā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to the troopsלָעָם֙lā·‘āmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
with himאִתּ֔וֹ’it·tōwPreposition; third person masculine singularH854 with
Call the rollפִּקְדוּ־piq·ḏū-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
and seeוּרְא֔וּū·rə·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH7200 see
whoמִ֖יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
has leftהָלַ֣ךְhā·laḵVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
usמֵעִמָּ֑נוּmê·‘im·mā·nūPreposition-m; first person common pluralH5973 with
And when they had called the rollוַֽיִּפְקְד֔וּway·yip̄·qə·ḏūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
they sawוְהִנֵּ֛הwə·hin·nêhConjunctive waw; InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
that Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֖ןyō·w·nā·ṯānNoun - proper - masculine singularH3129 Jonathan
and his armor-bearerוְנֹשֵׂ֥אwə·nō·śêConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructH5375 lift, take, carry
notאֵ֥ין’ênAdverbH369 nothing, nought

1 Samuel 14:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Saulשָׁאוּל֙šā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to Ahijahלַֽאֲחִיָּ֔הla·’ă·ḥî·yāhPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH281 Achijah
Bringהַגִּ֖ישָׁהhag·gî·šāhVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH5066 draw near, approach
the arkאֲר֣וֹן’ă·rō·wnNoun - common singular constructH727 chest, ark
of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
Forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
at thatהַה֖וּאha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
timeבַּיּ֥וֹםbay·yō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
itאֲר֧וֹן’ă·rō·wnNoun - common singular constructH727 chest, ark
wasהָיָ֞הhā·yāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
with the Israelitesוּבְנֵ֥יū·ḇə·nêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son

1 Samuel 14:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whileעַ֣ד‘aḏPrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Saulשָׁאוּל֙šā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
was talkingדִּבֶּ֤רdib·berVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1696 speak
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןhak·kō·hênArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3548 priest
the commotionוְהֶהָמ֗וֹןwə·he·hā·mō·wnConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance
in the Philistineפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםp̄ə·liš·tîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH6430 Philistine
campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbə·ma·ḥă·nêhPreposition-b; Noun - common singular constructH4264 encampment, camp
continued toוַיֵּ֥לֶךְway·yê·leḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
increaseוָרָ֑ב פwå̄·rå̄ḇ p̄Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singularH7227 much, many, great
So Saulשָׁא֛וּלšā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןhak·kō·hênArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3548 priest
Withdrawאֱסֹ֥ף’ĕ·sōp̄Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH622 gather, remove
your handיָדֶֽךָ׃yā·ḏe·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3027 hand

1 Samuel 14:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Saulשָׁא֗וּלšā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
and allוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
his troopsהָעָם֙hā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
assembledוַיִּזָּעֵ֣קway·yiz·zā·‘êqConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2199 cry, cry out, call
and marchedוַיָּבֹ֖אוּway·yā·ḇō·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
toעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הham·mil·ḥā·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH4421 battle, war
and they foundוְהִנֵּ֨הwə·hin·nêhConjunctive waw; InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
in totalמְאֹֽד׃mə·’ōḏAdverbH3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
confusionמְהוּמָ֖הmə·hū·māhNoun - feminine singularH4103 tumult, confusion, disquietde, discomfiture
with each manאִישׁ֙’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
wieldingהָיְתָ֜הhā·yə·ṯāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the swordחֶ֤רֶבḥe·reḇNoun - feminine singular constructH2719 sword
against his neighborבְּרֵעֵ֔הוּbə·rê·‘ê·hūPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7453 shouting, roar

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Samuel 14:19 1 Samuel 14:24 · Numbers 27:21

1 Samuel 14:20 2 Chronicles 20:23 · Judges 7:22

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.