1 Samuel
1 Samuel 14:16
16Now when Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in Benjamin looked and saw the troops melting away and scattering in every direction,d
Footnotes
- d 14:16 Or melting away and going here and there
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now when Saul’s | לְשָׁא֔וּל | lə·šā·’ūl | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| watchmen | הַצֹּפִים֙ | haṣ·ṣō·p̄îm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch |
| at Gibeah | בְּגִבְעַ֖ת | bə·ḡiḇ·‘aṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1390 Gibah |
| in Benjamin | בִּנְיָמִ֑ן | bin·yā·min | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
| looked | וַיִּרְא֤וּ | way·yir·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7200 see |
| and saw | וְהִנֵּ֧ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the troops | הֶהָמ֛וֹן | he·hā·mō·wn | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance |
| melting away | נָמ֖וֹג | nā·mō·wḡ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4127 melt |
| and scattering | וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in every direction | וַהֲלֹֽם׃פ | wa·hă·lōm | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H1988 of place, hither |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.