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Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלaroseוַיָּקָםand went upוַיַּעַלfromמִןGilgalהַגִּלְגָּלto Gibeahגִּבְעַתof Benjamin.בִּנְיָמִןAnd Saulוַ שָׁאוּלcountedיִּפְקֹדthe peopleאֶת הָעָםwho were foundהַנִּמְצְאִיםwith him,עִמּוֹabout sixכְּשֵׁשׁhundredמֵאוֹתmen.אִישׁ
1 Samuel 13:15
Study it in the app“Samuel arose and went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul counted the people who were found with him, about six hundred men.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 13:15, word by word
- Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemuel
Samuel
Samuel, the name of two persons. One was a chief of the tribe of Simeon (Numbers 34:20). The best known is the son of Elkanah and Hannah, prophet and last judge of Israel, who anointed the kings Saul and David. The name sounds like "heard by El" or "name of El."
Where else “shemuel” appears- aroseיָּקָםyakam
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “yakam” appears- and went upיַּעַלyaal
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaal” appears- Gilgalגִּלְגָּלgilgal
Gilgal
See it on the mapWhere else “gilgal” appears- to Gibeahגִּבְעַתgivat
Gibeah
Gibeah: the name of several towns; it means "hill."
Where else “givat” appears- of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִןbinyamin
Benjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “binyamin” appears- And Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- countedיִּפְקֹדyifkod
count
To list a people, how many there are.
Where else “yifkod” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- who were foundנִּמְצְאִיםnimtsim
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “nimtsim” appears- about sixשֵׁשׁshesh
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “shesh” appears- hundredמֵאוֹתmeot
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meot” appears- menאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears
Places in this verse
Gilgal ?
Today: disputed; near Jericho, West Bank
A place near Jericho in the Jordan valley; the exact site is not certain.
Israel camped there after crossing the Jordan and set up twelve stones (Josh 4:19-20). Saul was confirmed as king there (1 Sam 11:15).
The context
14But now your kingdom will not stand firm. YHWH has sought for himself a man after his own heart, and YHWH has commanded him to be leader over his people, because you have not kept what YHWH commanded you.”
15 · This verse (above)
16Saul and Jonathan his son and the people who were found with them were staying at Geba of Benjamin, and the Philistines were camped at Michmash.