And it came aboutוְהָיָהon the dayבְּיוֹםof warמִלְחֶמֶתthatnoוְלֹאswordחֶרֶבor spearוַחֲנִיתwas foundנִמְצָאin the handבְּיַדof anyכָּלof the peopleהָעָםwho wereאֲשֶׁרwithאֶתSaulשָׁאוּלand withוְאֶתJonathan,יוֹנָתָןbut one was foundוַתִּמָּצֵאfor Saulלְשָׁאוּלand for Jonathanוּלְיוֹנָתָןhis son.בְּנוֹ
1 Samuel 13:22
Study it in the app“And it came about on the day of war that no sword or spear was found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and with Jonathan, but one was found for Saul and for Jonathan his son.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 13:22, word by word
- And it came aboutהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- on the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- of warמִלְחֶמֶתmilchemet
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchemet” appears- swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- or spearחֲנִיתchanit
spear
A spear: a long weapon with a point, for striking at close range or for throwing.
Where else “chanit” appears- was foundנִמְצָאnimtsa
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “nimtsa” appears- in the handיַדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- of the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- 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- Jonathanיוֹנָתָןyonatan
Jonathan
Jonathan: the name of several people; the best known are the son of King Saul, the friend of David, and the Levite who was priest of the Danites (Judges 18:30). It means "YHWH has given."
Where else “yonatan” appears- his sonבְּנben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears
The context
21And the price was a pim for the plowshares and for the mattocks, and for the three-pronged forks and for the axes, and for setting straight the goad.
22 · This verse (above)
23The post of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.