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And some Hebrewsוְעִבְרִיםcrossedעָבְרוּthe Jordanאֶת הַיַּרְדֵּןto the landאֶרֶץof Gadגָּדand Gilead.וְגִלְעָדSaulוְשָׁאוּלwas stillעוֹדֶנּוּat Gilgal,בַגִּלְגָּלand allוְכָלthe peopleהָעָםtrembledחָרְדוּafter him.אַחֲרָיו
1 Samuel 13:7
Study it in the app“And some Hebrews crossed the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul was still at Gilgal, and all the people trembled after him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 13:7, word by word
- And some Hebrewsעִבְרִיםivrim
Hebrew
Hebrew: a descendant of Eber; the name that other peoples gave to Abram and to the Israelites.
Where else “ivrim” appears- crossedעָבְרוּavru
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “avru” appears- the Jordanיַּרְדֵּןyarden
Jordan
See it on the mapWhere else “yarden” appears- to the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Gadגָּדgad
Gad
Gad, (1) a son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the tribe that came from him with its land; (2) the prophet who was with David. The name means "good fortune".
Where else “gad” appears- and Gileadגִלְעָדgilad
Gilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” 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- at Gilgalגִּלְגָּלgilgal
Gilgal
See it on the mapWhere else “gilgal” appears- the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- trembledחָרְדוּchardu
tremble
To shudder with fear, with surprise or before God's presence.
Where else “chardu” appears
Places in this verse
1Jordan
Today: Jordan River: Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Dead Sea
Israel's main river; it flows from Mount Hermon in the north, through the Sea of Galilee, to the Dead Sea.
Israel crossed it on dry ground to enter the promised land (Josh 3:17). Naaman was healed in it (2 Kgs 5:14), and Jesus was immersed in it (Matt 3:13).
2Gilead
Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River
A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.
Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).
3Gilgal ?
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
6The men of Israel saw that they were in distress, for the people were hard pressed, and the people hid in the caves, in the thickets, in the rocks, in the strongholds, and in the cisterns.
7 · This verse (above)
8He waited seven days, until the appointed time that Samuel had set; but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from him.