1 Samuel 14:1

“And it came about one day that Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man who carried his weapons, “Come, let us cross over to the post of the Philistines that is on the other side over there.” But to his father he did not tell it.”

1 Samuel 14:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 14:1, word by word

And it came aboutיְהִיyehi

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

Where else “yehi” appears
one dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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that 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."

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sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of 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".

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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the young manנַּעַרnaar

young servant

A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.

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who carriedנֹשֵׂאnose

carry

To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.

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his weaponsכֵלָיchelay

weapon

What is carried to war to fight with: sword, bow, spear.

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“Comeלְכָlecha

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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let us cross overנַעְבְּרָהnabra

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

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the postמַצַּבmatsav

garrison

A post of soldiers watching a pass or place.

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of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםpelishtim

Philistines

Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.

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on the other sideעֵבֶרever

side

Each of the parts of a place or an object: a flank, an edge, a direction.

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over thereהַלָּזhalaz

that, yonder

That one: points to something in sight, a little way off.

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But to his fatherאָבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

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tell itהִגִּידhigid

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

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The context

1 · This verse (above)

2Saul was sitting at the edge of Gibeah under the pomegranate tree that is in Migron; and the people who were with him were about six hundred men.

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