1 Samuel 14:11

“The two of them showed themselves to the post of the Philistines, and the Philistines said, “Look, Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they had hidden themselves.””

1 Samuel 14:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 14:11, word by word

The two of themשְׁנֵיshene

both

The two together, both of them.

Where else “shene” appears
showed themselvesיִּגָּלוּyigalu

reveal

To make known, show openly.

Where else “yigalu” appears
the postמַצַּבmatsav

garrison

A post of soldiers watching a pass or place.

Where else “matsav” appears
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.

Where else “pelishtim” appears
saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru

say

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

Where else “yomru” appears
Hebrewsעִבְרִיםivrim

Hebrew

Hebrew: a descendant of Eber; the name that other peoples gave to Abram and to the Israelites.

Where else “ivrim” appears
are coming outיֹצְאִיםyotsim

go out

To go out of a place.

Where else “yotsim” appears
the holesחֹרִיםchorim

hole, cave

A hole, a hollow in the earth or in the rock.

Where else “chorim” appears
they had hidden themselvesהִתְחַבְּאוּhitchabu

hide

Hide oneself.

Where else “hitchabu” appears

The context

10But if they say this, ‘Come up to us,’ then we will go up, for YHWH has given them into our hand; and this will be for us the sign.”

11 · This verse (above)

12The men of the post answered Jonathan and the one who carried his weapons, and they said, “Come up to us, and we will make known to you something.” Jonathan said to the one who carried his weapons, “Come up after me, for YHWH has given them into the hand of Israel.”

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