The two of themשְׁנֵיהֶםshowed themselvesוַיִּגָּלוּtoאֶלthe postמַצַּבof the Philistines,פְּלִשְׁתִּיםand the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםsaid,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Look,הִנֵּהHebrewsעִבְרִיםare coming outיֹצְאִיםofמִןthe holesהַחֹרִיםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםthey had hidden themselves.”הִתְחַבְּאוּ
1 Samuel 14:11
Study it in the app“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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
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.”