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Saulשָׁאוּלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Ahijah,לַאֲחִיָּה“Bring nearהַגִּישָׁהthe arkאֲרוֹןof Elohim.”הָאֱלֹהִיםForכִּיthe arkאֲרוֹןof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםwasהָיָהon thatבַּ הַהוּאdayיּוֹםwith the sonsוּבְנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
1 Samuel 14:18
Study it in the app“Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring near the ark of Elohim.” For the ark of Elohim was on that day with the sons of Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 14:18, word by word
- 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to Ahijahאֲחִיָּהachiya
Ahijah
Ahijah: the name of several people; among them the priest who carried the ephod in Saul's time (1 Samuel 14:3) and the prophet from Shiloh (1 Kings 11:29). It means "brother of YHWH."
Where else “achiya” appears- “Bring nearהַגִּישָׁhagisha
bring near
To carry something over, or present a gift.
Where else “hagisha” appears- the arkאֲרוֹןaron
ark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- wasהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- with the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
Translation note
The end says, word for word, “was on that day and the sons of Israel”; the phrase is difficult in Hebrew.
The context
17Saul said to the people who were with him, “Count, please, and see who has gone from us.” They counted, and look, Jonathan and the one who carried his weapons were not there.
18 · This verse (above)
19And it came about, while Saul was speaking to the priest, that the tumult that was in the camp of the Philistines kept on growing more and more; and Saul said to the priest, “Draw back your hand.”