1 Samuel 14:20

“Saul and all the people who were with him were summoned and came to the war, and look, the sword of each man was against his companion: a very great confusion.”

1 Samuel 14:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 14:20, 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
the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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were summonedיִּזָּעֵקyizaek

summon

To call together.

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and cameיָּבֹאוּyavou

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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the warמִּלְחָמָהmilchama

war, battle

War, battle.

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the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

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of each manאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

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wasהָיְתָהhayta

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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against his companionרֵעֵree

companion

A companion, a friend.

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a very great confusionמְהוּמָהmehuma

confusion, panic

Confusion: disorder and panic that make an army flee.

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a very great confusionגְּדוֹלָהgedola

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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a very great confusionמְאֹדmeod

very

To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.

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The context

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.”

20 · This verse (above)

21And the Hebrews who had been with the Philistines as before, who had gone up with them into the camp all around, they too turned to be with Israel who were with Saul and Jonathan.

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