And the Hebrewsוְהָעִבְרִיםwho had beenהָיוּwith the Philistinesלַפְּלִשְׁתִּיםasכְּbefore,אֶתְמוֹל שִׁלְשׁוֹםwhoאֲשֶׁרhad gone upעָלוּwith themעִמָּםinto the campבַּמַּחֲנֶהall around,סָבִיבthey tooוְגַם הֵמָּהturned to beלִהְיוֹתwithעִםIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלwho wereאֲשֶׁרwithעִםSaulשָׁאוּלand Jonathan.וְיוֹנָתָן
1 Samuel 14:21
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 14:21, word by word
- And the Hebrewsעִבְרִיםivrim
Hebrew
Hebrew: a descendant of Eber; the name that other peoples gave to Abram and to the Israelites.
Where else “ivrim” appears- who had beenהָיוּhayu
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “hayu” appears- with 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- beforeאֶתְמוֹלetmol
yesterday, before
Yesterday; together with "the day before" it forms the expression "before", "in the past".
Where else “etmol” appears- beforeשִׁלְשׁוֹםshilshom
day before yesterday
The day before yesterday; formerly. With "yesterday" it forms the idiom "as before".
Where else “shilshom” appears- had gone upעָלוּalu
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “alu” appears- into the campמַּחֲנֶהmachane
camp
A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.
Where else “machane” appears- all aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears- 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- 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- and 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."
Where else “yonatan” appears
The context
20Saul 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.
21 · This verse (above)
22And all the men of Israel who had hidden in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines had fled, and they too followed close after them in the war.