Study it in the app“How much more if only the people had eaten freely today from the spoil of their enemies that they found! For now the blow among the Philistines has not been great.””
How much moreאַף כִּיif onlyלוּאthe peopleהָעָםhad eaten freelyאָכֹל אָכַלtodayהַיּוֹםfrom the spoilמִשְּׁלַלof their enemiesאֹיְבָיוthatאֲשֶׁרthey found!מָצָאForכִּיnowעַתָּהthe blowמַכָּהamong the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּיםhas notלֹאbeen great.”רָבְתָה
if perhaps
A word that supposes something possible, to say «if perhaps» or «even though».
Where else “lu” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearseat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achol” appearstoday
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appearsspoil, plunder
Spoil: what is taken from a defeated enemy.
Where else “shelal” appearsenemy
Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.
Where else “oyvay” appearsfind
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “matsa” appearswound
The harm a blow leaves: a wound or a sore on the body.
Where else “maka” appearsPhilistines
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” appearsgreatly
Used to say 'in great quantity' or 'very much'.
Where else “ravta” appears29Jonathan said, “My father has brought ruin on the land. See, please, how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
30 · This verse (above)
31They struck the Philistines on that day from Michmash to Aijalon, and the people were very exhausted.
