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The Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםgatheredוַיִּקָּבְצוּand cameוַיָּבֹאוּand campedוַיַּחֲנוּat Shunem;בְשׁוּנֵםand Saulוַ שָׁאוּלgatheredיִּקְבֹּץallכָּלIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלand they campedוַיַּחֲנוּat Gilboa.בַּגִּלְבֹּעַ
1 Samuel 28:4
Study it in the app“The Philistines gathered and came and camped at Shunem; and Saul gathered all Israel, and they camped at Gilboa.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 28:4, word by word
- The Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםfelishtim
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 “felishtim” appears- gatheredיִּקָּבְצוּyikavtsu
gather
To bring people to one place, or to come together there.
Where else “yikavtsu” appears- and cameיָּבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- and campedיַּחֲנוּyachanu
encamp
To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.
Where else “yachanu” appears- at Shunemשׁוּנֵםshunem
Shunem
Shunem: a town of Issachar; the woman who gave lodging to Elisha came from there (2 Kings 4:8).
Where else “shunem” appears- and 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- 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- at Gilboaגִּלְבֹּעַgilboa
Gilboa
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Places in this verse
Gilboa
Today: Mount Gilboa, northern West Bank and Israel
A mountain range at the south edge of the Jezreel Valley in northern Israel.
Saul and his sons died there in battle against the Philistines (1 Sam 31:1-6). David mourned them (2 Sam 1:21).
The context
3Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had lamented for him and buried him in Ramah, in his own city. And Saul had removed those who call up the dead and the spiritists from the land.
4 · This verse (above)
5When Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly.