Study it in the app“Mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew and no rain on you, nor fields of contributions; for there the shield of the mighty was abhorred, the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.”
Mountainsהָרֵיof Gilboa,בַגִּלְבֹּעַlet there benoאַלdewטַלand noוְאַלrainמָטָרon you,עֲלֵיכֶםnor fieldsוּשְׂדֵיof contributions;תְרוּמֹתforכִּיthereשָׁםthe shieldמָגֵןof the mightyגִּבּוֹרִיםwas abhorred,נִגְעַלthe shieldמָגֵןof Saul,שָׁאוּלnotבְּלִיanointedמָשִׁיחַwith oil.בַּשָּׁמֶן
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “hare” appearsGilboa
See it on the mapWhere else “gilboa” appearsdew
Dew: the moisture of the night, which in a dry land keeps the plants alive.
Where else “tal” appearsrain
Rain.
Where else “matar” appearsfarmland
Land that is farmed.
Where else “sede” appearscontribution
Contribution: what is set apart from one's goods to give to God; also a portion set aside or a gift.
Where else “terumot” appearsshield
A piece the soldier carries on his arm to block blows in battle.
Where else “magen” appearswarrior
A brave warrior, or a capable man.
Where else “giborim” appearsloathe
To reject something in disgust.
Where else “nigal” appearsSaul
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” appearswithout; not
Without; not; nothing.
Where else “beli” appearsanointed
Anointed: someone on whom oil has been poured to set him apart for a task from God (priest, king). In Hebrew it is "mashiach", from which "Messiah" comes; in Greek, "Christ".
Where else “mashiach” appearsoil
The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.
Where else “shamen” appears“Fields of contributions”: fields so fertile that offerings are set apart from them; the exact sense is uncertain. Leather shields were rubbed with oil to preserve them.
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).
20Do not report it in Gath, do not carry the news to the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
21 · This verse (above)
22From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not turn back, and the sword of Saul did not return empty.
