1 Samuel 14:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.”

1 Samuel 14:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Samuel 14:1610 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יִּרְא֤וּwayirəʾw

advise selfconjH7200

appear · approve · behold · certainly ···

הַ/צֹּפִים֙haṣōpiym

beholdparticleH6822

espy · look up · wait for · watch

לְ/שָׁא֔וּלləšāʾwl

SaulpronH7586

Shaul

בְּ/גִבְעַ֖תbəgibəʿat

GibeahpronH1390

the hill

בִּנְיָמִ֑ןbinəyāmin

BenjaminnounH1144

וְ/הִנֵּ֧הwəhinēh

beholdconjH2009

lo · see

הֶ/הָמ֛וֹןhehāmwōn

abundanceparticleH1995

company · many · multitude · multiply ···

נָמ֖וֹגnāmwōg

consumeverbH4127

dissolve · faint · melt · make soft

וַ/יֵּ֥לֶךְwayēlekə

awayconjH3212

again · bear · bring · carry ···

וַ/הֲלֹֽםwahălōm

beatconjH1986

break · overcome · smite

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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