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1 Samuel 13:17

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And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people [that were] present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.	And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way [that leadeth to] Ophrah, unto the land of Shual:	And another company turned the way [to] Bethhoron: and another company turned [to] the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And the spoilers^H7843 came out^H3318 of the camp^H4264 of the Philistines^H6430 in three^H7969 companies^H7218: one^H259 company^H7218 turned^H6437 unto the way^H1870 that leadeth to Ophrah^H6084, unto the land^H776 of Shual^H7777:

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Original Hebrew

וַיֵּצֵא הַמַּשְׁחִית מִמַּחֲנֵה פְלִשְׁתִּים שְׁלֹשָׁה רָאשִׁים הָרֹאשׁ אֶחָד יִפְנֶה אֶל־דֶּרֶךְ עָפְרָה אֶל־אֶרֶץ שׁוּעָל׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יֵּצֵ֧א	va/i.ye.Tze'	H3318	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ it came out
הַ/מַּשְׁחִ֛ית	ha./mash.Chit	H7843	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ destroyer
מִ/מַּחֲנֵ֥ה	mi./ma.cha.Neh	H4264	HR/Ncbsc	from/ (the) camp of
פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים	fe.lish.Tim	H6430	HNgmpa	(the) Philistines
שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה	she.lo.Shah	H7969	HAcmsa	three
רָאשִׁ֑ים	ra.Shim	H7218	HNcmpa	companies
הָ/רֹ֨אשׁ	ha./Rosh	H7218	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ company
אֶחָ֥ד	'e.Chad	H259	HAcmsa	one
יִפְנֶ֛ה	yif.Neh	H6437	HVqi3ms	it turned
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
דֶּ֥רֶךְ	De.rekh	H1870	HNcbsc	(the) direction of
עָפְרָ֖ה	'a.fe.Rah	H6084	HNp	Ophrah
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
אֶ֥רֶץ	'E.retz	H776	HNcbsc	(the) land of
שׁוּעָֽל	shu.'Al	H7777	HNp	Shual

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H259 — אֶחָד (ʼechâd, ekh-awd'): a numeral from אָחַד; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
• H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
• H1870 — דֶּרֶךְ (derek, deh'-rek): from דָּרַךְ; a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb; along, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).
• H3318 — יָצָא (yâtsâʼ, yaw-tsaw'): a primitive root; to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.; [idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, [idiom] scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, [idiom] still, [idiom] surely, take forth (out), at any time, [idiom] to (and fro), utter.
• H4264 — מַחֲנֶה (machăneh, makh-an-eh'): from חָנָה; an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts); army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.
• H6084 — עׇפְרָה (ʻOphrâh, of-raw'): feminine of עֹפֶר; female fawn; Ophrah, the name of an Israelite and of two places in Palestine; Ophrah.
• H6430 — פְּלִשְׁתִּי (Pᵉlishtîy, pel-ish-tee'): patrial from פְּלֶשֶׁת; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth; Philistine.
• H6437 — פָּנָה (pânâh, paw-naw'): a primitive root; to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.; appear, at (even-) tide, behold, cast out, come on, [idiom] corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-) turn (aside, away, back, face, self), [idiom] right (early).
• H7218 — רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh, roshe): from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.); band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
• H7777 — שׁוּעָל (Shûwʻâl, shoo-awl'): the same as שׁוּעָל; Shual, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine; Shual.
• H7843 — שָׁחַת (shâchath, shaw-khath'): a primitive root; to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively); batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, [idiom] utterly, waste(-r).
• H7969 — שָׁלוֹשׁ (shâlôwsh, shaw-loshe'): or שָׁלֹשׁ; masculine שְׁלוֹשָׁה; or שְׁלֹשָׁה; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice; [phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare שָׁלִישׁ.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• in three companies — 1 Samuel 11:11
• Ophrah — Joshua 18:23
• Shual — Joshua 19:3

Reciprocal references (4): 1 Samuel 14:15, 2 Samuel 7:10, 2 Kings 5:2, Psalms 144:14

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: OPHRAH
• Torrey’s: PHILISTINES, THE
• Nave’s: ARMIES, OPHRAH, SHUAL

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