1 Samuel 14:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then Saulשָׁא֗וּל
(sha·'ul)
7586: "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr.from shaal
and allוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the peopleהָעָם֙
(ha·'am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
[were] with him ralliedוַיִּזָּעֵ֣ק
(vai·yiz·za·'ek)
2199: to cry, cry out, calla prim. root
and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּ
(vai·ya·vo·'u)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to the battle;הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה
(ham·mil·cha·mah;)
4421: a battle, warfrom lacham
and behold,וְהִנֵּ֨ה
(ve·hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
every man'sאִישׁ֙
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
swordחֶ֤רֶב
(che·rev)
2719: a swordfrom charab
was against his fellow,בְּרֵעֵ֔הוּ
(be·re·'e·hu,)
7453: friend, companion, fellowfrom raah
[and there was] veryמְאֹֽד׃
(me·'od.)
3966: muchness, force, abundancefrom an unused word
greatגְּדֹולָ֥ה
(ge·do·v·lah)
1419: greatfrom gadal
confusion.מְהוּמָ֖ה
(me·hu·mah)
4103: tumult, confusion, disquietude, discomfiturefrom hum


















KJV Lexicon
And Saul
Sha'uwl  (shaw-ool')
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul.
and all the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
that were with him assembled
za`aq  (zaw-ak')
to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
themselves and they came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to the battle
milchamah  (mil-khaw-maw')
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare) -- battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
and behold every man's
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
sword
chereb  (kheh'-reb)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
was against his fellow
rea`  (ray'-ah)
an associate (more or less close) -- brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, (an-)other.
and there was a very
m`od  (meh-ode')
vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.
great
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
discomfiture
mhuwmah  (meh-hoo-maw')
confusion or uproar -- destruction, discomfiture, trouble, tumult, vexation, vexed.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then Saul and all the people who were with him rallied and came to the battle; and behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was very great confusion.

King James Bible
And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Saul and all the troops with him assembled and marched to the battle, and there, the Philistines were fighting against each other in great confusion!

International Standard Version
Then Saul and all the people who were with him assembled and went into battle. Now the swords of all the Philistines were against each other, and there was very great confusion.

NET Bible
Saul and all the army that was with him assembled and marched into battle, where they found the Philistines in total panic killing one another with their swords.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Saul and all the troops with him assembled and went into battle. They found Philistine soldiers killing their fellow soldiers in wild confusion.

King James 2000 Bible
And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great confusion.
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