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And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armourbearer slew after him. (KJV)
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וַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'aland he went up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:13 word 1
יוֹנָתָ֗ןyo.na.TanJonathan
Lemma: יוֹנָתָן (yo.na.tan) · Strong's: H3129N
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jonathan
Used 30 times. Also: 1 Samuel 13:2, 1 Samuel 13:3, 1 Samuel 13:16, 1 Samuel 13:22, 1 Samuel 14:1, 1 Samuel 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3129N; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:13 word 2
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:13 word 3
יָדָיו֙ya.Davhands his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:13 word 4
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:13 word 5
רַגְלָ֔יוrag.Lavfeet his
Lemma: רֶ֫גֶל (re.gel) · Strong's: H7272
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: foot
Used 240 times. Also: Genesis 8:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:1, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7272; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:13 word 6
וְנֹשֵׂ֥אve.no.Se'and [the] bearer of
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375W
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to lift: bearing(armour)
Used 21 times. Also: Judges 9:54, 1 Samuel 14:7, 1 Samuel 14:12, 1 Samuel 14:14, 1 Samuel 14:17, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375W; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:13 word 7
כֵלָ֖יוkhe.Lavarmor<s> his
Lemma: כְּלִי (ke.li) · Strong's: H3627
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: article/utensil
Used 325 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 43:11, Genesis 45:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3627; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:13 word 8
אַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.Rav[was] behind him
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:13 word 9
וַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙vai.yi.pe.Luand they fell
Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to fall: kill
Used 98 times. Also: Genesis 44:14, Exodus 19:21, Exodus 32:28, Leviticus 26:7, Leviticus 26:8, Leviticus 26:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5307J; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:13 word 10
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:13 word 11
יוֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanJonathan
Lemma: יוֹנָתָן (yo.na.tan) · Strong's: H3129N
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jonathan
Used 30 times. Also: 1 Samuel 13:2, 1 Samuel 13:3, 1 Samuel 13:16, 1 Samuel 13:22, 1 Samuel 14:1, 1 Samuel 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3129N; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:13 word 12
וְנֹשֵׂ֥אve.no.Se'and [the] bearer of
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375W
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to lift: bearing(armour)
Used 21 times. Also: Judges 9:54, 1 Samuel 14:7, 1 Samuel 14:12, 1 Samuel 14:14, 1 Samuel 14:17, 1 Samuel 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375W; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:13 word 13
כֵלָ֖יוkhe.Lavarmor<s> his
Lemma: כְּלִי (ke.li) · Strong's: H3627
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: article/utensil
Used 325 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 43:11, Genesis 45:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3627; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:13 word 14
מְמוֹתֵ֥תme.mo.Tet[was] killing
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:13 word 15
אַחֲרָֽיו\׃'a.cha.Ravbehind him
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:13 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So Jonathan | → | יוֹנָתָן H3129N Jonathan |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| climbed up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| on his hands | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| . . . | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| and feet | → | רֶ֫גֶל H7272 foot |
| with his armor-bearer | → | נָשָׂא H5375W to lift: bearing(armour) |
| . . . | → | כְּלִי H3627 article/utensil |
| behind him | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| And [the Philistines] fell | → | נָפַל H5307J to fall: kill |
| before | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| Jonathan | → | יוֹנָתָן H3129N Jonathan |
| and his armor-bearer | → | נָשָׂא H5375W to lift: bearing(armour) |
| . . . | → | כְּלִי H3627 article/utensil |
| followed | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| and finished them off | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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