1 Samuel 13:3
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear.”
תָּקַע
to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping)
שָׁמַע
let them hear
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שָׁמַע
To hear, to listen, to obey. Shema. Hear O Israel. In Hebrew to truly hear means to obey. God is looking for those who hear with the intention to do.
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נְצִיב
the garrison of
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נְצִיב
something stationary, i.e. a prefect, a military post, a statue
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פְּלִשְׁתִּי
the Philistines
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פְּלִשְׁתִּי
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
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יוֹנָתָן
Jonathan
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יוֹנָתָן
Jonathan, the name of ten Israelites
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