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And the word
dabar (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of Samuel
Shmuw'el (sehm-oo-ale')
heard of God; Shemuel, the name of three Israelites -- Samuel, Shemuel.
came to all Israel
Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Now Israel
Yisra'el (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
went out
yatsa' (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
against
qir'ah (keer-aw')
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite) -- against (he come), help, meet, seek, to, in the way.
the Philistines
Plishtiy (pel-ish-tee')
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth -- Philistine.
to battle
milchamah (mil-khaw-maw')
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare) -- battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
and pitched
chanah (khaw-naw')
to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch a tent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)
beside Ebenezer
'Eben ha-`ezer (eh'-ben haw-e'-zer)
stone of the help; Eben-ha-Ezer, a place in Palestine -- Ebenezer.
and the Philistines
Plishtiy (pel-ish-tee')
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth -- Philistine.
pitched
chanah (khaw-naw')
to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch a tent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)
in Aphek
'Apheq (af-ake')
fortress; Aphek (or Aphik), the name of three places in Palestine -- Aphek, Aphik.
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