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Read›1 Samuel›Chapter 14

Jonathan’s Victory over the Philistines

1 Samuel 14:5

In 11 translations

BSB
One cliff stood to the north toward Michmash, and the other to the south toward Geba.
KJV
The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.forefront: Heb. tooth
WEB
The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.
ASV
The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.
LSV
One edge [is] fixed on the north in front of Michmash, and the one on the south in front of Gibeah.
YLT
The one edge [is] fixed on the north over-against Michmash, and the one on the south over-against Gibeah.
DBY
The one crag [formed] a pillar on the north opposite to Michmash, and the other on the south opposite to Geba.
DRC
One rock stood out towards the north over against Machmas, and the other to the south over against Gabaa.
GNV
The one rocke stretched from the North towarde Michmash, and the other was from the South toward Gibeah.
JPS
The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmas, and the other on the south in front of Geba.
LXXE
The one way was northward to one coming to Machmas, and the other way was southward to one coming to Gabae.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
הַשֵּׁ֧ן הָאֶחָ֛ד מָצ֥וּק מִצָּפ֖וֹן מ֣וּל מִכְמָ֑שׂ וְהָאֶחָ֥ד מִנֶּ֖גֶב מ֥וּל גָּֽבַע׃
LXX-Br
Ἡ ὁδὸς ἡ μία ἀπὸ Βοῤῥᾶ ἐρχομένῳ Μαχμάς, καὶ ἡ ὁδὸς ἡ ἄλλη ἀπὸ Νότου ἐρχομένῳ Γαβαέ.

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📍 Michmash◆ Reign of Saul

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