1 Samuel 14:16 Hebrew Word Analysis

0lookedוַיִּרְא֤וּh7200
1And the watchmenהַצֹּפִים֙h6822
2of Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלh7586
3in Gibeahבְּגִבְעַ֖תh1390
4of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןh1144
5וְהִנֵּ֧הh2009
6and behold the multitudeהֶֽהָמ֛וֹןh1995
7melted awayנָמ֖וֹגh4127
8וַיֵּ֥לֶךְh1980
9on beating downוַֽהֲלֹֽם׃h1986

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went `hither' and thither.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the watchmen of Saul, looking out from Geba in the land of Benjamin, saw all the army flowing away and running here and there.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on slaying one another.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.

World English Bible (WEB)

The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went [here] and there.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin see, and lo, the multitude hath melted away, and it goeth on, and is beaten down.