KJV King James Version
And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, [which] a yoke [of oxen might plow].
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1 Samuel 14:14
And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, [which] a yoke [of oxen might plow].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In that first assault, Jonathan and his armor-bearer struck down about twenty men in about half an acre of land.
WEB World English Bible
That first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armor bearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were half a furrow’s length in an acre of land.
ASV American Standard Version
And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armorbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were half a furrow’s length in an acre of land.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the first smiting which Jonathan and the bearer of his weapons have smitten is of about twenty men, in about half a furrow of a yoke of a field,
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 14
11 And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves.
12 And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.
13 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.
14 And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, [which] a yoke [of oxen might plow].
15 And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling.
16 And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down [one another].
17 Then said Saul unto the people that [were] with him, Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armourbearer [were] not [there].
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וַתְּהִ֞יH1961 · ha.yahto beהַמַּכָּ֣הH4347 · mak.kahwoundהָרִאשֹׁנָ֗הH7223 · ri.shonfirstאֲשֶׁ֨רH834 · a.sherwhichהִכָּ֧הH5221 · na.khahto smiteיוֹנָתָ֛ןH3129 · yo.na.tanJonathanוְנֹשֵׂ֥אH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseכֵלָ֖יוH3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilכְּעֶשְׂרִ֣יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyאִ֑ישׁH376 · ishmanכְּבַחֲצִ֥יH2677 · che.tsihalfמַעֲנָ֖הH4618 · ma.a.nahfurrowצֶ֥מֶדH6776 · tse.medpairשָׂדֶֽה׃H7704 · sa.daySirion
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