KJV King James Version
So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Bethaven.
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1 Samuel 14:23
So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Bethaven.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle moved on beyond Beth-aven.
WEB World English Bible
So Yahweh saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over by Beth Aven.
ASV American Standard Version
So Jehovah saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over by Beth-aven.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jehovah saveth Israel on that day, and the battle hath passed over to Beth-Aven.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 14
20 And Saul and all the people that [were] with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man’s sword was against his fellow, [and there was] a very great discomfiture.
21 Moreover the Hebrews [that] were with the Philistines before that time, which went up with them into the camp [from the country] round about, even they also [turned] to be with the Israelites that [were] with Saul and Jonathan.
22 Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, [when] they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.
23 So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Bethaven.
24 And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed [be] the man that eateth [any] food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted [any] food.
25 And all [they of] the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.
26 And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath.
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וַיּ֧וֹשַׁעH3467 · ya.sahto saveיְהוָ֛הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDבַּיּ֥וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַה֖וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוְהַ֨מִּלְחָמָ֔הH4421 · mil.cha.mahbattleעָבְרָ֖הH5674 · a.varto passאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בֵּ֥יתH1007 · bet a.venBeth-avenאָֽוֶן׃H1007 · bet a.venBeth-aven
Cross-references
Exodus 14:30Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.1 Samuel 13:5And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which [is] on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Bethaven.Psalm 44:6-8For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.Hosea 1:7But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.Judges 2:18And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.2 Kings 14:27And the LORD said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.
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