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1 Samuel 13:6

Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.

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ASV

When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were distressed), then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in coverts, and in pits.

KJV

When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאִ֨ישׁve.'Ishand everyone ofH376 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
רָאוּ֙ra.'Uthey sawH7200 →
כִּ֣יkithatH3588 →
צַר־tzar-it was distressH6862 →
ל֔וֹloto <the> it
כִּ֥יkiforH3588 →
נִגַּ֖שׂni.Gasit was hard pressedH5065 →
הָעָ֑םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
וַיִּֽתְחַבְּא֣וּvai.yit.cha.be.'Uand they hid themselvesH2244 →
הָעָ֗םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
בַּמְּעָר֤וֹתba.me.'a.Rotin <the> cavesH4631 →
וּבַֽחֲוָחִים֙u.va.cha.va.Chimand in <the> thicketsH2336 →
וּבַסְּלָעִ֔יםu.va.se.la.'Imand in <the> cliffsH5553 →
וּבַצְּרִחִ֖יםu.va.tze.ri.Chimand in <the> underground chambersH6877 →
וּבַבֹּרֽוֹת׃u.va.bo.Rotand in <the> cisternsH953 →

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Judges 6:2and the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel. Because of the Midianites, the Israelites prepared shelters for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.1 Samuel 14:22When all the Israelites who had been hiding in the hill country of Ephraim heard that the Philistines were fleeing, they also joined Saul and Jonathan in the battle.Ezekiel 33:27Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, those in the ruins will fall by the sword, those in the open field I will give to be devoured by wild animals, and those in the strongholds and caves will die by plague.Hebrews 11:38The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground.1 Chronicles 10:7When all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities.1 Samuel 7:7When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, their rulers marched up toward Israel. And when the Israelites learned of this, they feared the PhilistinesJeremiah 41:9Now the cistern into which Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men he had struck down along with Gedaliah was a large one that King Asa had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.Revelation 6:15Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.Isaiah 42:22But this is a people plundered and looted, all trapped in caves or imprisoned in dungeons. They have become plunder with no one to rescue them, and loot with no one to say, “Send them back!”Joshua 8:20When the men of Ai turned and looked back, the smoke of the city was rising into the sky. They could not escape in any direction, and the troops who had fled to the wilderness now became the pursuers.1 Samuel 24:3Soon Saul came to the sheepfolds along the road, where there was a cave, and he went in to relieve himself. And David and his men were hiding in the recesses of the cave.Philippians 1:23I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.Judges 10:9The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was in deep distress.1 Samuel 23:19Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon?2 Samuel 24:14David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”Judges 20:41Then the men of Israel turned back on them, and the men of Benjamin were terrified when they realized that disaster had come upon them.Exodus 14:10–12As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified and cried out to the LORD.1 Samuel 14:11So the two of them showed themselves to the outpost of the Philistines, who exclaimed, “Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they were hiding!”

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