1 Samuel 28:1

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

• וַֽיְהִי֙and it was

  vayhiH1961 →3559 times

• בַּיָּמִ֣יםin the days

  baiyamimH3117 →2304 times

• הָהֵ֔ם<the> those

  hahemH1992 →553 times

• וַיִּקְבְּצ֨וּand they gathered together

  vaiyikbetzuH6908 →127 times

• פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים[the] Philistines

  felishtimH6430 →287 times

• אֶת־<obj.>

  ʾet-H853 →10935 times

• מַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙armies their

  machaneihemH4264 →215 times

• לַצָּבָ֔אfor <the> war

  latzava'H6635 →485 times

• לְהִלָּחֵ֖םto fight

  lehilachemH3898 →177 times

• בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לagainst Israel

  beyisraelH3478 →2507 times

• וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said

  vaiyomerH559 →5305 times

• אָכִישׁ֙Achish

  ʾakhishH397 →21 times

• אֶל־to

  ʾel-H413 →5510 times

• דָּוִ֔דDavid

  davidH1732 →999 times

• יָדֹ֣עַcertainly <to know>

  yadoa'H3045 →945 times

• תֵּדַ֗עyou will know

  teda'H3045 →945 times

• כִּ֤יthat

  kiH3588 →4482 times

• אִתִּי֙with me

  ʾitiH854 →929 times

• תֵּצֵ֣אyou will go out

  tetze'H3318 →1067 times

• בַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הin the camp

  vamachanehH4264 →215 times

• אַתָּ֖הyou

  ʾatahH859 →1094 times

• וַאֲנָשֶֽׁיךָ׃and men your

  vaanasheikhaH582 →566 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

• Through

  1 Samuel 17:1

  Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim.

  it leads to

  • Joshua 15:35

    Jarmuth, Adullam, Socoh, Azekah,

  • 1 Chronicles 11:13

    He was with David at Pas-dammim when the Philistines gathered there for battle. At the place with a field full of barley, the troops fled from the Philistines.

  • 2 Chronicles 28:18

    The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages.

  • 1 Samuel 13:5

    Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of…

• Through

  1 Samuel 13:5

  Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of…

  it leads to

  • 1 Samuel 14:23

    So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle moved on beyond Beth-aven.

  • Joshua 11:4

    So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots.

  • Joshua 18:12

    On the north side their border began at the Jordan, went up past the northern slope of Jericho, headed west through the hill country, and came out at the wilderness of Beth-aven.

• Through

  1 Samuel 7:7

  When 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 Philistines

  it leads to

  • 1 Samuel 17:11

    On hearing the words of the Philistine, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and greatly afraid.