1 Samuel 14:4
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Now there were between the ascents, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the garrison of the Philistines, rocks standing up on both sides, and steep cliffs like teeth on the one side, and on the other, the name of the one was Boses, and the name of the other was Sene:

the passages

1 Samuel 13:23 And the army of the Philistines went out in order to advance further in Machmas.

Context
Jonathan's Victory over the Philistines
3And Achias, the son of Achitob, brother of Ichabod the son of Phinees, the son of Heli, the priest of the Lord in Silo, wore the ephod. And the people knew not whither Jonathan was gone. 4Now there were between the ascents, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the garrison of the Philistines, rocks standing up on both sides, and steep cliffs like teeth on the one side, and on the other, the name of the one was Boses, and the name of the other was Sene:5One rock stood out toward the north, over against Machmas, and the other to the south, over against Gabaa.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 13:23
And the army of the Philistines went out in order to advance further in Machmas.

1 Samuel 14:5
One rock stood out toward the north, over against Machmas, and the other to the south, over against Gabaa.

Lexicon
Now there were cliffs
שֵׁן־ (šên-)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8127: A tooth, ivory, a cliff

on both sides
מֵהָעֵ֙בֶר֙ (mê·hā·‘ê·ḇer)
Preposition-m, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5676: A region across, on the opposite side

of the pass
הַֽמַּעְבְּר֗וֹת (ham·ma‘·bə·rō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 4569: A crossing-place, a transit, overwhelming

that
אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

Jonathan
יֽוֹנָתָן֙ (yō·w·nā·ṯān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3129: Jonathan

intended
בִּקֵּ֤שׁ (biq·qêš)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1245: To search out, to strive after

to cross
לַֽעֲבֹר֙ (la·‘ă·ḇōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

to reach
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the Philistine
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (pə·liš·tîm)
Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia

outpost.
מַצַּ֣ב (maṣ·ṣaḇ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4673: A fixed spot, an office, a military post

One
הָֽאֶחָד֙ (hā·’e·ḥāḏ)
Article | Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first

was named
וְשֵׁ֤ם (wə·šêm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name

Bozez
בּוֹצֵ֔ץ (bō·w·ṣêṣ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 949: Bozez -- a rock near Michmash

and the other
הָאֶחָ֖ד (hā·’e·ḥāḏ)
Article | Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first

Seneh.
סֶֽנֶּה׃ (sen·neh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5573: Seneh -- a cliff in Israel


Additional Translations
Now there were cliffs on both sides of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost. One was named Bozez and the other Seneh.And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

And between the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side, and a rocky crag on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

And in the midst of the passage whereby Jonathan sought to pass over to the encampment of the Philistines, there was both a sharp rock on this side, and a sharp rock on the other side: the name of the one was Bases, and the name of the other Senna.

Now between the passes by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines' garrison there was a sharp rock on the one side and a sharp rock on the other side; and the name of the one [was] Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

And between the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines' garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side, and a rocky crag on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

And between the passages by which Jonathan sought to go over to the garrison of the Philistines, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

Between the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistines' garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side, and a rocky crag on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

And between the passages where Jonathan sought to pass over unto the station of the Philistines is the edge of a rock on the one side, and the edge of a rock on the other side, and the name of the one is Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
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