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

forefront [heb] tooth

Context
Jonathan's Victory over the Philistines
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.6And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armour: Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised, it may be the Lord will do for us: because it is easy for the Lord to save either by many, or by few.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 13:3
And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines which was in Gabaa. And when the Philistines had heard of it, Saul sounded the trumpet over all the land, saying: Let the Hebrews hear.

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

1 Samuel 14:4
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:

1 Samuel 14:6
And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armour: Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised, it may be the Lord will do for us: because it is easy for the Lord to save either by many, or by few.

1 Samuel 14:31
So they smote that day the Philistines, from Machmas to Aialon. And the people were wearied exceedingly.

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

cliff
הַשֵּׁ֧ן (haš·šên)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8127: A tooth, ivory, a cliff

stood
מָצ֥וּק (mā·ṣūq)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4690: Something narrow, a column, hilltop

to the north
מִצָּפ֖וֹן (miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6828: Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter

toward
מ֣וּל (mūl)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4136: Abrupt, a precipice, the front, opposite

Michmash,
מִכְמָ֑שׂ (miḵ·māś)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4363: Michmash -- a city in Benjamin

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

to the south
מִנֶּ֖גֶב (min·ne·ḡeḇ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5045: South country, the Negeb, south

toward
מ֥וּל (mūl)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4136: Abrupt, a precipice, the front, opposite

Geba.
גָּֽבַע׃ (gā·ḇa‘)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1387: Geba -- a Levitical city of Benjamin


Additional Translations
One cliff stood to the north toward Michmash, and the other to the south toward Geba.The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.

The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.

The one way was northward to one coming to Machmas, and the other way was southward to one coming to Gabae.

The one crag [formed] a pillar on the north opposite to Michmash, and the other on the south opposite to Geba.

The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.

The front of the one was situated northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.

The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba.

The one edge is fixed on the north over-against Michmash, and the one on the south over-against Gibeah.
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