Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhen the Israelites along the valley and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that the army of Israel 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. Young's Literal Translation And they see—the men of Israel, who [are] beyond the valley, and who [are] beyond the Jordan—that the men of Israel have fled, and that Saul and his sons have died, and they forsake the cities and flee, and Philistines come in, and dwell in them. King James Bible And when the men of Israel that [were] on the other side of the valley, and [they] that [were] on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. Hebrew When the Israelitesאַנְשֵֽׁי־ (’an·šê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person along בְּעֵ֨בֶר (bə·‘ê·ḇer) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5676: A region across, on the opposite side the valley הָעֵ֜מֶק (hā·‘ê·meq) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6010: A vale and those on the other side בְּעֵ֣בֶר (bə·‘ê·ḇer) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5676: A region across, on the opposite side of the Jordan הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן (hay·yar·dên) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3383: Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine saw וַיִּרְא֣וּ (way·yir·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the army אַנְשֵׁ֣י (’an·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc had fled נָ֙סוּ֙ (nā·sū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5127: To flit, vanish away and that וְכִי־ (wə·ḵî-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction Saul שָׁא֣וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites and his sons וּבָנָ֑יו (ū·ḇā·nāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son had died, מֵ֖תוּ (mê·ṯū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 4191: To die, to kill they abandoned וַיַּעַזְב֤וּ (way·ya·‘az·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit their cities הֶֽעָרִים֙ (he·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5892: Excitement and ran away. וַיָּנֻ֔סוּ (way·yā·nu·sū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5127: To flit, vanish away So the Philistines פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (p̄ə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia came וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go and occupied וַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּ (way·yê·šə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry them. בָּהֶֽן׃ (bā·hen) Preposition | third person feminine plural Strong's 0: 0 |