I Samuel 14:16 Commentary: Rashi

וַיִּרְא֤וּ הַצֹּפִים֙ לְשָׁא֔וּל בְּגִבְעַ֖ת בִּנְיָמִ֑ן וְהִנֵּ֧ה הֶהָמ֛וֹן נָמ֖וֹג וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ וַהֲלֹֽם׃ (פ)

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeath-benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went hither and thither.

Rashi on I Samuel

Shaul's sentries. The sentries that Shaul had in Givas Binyomin.6 The sentries appointed by Shaul to keep watch on the enemy made the observation.צוֹפִים is badetes in O.F.
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Rashi on I Samuel

Behold the multitude. Of the Philistines melted away from its position and kept coming nearer to הֲלֹם i.e., Yisroel's side.
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Rashi on I Samuel

Melting away. [It means the same as], "wandering and moving."7 Bereishis 4:12.
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