American Standard Version
1 Samuel 14
1Nowitfelluponadayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117,thatJonathanיוֹנָתָ֤ןyo.na.TanH3129thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidH559untotheyoungהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288thatbarehisarmorכֵלָ֔יוkhe.LavH3627,Come,andletusgoovertothePhilistines’פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430garrisonמַצַּ֣בma.TzavH4673,thatisonyondersideמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676.ButhetoldH5046nothisfatherוּלְאָבִ֖יוu.le.'a.VivH1.
3andAhijahוַאֲחִיָּ֣הva.'a.chi.YahH281,thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִט֡וּב'a.chi.TuvH285,Ichabod’sbrotherאֲחִ֡י'a.ChiH251,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPhinehasפִּינְחָ֨סpin.ChasH6372,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEliעֵלִ֜י'e.LiH5941,thepriestכֹּהֵ֧ן׀ko.HenH3548ofJehovahinShilohבְּשִׁל֖וֹbe.shi.LoH7887,wearinganephodאֵפ֑וֹד'e.FodH646.Andthepeopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971knewH3045notthatJonathanיוֹנָתָֽן׃yo.na.TanH3129wasgoneH1980.
4Andbetweenthepassesלַֽעֲבֹר֙la.'a.VorH5674,bywhichJonathanיֽוֹנָתָן֙yo.na.TanH3129soughtH1245togooveruntothePhilistines’פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430garrisonמַצַּ֣בma.TzavH4673,therewasarockycragontheoneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259sideמֵהָעֵ֙בֶר֙me.ha.'E.verH5676,andarockycragontheothersideמֵהָעֵ֖בֶרme.ha.'E.verH5676:andthenameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034oftheoneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259wasBozez,andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034oftheotherSeneh.
6AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֜ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidH559totheyoungהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288thatbarehisarmorכֵלָ֗יוkhe.LavH3627, Come,andletusgooveruntothegarrisonמַצַּב֙ma.TzavH4673oftheseuncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִ֣יםha.'a.re.LimH6189:itmaybethatJehovahwillworkforus;forthereisnorestrainttoJehovahtosaveלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467bymanyבְּרַ֖בbe.RavH7227orbyfewבִמְעָֽט׃vim.'AtH4592.
12AndthemenH376ofthegarrisonansweredJonathanיוֹנָתָ֣ן׀yo.na.TanH3129andhisarmorbearer,andsaidH559,Comeעֲל֣וּ'a.LuH5927uptous,andwewillshowyouathingH1697.AndJonathanיוֹנָתָ֜ןyo.na.TanH3129saidH559untohisarmorbearer,Comeעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927upafterme;forJehovahhathdeliveredthemintothehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
15AndtherewasH1961atremblingH2729inthecampבַמַּחֲנֶ֤הva.ma.cha.NehH4264,inthefieldבַשָּׂדֶה֙va.sa.DehH7704,andamongallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971;thegarrisonהַמַּצָּב֙ha.ma.TzavH4673,andthespoilers,theyalsoגַּם־gam-H1571trembledH7264;andtheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776quakedH7264:sotherewasH1961anexceedinggreattremblingH2729.
18AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidH559untoAhijahלַֽאֲחִיָּ֔הla.'a.chi.YahH281,Bringהַגִּ֖ישָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066hitherthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.Forthearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wasH1961thereatthattimewiththechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
19Anditcametopass,whileSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586talkeduntothepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,thatthetumultוְהֶהָמ֗וֹןve.he.ha.MonH1995thatwasH1961inthecampבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430wentH1980onandincreased:andSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559untothepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548,Withdrawאֱסֹ֥ף'e.SofH622thyhandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027.
20AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586andallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhimweregatheredtogetherוַיִּזָּעֵ֣קvai.yi.za.'EkH2199,andcameH935tothebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421:and,behold,everyman’sאִישׁ֙'ishH376swordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719wasH1961againsthisfellow,andtherewasH1961averyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419discomfiture.
21NowtheHebrewsוְהָעִבְרִ֗יםve.ha.'iv.RimH5680thatwerewiththePhilistinesלַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙la.pe.lish.TimH6430asbeforetime,andthatwentH5927upwiththemintothecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הba.ma.cha.NehH4264,fromthecountryroundH5439about,eventheyalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571turnedtobeH1961withtheIsraelitesthatwerewithSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanוְיוֹנָתָֽן׃ve.yo.na.TanH3129.
22LikewiseallthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478thathadhidH2244themselvesinthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669,whentheyheardH8085thatthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430fledH5127,eventheyalsoגַם־gam-H1571followedhardaftertheminthebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.
24AndthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478weredistressedthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117;forSaulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586hadadjuredthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,CursedH779bethemanH376thateatethanyfoodלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899untilitbeeveningהָעֶ֗רֶבha.'E.revH6153,andIbeavengedוְנִקַּמְתִּי֙ve.ni.kam.TiH5358onmineenemiesמֵאֹ֣יְבַ֔יme.'O.ye.VaiH341.Sononeofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971tastedH2938foodלָֽחֶם׃ סLa.chemH3899.
27ButJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129heardH8085notwhenH834hisfatherאָבִיו֮'a.VivH1chargedthepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971withtheoathבְּהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַbe.hash.Bi.a'H7650: whereforeheputforthH7971theendקְצֵ֤הke.TzehH7097oftherodH4294thatwasinhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,anddippedH2881itinthehoneycomb,andputhishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027tohismouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310;andhiseyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869wereenlightened.
33ThentheytoldH5046Saulלְשָׁאוּל֙le.sha.'UlH7586,sayingH559,Behold,thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971sinH2398againstJehovah,inthattheyeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398withthebloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818.AndhesaidH559, YehavedealtH898treacherouslyבְּגַדְתֶּ֔םbe.gad.TemH898:rollגֹּֽלּוּ־go.lu-H1556agreatגְּדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419stoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68untomethisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.
34AndSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559, Disperseyourselvesamongthepeopleבָעָ֡םva.'AmH5971,andsayH559untothem,BringH5066mehithereverymanH376hisoxשׁוֹר֜וֹsho.RoH7794,andeverymanH376hissheepשְׂיֵ֗הוּse.Ye.huH7716,andslaythemhereH2088,andeatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֔םva.'a.khal.TemH398;andsinתֶחֶטְא֥וּte.chet.'UH2398notagainstJehovahineatingלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398withthebloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818.Andallthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971broughtH5066everymanH376hisoxשׁוֹר֧וֹsho.RoH7794withhimthatnightהַלַּ֖יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,andslewthemthere.
36AndSaulשָׁא֡וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,Letusgoנֵרְדָ֣הne.re.DahH3381downafterthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֨ים׀fe.lish.TimH6430bynightלַ֜יְלָהLay.lahH3915,andtakeH962spoilH962amongthemuntilthemorningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֣וֹר'orH216,andletusnotleaveנַשְׁאֵ֤רnash.'ErH7604amanH376ofthem.AndtheysaidH559,Dowhatsoeverseemethgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896unto thee.ThensaidH559thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,Letusdrawנִקְרְבָ֥הnik.re.VahH7126nearhither untoGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.
37AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586askedH7592counselofGodבֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםbe.lo.HimH430,ShallIgoהַֽאֵרֵד֙ha.'e.RedH3381downafterthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430? wilt thoudeliverthemintothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Butheansweredעָנָ֖הוּ'a.Na.huH6030himnotthatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.
40ThensaidH559heuntoallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Beתִּֽהְיוּ֙tih.YuH1961yeononeH259sideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676,andIandJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129mysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121willbeנִהְיֶ֖הnih.YehH1961ontheothersideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676.Andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971saidH559untoSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Dowhatseemethgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896unto thee.
43ThenSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidH559toJonathanי֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129,TellH5046mewhatthou hastdone.AndJonathanיוֹנָתָ֗ןyo.na.TanH3129toldH5046him,andsaidH559,IdidcertainlyH4191tasteH2938alittleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592honeyדְּבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706withtheendבִּקְצֵ֨הbik.TzehH7097oftherodH4294thatwasinmyhandבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027;and,lo,Imustdieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191.
45Andthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidH559untoSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,ShallJonathanהֲֽיוֹנָתָ֤ן׀hayo.na.TanH3129dieH4191,whohath wroughtthisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֣הha.ge.do.LahH1419salvationH3444inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?Farחָלִ֗ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486fromit:asJehovahliveth,thereshallnotoneH2088hairמִשַּׂעֲרַ֤תmi.sa.'a.RatH8185ofhisheadרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218fallיִפֹּ֞לyi.PolH5307tothegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776;forhehath wroughtwithGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.Sothepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971rescuedJonathanיוֹנָתָ֖ןyo.na.TanH3129,thathediedH4191not.
47NowwhenH834Saulוְשָׁא֛וּלve.sha.'UlH7586hadtakenH3920thekingdomoverIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,hefoughtH3898againstallhisenemiesאֹיְבָ֡יו'o.ye.VavH341oneveryside,againstMoabבְּמוֹאָ֣ב׀be.mo.'AvH4124,andagainstthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֨וֹןa.MonH5983,andagainstEdomוּבֶאֱד֜וֹםu.ve.'e.DomH123,andagainstthekingsוּבְמַלְכֵ֤יu.ve.mal.KheiH4428ofZobahצוֹבָה֙tzo.VahH6678,andagainstthePhilistinesוּבַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםu.va.pe.lish.TimH6430:andwhithersoeverheturnedיִפְנֶ֖הyif.NehH6437himself,heputthemtotheworse.
49Nowthesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586wereH1961Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֥ןyo.na.TanH3129,andIshviוְיִשְׁוִ֖יve.yish.ViH3440,andMalchishua;andthenamesוְשֵׁם֙ve.ShemH8034ofhistwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתָ֔יוve.no.TavH1323wereH1961these:thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034ofthefirst-bornMerabמֵרַ֔בme.RavH4764,andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034oftheyoungerהַקְּטַנָּ֖הha.ke.ta.NahH6996Michalמִיכַֽל׃mi.KhalH4324:
50andthenameוְשֵׁם֙ve.ShemH8034ofSaul’swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802wasAhinoamאֲחִינֹ֖עַם'a.chi.No.'amH293thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAhimaazאֲחִימָ֑עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290.Andthenameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034ofthecaptainofhishostH6635wasAbnerאֲבִינֵ֔ר'a.vi.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֖רnerH5369,Saul’suncleדּ֥וֹדDodH1730.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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