Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 14:16-23
16Now when Saul’sלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586watchmenהַצֹּפִים֙ha.tzo.FimH6822at Gibeahבְּגִבְעַ֖תbe.giv.'AtH1390in Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144lookedוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200and sawוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009the troopsהֶהָמ֛וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995melting awayנָמ֖וֹגna.MogH4127and scatteringוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in every directionוַהֲלֹֽם׃ פva.ha.LomH1988,
17Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the troopsלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834werewith himאִתּ֔וֹ'i.ToH854, “Call the rollפִּקְדוּ־ נָ֣אpik.du- na'H6485H4994and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200whoמִ֖יmiH4310has leftהָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980usמֵעִמָּ֑נוּme.'i.Ma.nuH5973.”And when they had called the rollוַֽיִּפְקְד֔וּvai.yif.ke.DuH6485,they sawוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009that Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֖ןyo.na.TanH3129and his armor-bearerוְנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלָֽיו׃ve.no.Se' khe.LavH5375H3627werenotאֵ֥ין'einH369there.
18Then Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Ahijahלַֽאֲחִיָּ֔הla.'a.chi.YahH281, “Bringהַגִּ֖ישָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.” (Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588at thatהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931timeבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117itאֲר֧וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים'a.Ron ha.'E.lo.HimH727H430wasהָיָ֞הha.YahH1961with the Israelitesוּבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃u.ve.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478.)
19וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Whileעַ֣ד'adH5704Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586was talkingדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,the commotionוְהֶהָמ֗וֹןve.he.ha.MonH1995אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834in the Philistineפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264continued toH1980increaseוָרָ֑ב פva.RavH7227.So Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548, “Withdrawאֱסֹ֥ף'e.SofH622your handיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027.”
20Then Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his troopsהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834אִתּ֔וֹ'i.ToH854assembledוַיִּזָּעֵ֣קvai.yi.za.'EkH2199and marchedוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toעַד־'ad-H5704the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,and they foundוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009the Philistinesin totalגְּדוֹלָ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃ge.do.Lah me.'OdH3966H1419confusionמְהוּמָ֖הme.hu.MahH4103,with each manאִישׁ֙'ishH376wieldingהָיְתָ֜הha.ye.TahH1961the swordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719against his neighborבְּרֵעֵ֔הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453.
21הָי֤וּha.YuH1961And the Hebrewsוְהָעִבְרִ֗יםve.ha.'iv.RimH5680who hadאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834previouslyכְּאֶתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשׁ֔וֹםke.'et.Mol shil.ShomH865H8032gone upעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927עִמָּ֛ם'i.MamH5973into the surrounding campsבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הba.ma.cha.NehH4264to join the Philistinesלַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙la.pe.lish.TimH6430nowוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571הֵ֗מָּהHe.mahH1992went over toסָבִ֑יב לִֽהְיוֹת֙ עִם־sa.Viv lih.yOt 'im-H5439H1961H5973the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were withעִם־'im-H5973Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanוְיוֹנָתָֽן׃ve.yo.na.TanH3129.
22When allוְכֹל֩ve.KholH3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478אִ֨ישׁ'ishH376who had been hidingהַמִּֽתְחַבְּאִ֤יםha.mit.cha.be.'ImH2244in the hill countryבְּהַר־be.har-H2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669heardשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430were fleeingנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127,theyהֵ֛מָּהHe.mahH1992alsoגַם־gam-H1571joined the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421in close pursuitוַֽיַּדְבְּק֥וּ אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖םvai.yad.be.Ku 'a.cha.rei.HemH1692H310.
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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