Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 14:26-46
26And whenהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971theyenteredוַיָּבֹ֤א אֶל־vai.ya.Vo' 'el-H935H413the forestהַיַּ֔עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293and sawוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009the flowingהֵ֣לֶךְHe.lekhH1982honeyדְּבָ֑שׁde.VashH1706,not one of themוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369putמַשִּׂ֤יגma.SigH5381his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027toאֶל־'el-H413his mouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588theyהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971אֶת־'et-H853fearedיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3372the oathהַשְּׁבֻעָֽה׃ha.she.vu.'AhH7621.
27Jonathan, howeverוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129,had notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808heard thatשָׁמַ֗עsha.Ma'H8085his fatherאָבִיו֮'a.VivH1אֶת־'et-H853had bound the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971with the oathבְּהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַbe.hash.Bi.a'H7650.So he reached outוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853the endקְצֵ֤הke.TzehH7097of the staffהַמַּטֶּה֙ha.ma.TehH4294אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,dippedוַיִּטְבֹּ֥לvai.yit.BolH2881אוֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853it into the honeycombבְּיַעְרַ֣ת הַדְּבָ֑שׁbe.ya'.Rat ha.de.VashH3295H1706,and putוַיָּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027toאֶל־'el-H413his mouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310,and his eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869brightenedH7200.
28Thenוַיַּעַן֩vai.ya.'AnH6030oneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of the soldiersמֵֽהָעָ֜םme.ha.'AmH5971told himוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Your fatherאָבִ֤יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1אֶת־'et-H853bound the troopsהָעָם֙ לֵאמֹ֔רha.'Am le.MorH5971H559with a solemn oathהַשְׁבֵּעַ֩hash.be.a'H7650,sayingהִשְׁבִּ֨יעַhish.Bi.a'H7650, ‘Cursed isאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834eatsיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398foodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117.’That is why the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971are faintוַיָּ֖עַףvai.Ya.'afH5888.”
29“My fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1אֶת־'et-H853has brought troubleעָכַ֥ר'a.KharH5916to the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,”Jonathanיֽוֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129repliedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559. “Just lookרְאוּ־ נָא֙re.'u- na'H7200H4994at howכִּֽי־ki-H3588my eyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869have brightenedאֹ֣רוּ'O.ruH215becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588I tastedטָעַ֔מְתִּיta.'Am.tiH2938a littleמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592of thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088honeyדְּבַ֥שׁde.VashH1706.
30How much better it would have beenאַ֗ף כִּ֡י'Af kiH637H3588ifלוּא֩lu'H3863the troopsהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971had eaten freelyH398todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117from the plunderמִשְּׁלַ֥לmi.she.LalH7998they tookמָצָ֑א כִּ֥יma.Tza' kiH4672H3588from their enemiesאֹיְבָ֖יו'o.ye.VavH341אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834!Would notעַתָּ֛ה לֹֽא־'a.Tah lo'-H6258H3808the slaughterמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347of the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ba.pe.lish.TimH6430have been much greaterרָבְתָ֥הra.ve.TahH7235?”
31Thatהַהוּא֙ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117,after the Israelites had struck downוַיַּכּ֞וּvai.ya.KuH5221the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430from Michmashמִמִּכְמָ֖שׂmi.mikh.MasH4363to Aijalonאַיָּלֹ֑נָה'ai.ya.Lo.nahH357,the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971were veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966faintוַיָּ֥עַףvai.Ya.'afH5888.
32So they rushed greedilyH6213הָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971toאֶל־'el-H413the plunderהַשָּׁלָ֔לha.sha.lalH7998,takingוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947sheepצֹ֧אןtzonH6629,cattleוּבָקָ֛רu.va.KarH1241,and calvesוּבְנֵ֥י בָקָ֖רu.ve.Nei va.KarH1121H1241.They slaughtered themוַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־vai.yish.cha.tu-H7819on the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776and ateוַיֹּ֥אכַל הָעָ֖םvai.Yo.khal ha.'AmH398H5971meat withעַל־'al-H5921the blood still in itהַדָּֽם׃ha.DamH1818.
33Then someone reportedוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046to Saulלְשָׁאוּל֙le.sha.'UlH7586לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559: “Lookהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,the troopsהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971are sinningחֹטִ֥איםcho.TimH2398against the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068by eatingלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398meat withעַל־'al-H5921the blood still in itהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818.” “You have broken faithבְּגַדְתֶּ֔םbe.gad.TemH898,”said Saulוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Rollגֹּֽלּוּ־go.lu-H1556a largeגְּדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419stoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68over hereאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413at onceהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.”
34Then heשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goפֻּ֣צוּPu.tzuH6327among the troopsבָעָ֡םva.'AmH5971and tellוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mar.TemH559them, ‘Each manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376must bringהַגִּ֣ישׁוּha.Gi.shuH5066meאֵלַי֩'e.LaiH413his oxשׁוֹר֜וֹ וְאִ֣ישׁsho.Ro ve.'IshH7794H376or his sheepשְׂיֵ֗הוּse.Ye.huH7716,slaughterוּשְׁחַטְתֶּ֤םu.she.cha.TemH7819themin thisבָּזֶה֙ba.ZehH2088place,and then eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֔םva.'a.khal.TemH398.Do notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808sinתֶחֶטְא֥וּte.chet.'UH2398against the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068by eatingלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398meat withאֶל־'el-H413the blood still in itהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818.’”So that nightהַלַּ֖יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915everyoneכָל־ הָעָ֜ם אִ֣ישׁkhol- ha.'Am 'ishH3605H5971H376broughtוַיַּגִּ֨שׁוּvai.ya.Gi.shuH5066his oxשׁוֹר֧וֹ בְיָד֛וֹsho.Ro ve.Ya.dovH7794H3027and slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־vai.yish.cha.tu-H7819it thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.
36And Saulשָׁא֡וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let us go downנֵרְדָ֣הne.re.DahH3381afterאַחֲרֵי֩'a.cha.ReiH310the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֨ים׀fe.lish.TimH6430by nightלַ֜יְלָהLay.lahH3915and plunderוְֽנָבֹ֥זָהve.na.Vo.zahH962themuntilעַד־'ad-H5704dawnא֣וֹר הַבֹּ֗קֶר'or ha.Bo.kerH216H1242,leavingנַשְׁאֵ֤רnash.'ErH7604noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376alive!” “Doעֲשֵׂ֑ה ס'a.SehH6213whatכָּל־kol-H3605seems goodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896to youבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,”the troops repliedוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559.But the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “We must consultנִקְרְבָ֥ה אֶל־nik.re.Vah 'el-H7126H413Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430hereהֲלֹ֖םha.LomH1988.”
37So Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592of Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםbe.lo.HimH430, “Shall I go downהַֽאֵרֵד֙ha.'e.RedH3381afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430?Will You give themהֲתִתְּנֵ֖םha.ti.te.NemH5414into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?”But God did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808answer himעָנָ֖הוּ'a.Na.huH6030thatהַהֽוּא׃ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.
38Therefore Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Comeגֹּ֣שֽׁוּGo.shuH5066hereהֲלֹ֔םha.LomH1988,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605you leadersפִּנּ֣וֹתpi.NotH6438of the troopsהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and let us investigateוּדְע֣וּ וּרְא֔וּu.de.'U u.re.'UH3045H7200howבַּמָּ֗הba.MahH4100thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063sinהַחַטָּ֥אתha.cha.TatH2403has occurredהָֽיְתָ֛הha.ye.TahH1961todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.
39As surely asכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068who savesהַמּוֹשִׁ֙יעַ֙ha.mo.Shi.a'H3467אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478livesחַי־chai-H2416,evenכִּ֧יkiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518it isיֶשְׁנ֛וֹyesh.NoH3426my sonבְּנִ֖י כִּ֣יbe.Ni kiH1121H3588Jonathanבְּיוֹנָתָ֥ןbe.yo.na.TanH3129,he must dieH4191!”But not oneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369of the troopsהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971saidעֹנֵ֖הוּ'o.Ne.huH6030a wordמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605.
40Then Saul saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859standתִּֽהְיוּ֙tih.YuH1961on oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259sideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676,and Iוַֽאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589and my sonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121Jonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129will standנִהְיֶ֖הnih.YehH1961on the otherאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259sideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676.” “Doעֲשֵֽׂה׃ ס'a.SehH6213what seems goodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896to youבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,”the troopsהָעָם֙ אֶל־ שָׁא֔וּלha.'Am 'el- sha.'UlH5971H413H7586repliedוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559.
41So Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDH3068,the GodH430of IsraelH3478, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the fault is with the men of Israel,respondH3051with Thummimתָמִ֑יםta.MimH8549.”And JonathanH3129and Saulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586were selectedוַיִּלָּכֵ֧דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920,but the peopleH5971were cleared of the chargeיָצָֽאוּ׃ya.Tza.'uH3318.
43“Tellהַגִּ֥ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046mewhatמֶ֣הmehH4100you have doneעָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213,”Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586commandedוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־vai.Yo.mer 'el-H559H413himי֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129.So Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֗ן וַיֹּאמֶר֩yo.na.Tan vai.yo.MerH3129H559toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him, “I only tastedH2938a littleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592honeyדְּבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706with the endבִּקְצֵ֨הbik.TzehH7097of the staffהַמַּטֶּ֧הha.ma.TehH4294thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wasin my handבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027.And nowהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005I must dieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191?”
45But the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Must Jonathanהֲֽיוֹנָתָ֤ן׀hayo.na.TanH3129dieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191—he whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834accomplishedעָ֠שָׂה'A.sahH6213suchהַזֹּאת֮ha.zoTH2063a greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֣הha.ge.do.LahH1419deliveranceהַיְשׁוּעָ֨הhay.shu.'AhH3444for Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?Neverחָלִ֗ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486!As surely as the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,notאִם־'im-H518a hairמִשַּׂעֲרַ֤תmi.sa.'a.RatH8185of his headרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218will fallיִפֹּ֞לyi.PolH5307to the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588withעִם־'im-H5973God’s helpאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430he has accomplished thisעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213todayהַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑הhai.Yom ha.ZehH3117H2088.”So the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971אֶת־'et-H853rescuedוַיִּפְדּ֥וּvai.yif.DuH6299Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֖ןyo.na.TanH3129,and he did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808dieמֵֽת׃ סMetH4191.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14
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