Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 14:28-30
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?”
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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