Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 14:36-42
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.
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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