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1 Samuel 14
1Nowitcametopassוְנַעְבְּרָה֙ve.na'.be.RahH5674onedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117thatJonathanיוֹנָתָ֤ןyo.na.TanH3129thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidH559totheyoungהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288thatboreH5375hisarmour,ComeandletusgoovertothePhilistines'garrisonמַצַּ֣בma.TzavH4673whichisontheotherמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676sideH5676.ButhedidnottellH5046hisfatherוּלְאָבִ֖יוu.le.'a.VivH1.
3(AndAhijahוַאֲחִיָּ֣הva.'a.chi.YahH281thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִט֡וּב'a.chi.TuvH285, Ichabod'sbrotherאֲחִ֡י'a.ChiH251,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPhinehasפִּינְחָ֨סpin.ChasH6372,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEliעֵלִ֜י'e.LiH5941, Jehovah'spriestכֹּהֵ֧ן׀ko.HenH3548inShilohבְּשִׁל֖וֹbe.shi.LoH7887,woretheephodאֵפ֑וֹד'e.FodH646.)Andthepeopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971didnotknowH3045thatJonathanיוֹנָתָֽן׃yo.na.TanH3129wasgoneH1980.
4Nowbetweenthepassesלַֽעֲבֹר֙la.'a.VorH5674bywhichJonathanיֽוֹנָתָן֙yo.na.TanH3129soughtH1245togoovertothePhilistines'garrisonמַצַּ֣בma.TzavH4673therewasasharprockהַסֶּ֤לַעha.Se.la'H5553ontheoneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259sideמֵהָעֵ֙בֶר֙me.ha.'E.verH5676andasharprockהַסֶּ֥לַעha.Se.la'H5553ontheothersideמֵהָעֵ֖בֶרme.ha.'E.verH5676;andthenameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034oftheoneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259[was]Bozez,andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034oftheotherSeneh.
6AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֜ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidH559totheyoungהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288thatboreH5375hisarmour, Come,andletusgoovertothegarrisonמַצַּב֙ma.TzavH4673oftheseuncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִ֣יםha.'a.re.LimH6189:perhapsאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194Jehovahwillworkforus;forthereisnorestrainttoJehovahtosaveלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467bymanyבְּרַ֖בbe.RavH7227orbyfewבִמְעָֽט׃vim.'AtH4592.
12AndthemenH376ofthegarrisonansweredJonathanיוֹנָתָ֣ן׀yo.na.TanH3129andhisarmour-bearerandsaidH559,Comeעֲל֣וּ'a.LuH5927uptous,andwewillshewyousomething.AndJonathanיוֹנָתָ֜ןyo.na.TanH3129saidH559tohisarmour-bearer,Comeעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927upafterme;forJehovahhasdeliveredthemintothehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
15AndtherewasH1961tremblingH2729inthecampבַמַּחֲנֶ֤הva.ma.cha.NehH4264,inthefieldבַשָּׂדֶה֙va.sa.DehH7704,andamongallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971;thegarrisonהַמַּצָּב֙ha.ma.TzavH4673,andtheravagers,theyalsoגַּם־gam-H1571trembledH7264,andtheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776quakedH7264;foritwasH1961atremblingH2729[from]Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.
19AnditcametopasswhileSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586talkedtothepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,thatthenoiseH1995whichwasH1961inthecampבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430wentH1980onandincreased;andSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559tothepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548,Withdrawאֱסֹ֥ף'e.SofH622thyhandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027.
20AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586andallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhimwerecalledH2199togetherוַיִּזָּעֵ֣קvai.yi.za.'EkH2199,andtheycameH935tothebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421;andbehold,everyman'sswordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719wasH1961againsthisfellow,averyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419confusionH4103.
21AndtherewereHebrewsוְהָעִבְרִ֗יםve.ha.'iv.RimH5680withthePhilistinesלַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙la.pe.lish.TimH6430beforethattime,whohadgoneH5927upwiththemintothecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הba.ma.cha.NehH4264roundH5439about;andtheyalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571[turned]tobeH1961withtheIsraeliteswhowerewithSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanוְיוֹנָתָֽן׃ve.yo.na.TanH3129.
24ButthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478weredistressedthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117.NowSaulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586hadadjuredthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,CursedH779bethemanH376thateatethfoodלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899untileveningהָעֶ֗רֶבha.'E.revH6153,and[until]Iamavengedוְנִקַּמְתִּי֙ve.ni.kam.TiH5358onmineenemiesמֵאֹ֣יְבַ֔יme.'O.ye.VaiH341.Sononeofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971tastedH2938foodלָֽחֶם׃ סLa.chemH3899.
27ButJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129hadnotheardH8085whenH834hisfatherאָבִיו֮'a.VivH1adjuredthepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971;andheputforthH7971theendקְצֵ֤הke.TzehH7097ofhisstaffהַמַּטֶּה֙ha.ma.TehH4294whichwasinhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,anddippedH2881itinthehoneycomb,andputhishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027tohismouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310,andhiseyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869becamebright.
33AndtheytoldH5046Saulלְשָׁאוּל֙le.sha.'UlH7586,sayingH559,Behold,thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971sinH2398againstJehovah,inthattheyeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398withthebloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818.AndhesaidH559, Yehaveactedבְּגַדְתֶּ֔םbe.gad.TemH898perversely:rollגֹּֽלּוּ־go.lu-H1556menowagreatגְּדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419stoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68.
34AndSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559, Disperseyourselvesamongthepeopleבָעָ֡םva.'AmH5971,andsayH559tothem,BringH5066neartomeeverymanH376hisoxשׁוֹר֜וֹsho.RoH7794,andeverymanH376hissheepשְׂיֵ֗הוּse.Ye.huH7716,andslaughterוּשְׁחַטְתֶּ֤םu.she.cha.TemH7819themhereH2088,andeatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֔םva.'a.khal.TemH398;andsinתֶחֶטְא֥וּte.chet.'UH2398notagainstJehovahineatingלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398withthebloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818.Andallthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971broughtH5066everymanH376hisoxשׁוֹר֧וֹsho.RoH7794withhimthatnightהַלַּ֖יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,andslaughteredוַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־vai.yish.cha.tu-H7819[them]there.
36AndSaulשָׁא֡וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,Letusgoנֵרְדָ֣הne.re.DahH3381downafterthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֨ים׀fe.lish.TimH6430bynightלַ֜יְלָהLay.lahH3915,andplunderוְֽנָבֹ֥זָהve.na.Vo.zahH962themuntilthemorningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֣וֹר'orH216,andletusnotleaveנַשְׁאֵ֤רnash.'ErH7604amanH376ofthem.AndtheysaidH559,Dowhatsoeverisgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896inthysight.ThensaidH559thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,LetuscomeH3381nearhithertoGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.
37AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586inquiredofGodבֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםbe.lo.HimH430,ShallIgoהַֽאֵרֵד֙ha.'e.RedH3381downafterthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430? wilt thougiveהֲתִתְּנֵ֖םha.ti.te.NemH5414themintothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Buthedidnotanswerעָנָ֖הוּ'a.Na.huH6030himthatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.
40ThensaidH559hetoallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Beתִּֽהְיוּ֙tih.YuH1961yeononeH259sideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676,andIandJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129mysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121willbeנִהְיֶ֖הnih.YehH1961ontheothersideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676.Andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971saidH559toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Dowhatisgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896inthysight.
43AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidH559toJonathanי֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129,TellH5046mewhatthou hastdone.AndJonathanיוֹנָתָ֗ןyo.na.TanH3129toldH5046himandsaidH559,Withtheendבִּקְצֵ֨הbik.TzehH7097ofthestaffהַמַּטֶּ֧הha.ma.TehH4294whichisinmyhandבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027ItastedH2938alittleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592honeyדְּבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706, [and]behold,Imustdieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191!
45Andthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidH559toSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,ShallJonathanהֲֽיוֹנָתָ֤ן׀hayo.na.TanH3129dieH4191,whohaswroughtthisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֣הha.ge.do.LahH1419salvationH3444inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?Farחָלִ֗ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486beit! [as]Jehovahliveth,thereshallnotahairמִשַּׂעֲרַ֤תmi.sa.'a.RatH8185ofhisheadרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218fallיִפֹּ֞לyi.PolH5307tothegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776;forhehaswroughtwithGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.Sothepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971deliveredJonathanיוֹנָתָ֖ןyo.na.TanH3129,thathediedH4191not.
47AndSaulוְשָׁא֛וּלve.sha.'UlH7586tookH3920thekingdomoverIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andfoughtH3898againstallhisenemiesאֹיְבָ֡יו'o.ye.VavH341roundH5439about,againstMoabבְּמוֹאָ֣ב׀be.mo.'AvH4124,andagainstthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֨וֹןa.MonH5983,andagainstEdomוּבֶאֱד֜וֹםu.ve.'e.DomH123,andagainstthekingsוּבְמַלְכֵ֤יu.ve.mal.KheiH4428ofZobahצוֹבָה֙tzo.VahH6678,andagainstthePhilistinesוּבַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםu.va.pe.lish.TimH6430;andwhithersoeverheturnedיִפְנֶ֖הyif.NehH6437himself,hediscomfited [them].
49Andthesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586wereH1961Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֥ןyo.na.TanH3129,andJishvi,andMalchi-shuaH4444.Andthenamesוְשֵׁם֙ve.ShemH8034ofhistwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתָ֔יוve.no.TavH1323:thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034ofthefirstbornהַבְּכִירָה֙ha.be.khi.RahH1067Merabמֵרַ֔בme.RavH4764,andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034oftheyoungerהַקְּטַנָּ֖הha.ke.ta.NahH6996Michalמִיכַֽל׃mi.KhalH4324.
50Andthenameוְשֵׁם֙ve.ShemH8034ofSaul'swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802wasAhinoamאֲחִינֹ֖עַם'a.chi.No.'amH293,thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAhimaazאֲחִימָ֑עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290;andthenameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034ofthecaptainofhishostH6635wasAbnerאֲבִינֵ֔ר'a.vi.NerH74,thesonבֶּן־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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