New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Samuel 14:26-46
26When the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971enteredוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935the forestהַיַּ֔עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293,beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009, there wasa flowהֵ֣לֶךְHe.lekhH1982of honeyדְּבָ֑שׁde.VashH1706;but noוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369man putמַשִּׂ֤יגma.SigH5381his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027to his mouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310,for the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fearedיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3372the oathהַשְּׁבֻעָֽה׃ha.she.vu.'AhH7621.
27But JonathanH3083had not heardשָׁמַ֗עsha.Ma'H8085when his fatherאָבִיו֮'a.VivH1putH7650the peopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971underH7650oathבְּהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַbe.hash.Bi.a'H7650; therefore,he putוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971out the endקְצֵ֤הke.TzehH7097of the staffהַמַּטֶּה֙ha.ma.TehH4294that wasin his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027and dippedוַיִּטְבֹּ֥לvai.yit.BolH2881it in the honeycombבְּיַעְרַ֣ת הַדְּבָ֑שׁbe.ya'.Rat ha.de.VashH3295H1706,and putוַיָּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027to his mouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310, andhis eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869brightenedוַתָּאֹ֖רְנָהva.ta.ro.nahH215.
28Then oneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of the peopleמֵֽהָעָ֜םme.ha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Your fatherאָבִ֤יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1strictlyH7650putH7650the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971underH7650oathH7650,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779be the manהָאִ֛ישׁha.'IshH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834eatsיֹ֥אכַלYo.khalH398foodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117.’”And the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971were wearyוַיָּ֖עַףvai.Ya.'afH5888.
29Then JonathanH3083saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “My fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1has troubledעָכַ֥ר'a.KharH5916the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Seeרְאוּ־re.'u-H7200nowנָא֙na'H4994,howכִּֽי־ki-H3588my eyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869have brightenedאֹ֣רוּ'O.ruH215becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588I tastedטָעַ֔מְתִּיta.'Am.tiH2938a littleמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592of thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088honeyדְּבַ֥שׁde.VashH1706.
30HowH637muchכִּ֡יkiH637H3588moreכִּ֥יkiH637H3588,ifלוּא֩lu'H3863only the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971had eatenאָכֹ֨ל'a.KholH398freelyאָכַ֤ל'a.KhalH398todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117of the spoilמִשְּׁלַ֥לmi.she.LalH7998of their enemiesH340whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they foundמָצָ֑אma.Tza'H4672!For nowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258the slaughterמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347among the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ba.pe.lish.TimH6430has not been greatרָבְתָ֥הra.ve.TahH7235.”
32The peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971rushedוַיַּ֤עַטvai.ya.'asH5860greedilyH6213upon the spoilהַשָּׁלָ֔לha.sha.lalH7998,and tookוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947sheepצֹ֧אןtzonH6629and oxenוּבָקָ֛רu.va.KarH1241and calvesוּבְנֵ֥י בָקָ֖רu.ve.Nei va.KarH1121H1241,and slewוַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־vai.yish.cha.tu-H7819themon the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776;and the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971ateוַיֹּ֥אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398themwith the bloodהַדָּֽם׃ha.DamH1818.
33Then they toldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Saulלְשָׁאוּל֙le.sha.'UlH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971aresinningחֹטִ֥איםcho.TimH2398against the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068by eatingלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398with the bloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818.”And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You have actedH898treacherouslyבְּגַדְתֶּ֔םbe.gad.TemH898;rollגֹּֽלּוּ־go.lu-H1556a greatגְּדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419stoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68to me todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.”
34Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “DisperseH6327yourselvesH6327among the peopleבָעָ֡םva.'AmH5971and sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mar.TemH559to them, ‘EachH376oneH376of you bringהַגִּ֣ישׁוּha.Gi.shuH5066me his oxשׁוֹר֜וֹsho.RoH7794or his sheepשְׂיֵ֗הוּse.Ye.huH7716,and slaughterוּשְׁחַטְתֶּ֤םu.she.cha.TemH7819ithereבָּזֶה֙ba.ZehH2088and eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֔םva.'a.khal.TemH398;and do not sinתֶחֶטְא֥וּte.chet.'UH2398against the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068by eatingלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398with the bloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818.’”So allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971that nightהַלַּ֖יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915broughtוַיַּגִּ֨שׁוּvai.ya.Gi.shuH5066eachH376oneH376his oxשׁוֹר֧וֹsho.RoH7794with him and slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־vai.yish.cha.tu-H7819itthereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.
36Then Saulשָׁא֡וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let us goנֵרְדָ֣הne.re.DahH3381downH3381afterאַחֲרֵי֩'a.cha.ReiH310the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֨ים׀fe.lish.TimH6430by nightלַ֜יְלָהLay.lahH3915and takeH962spoilH962among them untilעַד־'ad-H5704the morningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֣וֹר'orH216,and let us not leaveנַשְׁאֵ֤רnash.'ErH7604a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376of them.” And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Doעֲשֵׂ֑ה ס'a.SehH6213whateverכָּל־kol-H3605seems goodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896to you.” Sothe priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Let us drawנִקְרְבָ֥הnik.re.VahH7126nearH7126to Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430hereהֲלֹ֖םha.LomH1988.”
37Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592of Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםbe.lo.HimH430, “Shall I goהַֽאֵרֵד֙ha.'e.RedH3381downH3381afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430?Will You giveהֲתִתְּנֵ֖םha.ti.te.NemH5414them into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?” ButHe did not answerעָנָ֖הוּ'a.Na.huH6030him on that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.
38Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Drawגֹּ֣שֽׁוּGo.shuH5066nearH5066hereהֲלֹ֔םha.LomH1988,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605youchiefsפִּנּ֣וֹתpi.NotH6438of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and investigateוּדְע֣וּu.de.'UH3045and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200howבַּמָּ֗הba.MahH4100thisH2088sinהַחַטָּ֥אתha.cha.TatH2403has happenedהָֽיְתָ֛הha.ye.TahH1961todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.
39Foras the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,who deliversהַמּוֹשִׁ֙יעַ֙ha.mo.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thoughאִם־'im-H3588H518it is in JonathanH3083my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121,he shall surelyמ֣וֹתMotH3588H4191dieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191.”But not oneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971answeredעֹנֵ֖הוּ'o.Ne.huH6030him.
40Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “You shall be on oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259sideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676and I and JonathanH3083my sonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121will be on the otherאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259sideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676.”And the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Doעֲשֵֽׂה׃ ס'a.SehH6213whatH2896seems goodH2896to you.”
43Then Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to JonathanH3083, “Tellהַגִּ֥ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046me whatמֶ֣הmehH4100you have doneעָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213.”So JonathanH3083toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him and saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “I indeedטָעֹ֨םta.'OmH2938tastedטָעַ֜מְתִּיta.'Am.tiH2938a littleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592honeyדְּבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706with the endבִּקְצֵ֨הbik.TzehH7097of the staffהַמַּטֶּ֧הha.ma.TehH4294that was in my handבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027.HereH2009I am, I must dieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191!”
45But the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Must JonathanH3083dieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hasbroughtH6213aboutH6213thisH2088greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֣הha.ge.do.LahH1419deliveranceהַיְשׁוּעָ֨הhay.shu.'AhH3444in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?Farחָלִ֗ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486from it! As the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,not one hairמִשַּׂעֲרַ֤תmi.sa.'a.RatH8185of his headרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218shall fallיִפֹּ֞לyi.PolH5307to the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, forhe has workedH6213with Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430thisH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.”So the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971rescuedוַיִּפְדּ֥וּvai.yif.DuH6299JonathanH3083and he did not dieמֵֽת׃ סMetH4191.
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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