1 Samuel 14:38

1 Samuel 14:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.
• New International Version (NIV)Saul therefore said, “Come here, all you who are leaders of the army, and let us find out what sin has been committed today.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Saul said, "Come here, all you leaders of the people, and know and see how this sin has arisen today.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Saul said, “Come over here, all you chiefs of the people, and know and see what this sin was today.

Context of 1 Samuel 14:38

36Then Saul said, “Let’s go down after the Philistines by night and take plunder among them until the morning light, and let’s not leave a man among them alive.” And they said, “Do whatever seems good to you.” So the priest said, “Let’s approach God here.” 37So Saul inquired of God: “Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You hand them over to Israel?” But He did not answer him on that day. Then Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders of the people, and investigate and see how this sin has happened today. 39For as the Lord lives, who saves Israel, even if it is in my son Jonathan, he shall assuredly die!” But not one of all the people answered him. 40Then he said to all Israel, “You shall be on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will be on the other side.” And the people said to Saul, “Do what seems good to you.”

1 Samuel 14:38 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֔וּל גֹּ֣שֽׁוּ הֲלֹ֔ם כֹּ֖ל פִּנּ֣וֹת הָעָ֑ם וּדְע֣וּ וּרְא֔וּ בַּמָּ֗ה הָֽיְתָ֛ה הַחַטָּ֥את הַזֹּ֖את הַיּֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear

• Then Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Comeנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066
• hereהֲלֹםhălôm · hereH1988
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• leadersפִּנָּהpinnâh · cornerH6438
• of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and investigateיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• and seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• howמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• has happenedהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• todayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 14:38

• 1 Samuel 10:19But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your catastrophes and your distresses; yet you have said, ‘No, but put a king over us!’ Now then, present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your groups of thousands.”
• Joshua 7:14So in the morning you shall come forward by your tribes. And it shall be that the tribe which the Lord selects by lot shall come forward by families, and the family which the Lord selects shall come forward by households, and the household which the Lord selects shall come forward man by man.
• Numbers 24:17I see him, but not now; I look at him, but not near; A star shall appear from Jacob, A scepter shall rise from Israel, And shall smash the forehead of Moab, And overcome all the sons of Sheth.
• Judges 20:2And the leaders of all the people, all the tribes of Israel, took their stand in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand foot soldiers who drew the sword.
• 2 Samuel 18:3But the people said, “You should not go out; for if in fact we flee, they will not care about us; and if half of us die, they will not care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us; so now it is better that you will be ready to help us from the city.”
• Psalms 47:9The princes of the people have assembled as the people of the God of Abraham, For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is highly exalted.
• Zechariah 10:4From them will come the cornerstone, From them the tent peg, From them the bow of battle, From them every tyrant, all of them together.
• Matthew 21:42Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘A stone which the builders rejected, This has become the chief cornerstone; This came about from the Lord, And it is marvelous in our eyes’?
• Ephesians 2:20having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone,

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14:38

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-46Verses 36-46 If God turns away our prayer, we have reason to suspect it is for some sin harboured in our hearts, which we should find out, that we may put it away, and put it to death. We should always first suspect and examine ourselves; but an unhumbled heart suspects every other person, and looks every where but at home for the sinful cause of calamity. Jonathan was discovered to be the offender. Those most indulgent to their own sins are most severe…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 37-38God did not answer: Neither the "no" nor the "yes" answer from the Urim and Thummim appeared.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 14:38

• Armies
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In the dictionaries

• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• Discomfiture
• Discover
• Enlighten
• Faulty
• Fight
• Flew
• Moabite
• Philistines

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