1 Samuel 14
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1 Samuel 14

1NowH1961itfellH1961uponH1961adayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117, thatJonathanיוֹנָתָ֤ןyo.na.TanH3129thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theyoungהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288that bare his armour,ComeH1961andletH1961usH413goH1961over to thePhilistines’פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430garrisonמַצַּ֣בma.TzavH4673, that is on yondersideמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676. But hetoldהִגִּֽיד׃hi.GidH5046notלֹ֥אlo'H3808hisfatherוּלְאָבִ֖יוu.le.'a.VivH1.
2AndSaulוְשָׁא֗וּלve.sha.'UlH7586abodeיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427in the uttermost part ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1390underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478thepomegranateהָרִמּ֖וֹןha.ri.MonH7416treeH7416whichH834is inMigronבְּמִגְר֑וֹןbe.mig.RonH4051: and thepeopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971that were with him were aboutsixכְּשֵׁ֥שׁke.SheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376:
3andAhijahוַאֲחִיָּ֣הva.'a.chi.YahH281, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִט֡וּב'a.chi.TuvH285,Ichabod’sאִיכָב֣וֹד׀'i.kha.VodH350brotherאֲחִ֡י'a.ChiH251, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPhinehasפִּינְחָ֨סpin.ChasH6372, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEliעֵלִ֜י'e.LiH5941, thepriestכֹּהֵ֧ן׀ko.HenH3548of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068inShilohבְּשִׁל֖וֹbe.shi.LoH7887,wearingנֹשֵׂ֣אno.Se'H5375anephodאֵפ֑וֹד'e.FodH646. And thepeopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971knewיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045notלֹ֣אlo'H3808thatJonathanיוֹנָתָֽן׃yo.na.TanH3129wasgoneהָלַ֖ךְha.LakhH1980.
4Andbetweenוּבֵ֣יןu.VeinH996thepassesלַֽעֲבֹר֙la.'a.VorH5674, bywhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Jonathanיֽוֹנָתָן֙yo.na.TanH3129soughtבִּקֵּ֤שׁbi.KeshH1245togoH5674over unto thePhilistines’פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430garrisonמַצַּ֣בma.TzavH4673, there was arockyהַסֶּ֤לַעha.Se.la'H5553cragשֵׁן־shen-H8127on the onesideמֵהָעֵ֙בֶר֙me.ha.'E.verH5676, and arockyהַסֶּ֥לַעha.Se.la'H5553cragוְשֵׁן־ve.shen-H8127on theotherהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259sideמֵהָעֵ֖בֶרme.ha.'E.verH5676: and thenameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034of the one wasBozezבּוֹצֵ֔ץbo.TzetzH949, and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of theotherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259Senehסֶֽנֶּה׃Se.nehH5573.
5The onecragהַשֵּׁ֧ןha.ShenH8127roseמָצ֥וּקma.TzukH4690upH1387on thenorthמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828infrontמ֣וּלmulH4136ofMichmashמִכְמָ֑שׂmikh.MasH4363, and theotherH259on thesouthמִנֶּ֖גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045infrontמ֥וּלmulH4136ofGebaגָּֽבַע׃ סGa.va'H1387.
6AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֜ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to theyoungהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288that bare his armour, Come and letusאֶל־'el-H413goוְנַעְבְּרָ֗הve.na'.be.RahH5674over unto thegarrisonמַצַּב֙ma.TzavH4673oftheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִ֣יםha.'a.re.LimH6189: it may be that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will work forusאֶל־'el-H413: for there isnoאֵ֤ין'einH369restraint to theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068tosaveלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467bymanyבְּרַ֖בbe.RavH7227or byfewבִמְעָֽט׃vim.'AtH4592.
7And his armourbearersaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Doעֲשֵׂ֖ה'a.SehH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605that is in thineheartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824:turnנְטֵ֣הne.TehH5186thee,beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005I am with thee according to thyheartכִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃ סkil.va.Ve.khaH3824.
8Thensaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083,Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,weH587willpassעֹבְרִ֖ים'oe.RimH5674over unto themenH376, andweH587will discoverourselvesH587unto them.
9IfH518theysayיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541untousH413, Tarryuntilעַד־'ad-H5704weH518comeH5927toyouH518; thenweH518willstandH5975stillH5975in ourplaceתַחְתֵּ֔ינוּtach.Tei.nuH8478, and willnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808goנַעֲלֶ֖הna.'a.LehH5927upH5927unto them.
10Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518theysayיֹאמְר֜וּyo.me.RuH559thusכֹּ֨הkohH3541,Comeעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927upH5927untousH5414; thenweכִּֽי־ki-H3588willgoוְעָלִ֔ינוּve.'a.Li.nuH5927upH5927: for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathdeliveredH5414themintoעָלֵ֙ינוּ֙'a.Lei.nuH5921ourhandבְּיָדֵ֑נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027: and this shall be thesignהָאֽוֹת׃ha.'otH226untousH5414.
11Andbothשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147of them discoveredthemselvesH2244unto thegarrisonמַצַּ֖בma.TzavH4673of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430: and thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, theHebrewsעִבְרִים֙'iv.RimH5680comeH3318forthH3318outH3318of theholesהַחֹרִ֖יםha.cho.RimH2356whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they hadhidH2244themselvesH2244.
12And themenH376of the garrisonansweredH559Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֣ן׀yo.na.TanH3129and his armourbearer, andsaidH559,Comeעֲל֣וּ'a.LuH5927upH5927tousH5414, andweH3588will shewyouH3588athingדָּבָ֑ר פda.VarH1697. AndJonathanיוֹנָתָ֜ןyo.na.TanH3129saidH559unto his armourbearer,Comeעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927upH5927afterאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310meאֵלֵ֔ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413: for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathdeliveredH5414themintoאֶל־'el-H413thehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
13AndJonathanיוֹנָתָ֗ןyo.na.TanH3129climbedH5927upH5927uponעַל־'al-H5921hishandsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027anduponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921hisfeetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272, and his armourbearerafterאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310him: and theyfellוַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙vai.yi.pe.LuH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129; and his armourbearer slew themafterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.
14And thatfirstהָרִאשֹׁנָ֗הha.ri.sho.NahH7223slaughterהַמַּכָּ֣הha.ma.KahH4347,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֛ןyo.na.TanH3129and his armourbearermadeH1961, wasaboutH1961twentyכְּעֶשְׂרִ֣יםke.'es.RimH6242menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376within as it werehalfכְּבַחֲצִ֥יke.va.cha.TziH2677a furrow’s length in anacreצֶ֥מֶדTze.medH6776oflandשָׂדֶֽה׃sa.DehH7704.
15And there was atremblingH2729in thecampבַמַּחֲנֶ֤הva.ma.cha.NehH4264, in thefieldבַשָּׂדֶה֙va.sa.DehH7704, and amongallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971; thegarrisonהַמַּצָּב֙ha.ma.TzavH4673, and the spoilers, they alsotrembledH7264: and theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776quakedH7264;soH1961there was an exceedinggreatאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430tremblingH2729.
16And thewatchmenהַצֹּפִים֙ha.tzo.FimH6822ofSaulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586inGibeahבְּגִבְעַ֖תbe.giv.'AtH1390ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144lookedוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200; and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009, themultitudeהֶהָמ֛וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995meltedH4127awayנָמ֖וֹגna.MogH4127, and they went hither and thither.
17Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586unto thepeopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971that were with him,Numberפִּקְדוּ־pik.du-H6485nowH4994, andseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200who isgoneהָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980fromusH4994. And when they hadnumberedוַֽיִּפְקְד֔וּvai.yif.ke.DuH6485,beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֖ןyo.na.TanH3129and his armourbearer werenotאֵ֥ין'einH369there.
18AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAhijahלַֽאֲחִיָּ֔הla.'a.chi.YahH281,Bringהַגִּ֖ישָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066hither thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430. For thearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was there at that time with thechildrenוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
19And itcameH1961topassH1961,whileעַ֣ד'adH5704Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586talkedדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696unto thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, that thetumultוְהֶהָמ֗וֹןve.he.ha.MonH1995that was in thecampבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430wentH1980on and increased: andSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548,Withdrawאֱסֹ֥ף'e.SofH622thinehandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027.
20AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586andallH3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that were with him were gatheredtogetherוַיִּזָּעֵ֣קvai.yi.za.'EkH2199, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421: and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,everyH3605man’sאִישׁ֙'ishH376swordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719wasagainstאִתּ֔וֹ'i.ToH854hisfellowH376, and there was averyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419discomfiture.
21NowH1961theHebrewsוְהָעִבְרִ֗יםve.ha.'iv.RimH5680that were with thePhilistinesלַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙la.pe.lish.TimH6430as beforetime,whichH834wentH5927upH5927with themintoH1961thecampבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הba.ma.cha.NehH4264from the countryroundסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439aboutH1961;evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571they alsoturnedH1961to be with theIsraelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478that were withSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanוְיוֹנָתָֽן׃ve.yo.na.TanH3129.
22Likewiseallוְכֹל֩ve.KholH3605themenאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478whichH2022hadhidH2244themselvesH310in thehillבְּהַר־be.har-H2022countryH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669, when theyheardשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085that thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127,evenגַם־gam-H1571they alsofollowedH310hardH2244afterH310them in thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.
23SoH5674theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068savedוַיּ֧וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117: and thebattleוְהַ֨מִּלְחָמָ֔הve.Ha.mil.cha.MahH4421passedH5674over by Beth-aven.
24And themenוְאִֽישׁ־ve.'ish-H376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478were distressed thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117: butSaulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586adjured thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Cursedאָר֣וּר'a.RurH779be themanהָ֠אִישׁHa.'ishH376that eatethanyכָּל־kol-H3605foodלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899untilעַד־'ad-H5704it beeveningהָעֶ֗רֶבha.'E.revH6153, and I beavengedוְנִקַּמְתִּי֙ve.ni.kam.TiH5358on mineenemiesמֵאֹ֣יְבַ֔יme.'O.ye.VaiH341.SoH3808noneH3808of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971tastedטָעַ֥םta.'AmH2938foodלָֽחֶם׃ סLa.chemH3899.
25Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleH776cameH935intoH935theforestבַיָּ֑עַרvai.Ya.'arH3293; and there washoneyדְבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706uponעַל־'al-H5921thegroundH776.
26And when thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971werecomeH935unto theforestהַיַּ֔עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293,beholdוְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.NehH2009, thehoneyדְּבָ֑שׁde.VashH1706dropped: butnoH369manH369putH935hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027to hismouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310; for thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fearedיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3372theoathהַשְּׁבֻעָֽה׃ha.she.vu.'AhH7621.
27ButJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129heardשָׁמַ֗עsha.Ma'H8085notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808when hisfatherאָבִיו֮'a.VivH1charged thepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971with theoathבְּהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַbe.hash.Bi.a'H7650: wherefore heputH7971forthH7971theendקְצֵ֤הke.TzehH7097of therodהַמַּטֶּה֙ha.ma.TehH4294that was in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, anddippedוַיִּטְבֹּ֥לvai.yit.BolH2881it in thehoneycombבְּיַעְרַ֣תbe.ya'.RatH3295, andputH7971hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027to hismouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310; and hiseyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869were enlightened.
28ThenansweredH559one of thepeopleמֵֽהָעָ֜םme.ha.'AmH5971, andsaidH559, Thyfatherאָבִ֤יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1straitly charged thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971with anoathH7650,sayingH559,Cursedאָר֥וּר'a.RurH779be themanH376that eatethfoodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117. And thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971were faint.
29Thensaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559Jonathanיֽוֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129, Myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1hathtroubledעָכַ֥ר'a.KharH5916thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:seeרְאוּ־re.'u-H7200, Iprayנָא֙na'H4994youH3588,howH3588mineeyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869have beenenlightenedאֹ֣רוּ'O.ruH215,becauseH3588Itastedטָעַ֔מְתִּיta.'Am.tiH2938alittleמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592of thishoneyדְּבַ֥שׁde.VashH1706.
30HowH834muchרָבְתָ֥הra.ve.TahH7235moreאַ֗ף'AfH637,ifH3588haply thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971hadeatenאָכֹ֨ל'a.KholH398freelyאָכַ֤ל'a.KhalH398todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117of thespoilמִשְּׁלַ֥לmi.she.LalH7998of theirenemiesאֹיְבָ֖יו'o.ye.VavH341whichH834theyfoundמָצָ֑אma.Tza'H4672? fornowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258hath there beennoלֹֽא־lo'-H3808greatslaughterמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347among thePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ba.pe.lish.TimH6430.
31And theysmoteוַיַּכּ֞וּvai.ya.KuH5221of thePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430thatdayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117fromMichmashמִמִּכְמָ֖שׂmi.mikh.MasH4363toAijalonאַיָּלֹ֑נָה'ai.ya.Lo.nahH357: and thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971wereveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966faint.
32and thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971flewuponעַל־'al-H5921thespoilהַשָּׁלָ֔לha.sha.lalH7998, andtookוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947sheepצֹ֧אןtzonH6629, andoxenH1241, andcalvesוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121, andslewוַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־vai.yish.cha.tu-H7819them on thegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776: and thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971didH6213eatוַיֹּ֥אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398them with thebloodהַדָּֽם׃ha.DamH1818.
33Then theytoldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Saulלְשָׁאוּל֙le.sha.'UlH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971sinחֹטִ֥איםcho.TimH2398againstעַל־'al-H5921theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, in that theyeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398with thebloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818. And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Ye havedealtH898treacherouslyבְּגַדְתֶּ֔םbe.gad.TemH898:rollגֹּֽלּוּ־go.lu-H1556agreatגְּדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419stoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413thisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.
34AndSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Disperse yourselves among thepeopleבָעָ֡םva.'AmH5971, andsayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mar.TemH559unto them,Bringהַגִּ֣ישׁוּha.Gi.shuH5066meאֵלַי֩'e.LaiH413hithereveryH3605manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376hisoxשׁוֹר֜וֹsho.RoH7794, andeveryH3605manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376hissheepשְׂיֵ֗הוּse.Ye.huH7716, andslayוּשְׁחַטְתֶּ֤םu.she.cha.TemH7819themhereבָּזֶה֙ba.ZehH2088, andeatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֔םva.'a.khal.TemH398; andsinתֶחֶטְא֥וּte.chet.'UH2398notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808againstאֶל־'el-H413theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068ineatingלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398with thebloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818. AndallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971broughtוַיַּגִּ֨שׁוּvai.ya.Gi.shuH5066everyH3605manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hisoxשׁוֹר֧וֹsho.RoH7794with him thatnightהַלַּ֖יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915, andslewוַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־vai.yish.cha.tu-H7819them there.
35AndSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586builtוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068: thesameאֹת֣וֹ'o.ToH853was the firstaltarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196that hebuiltלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.
36AndSaulשָׁא֡וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,LetH3381usH413goנֵרְדָ֣הne.re.DahH3381downH3381afterאַחֲרֵי֩'a.cha.ReiH310thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֨ים׀fe.lish.TimH6430bynightלַ֜יְלָהLay.lahH3915, andspoilוְֽנָבֹ֥זָהve.na.Vo.zahH962themuntilעַד־'ad-H5704themorningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֣וֹר'orH216, andletH3381usH413notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808leaveנַשְׁאֵ֤רnash.'ErH7604amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376of them. And theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Doעֲשֵׂ֑ה ס'a.SehH6213whatsoeverכָּל־kol-H3605seemethgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896unto thee. Thensaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,LetH3381usH413drawנִקְרְבָ֥הnik.re.VahH7126nearH7126hither untoGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.
37AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592counsel ofGodבֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםbe.lo.HimH430, Shall Igoהַֽאֵרֵד֙ha.'e.RedH3381downH3381afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430? wilt thoudeliverהֲתִתְּנֵ֖םha.ti.te.NemH5414themintoH3027thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478? But heansweredעָנָ֖הוּ'a.Na.huH6030himnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.
38AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Drawגֹּ֣שֽׁוּGo.shuH5066nigh hither,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605yechiefsפִּנּ֣וֹתpi.NotH6438of thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971: andknowוּדְע֣וּu.de.'UH3045andseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200wherein thissinהַחַטָּ֥אתha.cha.TatH2403hath been thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.
39For, as theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068liveth, which savethIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thoughH3588it be inJonathanבְּיוֹנָתָ֥ןbe.yo.na.TanH3129mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121, he shallsurelyH3588dieH4191. But there wasnotוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369amanH1121amongallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971thatansweredעֹנֵ֖הוּ'o.Ne.huH6030him.
40Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he untoallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Be ye on onesideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676, and I andJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129mysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121will be on theotherH259sideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676. And thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559untoSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Doעֲשֵֽׂה׃ ס'a.SehH6213whatH2896seemethgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896unto thee.
41ThereforeSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theLORDH3068, theGodH430ofIsraelH3478, Shew the right. AndJonathanH3129andSaulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586weretakenוַיִּלָּכֵ֧דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920by lot: but thepeopleH5971escapedיָצָֽאוּ׃ya.Tza.'uH3318.
42AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Castהַפִּ֕ילוּha.Pi.luH5307lotsbetweenH996meH3920andJonathanיוֹנָתָ֣ןyo.na.TanH3129mysonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121. AndJonathanיוֹנָתָֽן׃yo.na.TanH3129wastakenH3920.
43ThenSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJonathanי֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129,Tellהַגִּ֥ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046meאֶל־'el-H413whatמֶ֣הmehH4100thou hastdoneH6213. AndJonathanיוֹנָתָ֗ןyo.na.TanH3129toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him, andsaidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, IdidH6213certainlyH4191tasteH2938alittleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592honeyדְּבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706with theendבִּקְצֵ֨הbik.TzehH7097of therodהַמַּטֶּ֧הha.ma.TehH4294that was in minehandבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027; and,loהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005, ImustH4191dieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191.
44AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430doH6213soH6213andmoreיוֹסִ֑ףyo.SifH3254also: for thou shaltsurelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588dieH4191,Jonathanיוֹנָתָֽן׃yo.na.TanH3129.
45And thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, ShallJonathanהֲֽיוֹנָתָ֤ן׀hayo.na.TanH3129dieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191, who hath wrought thisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֣הha.ge.do.LahH1419salvationהַיְשׁוּעָ֨הhay.shu.'AhH3444inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430forbidחָלִ֗ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486: as theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068liveth, there shallnotH3808onehairמִשַּׂעֲרַ֤תmi.sa.'a.RatH8185of hisheadרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218fallיִפֹּ֞לyi.PolH5307to thegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776; for he hath wrought withGodH430thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.SoH6213thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971rescuedוַיִּפְדּ֥וּvai.yif.DuH6299Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֖ןyo.na.TanH3129, that hediedמֵֽת׃ סMetH4191notH3808.
46ThenSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586wentH1980upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430: and thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430wentH1980to their ownplaceלִמְקוֹמָֽם׃lim.ko.MamH4725.
47Now whenSaulוְשָׁא֛וּלve.sha.'UlH7586hadtakenלָכַ֥דla.KhadH3920thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֖הha.me.lu.KhahH4410overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hefoughtוַיִּלָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898againstH5921allבְּֽכָל־be.kholH3605hisenemiesאֹיְבָ֡יו'o.ye.VavH341oneveryוּבְכֹ֥לu.ve.KholH3605sideסָבִ֣יב׀sa.VivH5439,againstH5921Moabבְּמוֹאָ֣ב׀be.mo.'AvH4124, andagainstH5921thechildrenוּבִבְנֵי־u.viv.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֨וֹןa.MonH5983, andagainstH5921Edomוּבֶאֱד֜וֹםu.ve.'e.DomH123, andagainstH5921thekingsוּבְמַלְכֵ֤יu.ve.mal.KheiH4428ofZobahצוֹבָה֙tzo.VahH6678, andagainstH5921thePhilistinesוּבַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםu.va.pe.lish.TimH6430: and whithersoever heturnedיִפְנֶ֖הyif.NehH6437himselfH6437, he vexed them.
48And hedidוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213valiantlyחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428, andsmoteוַיַּ֖ךְvai.YakhH5221theAmalekitesעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002, anddeliveredוַיַּצֵּ֥לvai.ya.TzelH5337Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outH3027of thehandsמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of them that spoiled them.
49Nowוַיִּֽהְיוּ֙vai.yih.YuH1961thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586wereJonathanיוֹנָתָ֥ןyo.na.TanH3129, andIshviוְיִשְׁוִ֖יve.yish.ViH3440, and Malchishua: and thenamesוְשֵׁם֙ve.ShemH8034of histwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147daughtersבְנֹתָ֔יוve.no.TavH1323were these; thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of thefirstbornהַבְּכִירָה֙ha.be.khi.RahH1067Merabמֵרַ֔בme.RavH4764, and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of theyoungerהַקְּטַנָּ֖הha.ke.ta.NahH6996Michalמִיכַֽל׃mi.KhalH4324:
50and thenameוְשֵׁם֙ve.ShemH8034ofSaul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802wasAhinoamאֲחִינֹ֖עַם'a.chi.No.'amH293thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAhimaazאֲחִימָ֑עַץ'a.chi.Ma.'atzH290: and thenameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034of thecaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of hishostצְבָאוֹ֙tze.va.'OH6635wasAbnerאֲבִינֵ֔ר'a.vi.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֖רnerH5369,Saul’sשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586uncleדּ֥וֹדDodH1730.
51AndKishוְקִ֧ישׁve.KishH7027was thefatherאֲבִֽי־'a.vi-H1ofSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586; andNerוְנֵ֥רve.NerH5369thefatherאֲבִֽי־'a.vi-H1ofAbnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74was thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbielאֲבִיאֵֽל׃ ס'a.vi.'ElH22.
52And there was sorewarהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעַל־'al-H5921thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430allכֹּ֖לkolH3605thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586: and whenSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586sawוְרָאָ֨הve.ra.'AhH7200anyכָּל־kol-H3605mightyגִּבּוֹר֙gi.bOrH1368manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376, oranyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605valiantחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428manH376, hetookוַתְּהִ֤יva.te.HiH1961him unto him.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 14

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