Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 14:24-46

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.

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