1 Sam 14:36-45 : 36 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.14.36",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֡וּל נֵרְדָ֣ה אַחֲרֵי֩ פְלִשְׁתִּ֨ים ׀ לַ֜יְלָה וְֽנָבֹ֥זָה בָהֶ֣ם ׀ עַד־א֣וֹר הַבֹּ֗קֶר וְלֹֽא־נַשְׁאֵ֤ר בָּהֶם֙ אִ֔ישׁ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ כָּל־הַטּ֥וֹב בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ עֲשֵׂ֑ה ס וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן נִקְרְבָ֥ה הֲלֹ֖ם אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃",
"text": "*wayyōʾmer* *šāʾûl* *nērdâ* after *pəlištîm* *laylâ* and-*nāḇōzâ* in-them until-*ʾôr* the-*bōqer* and-not-*našʾēr* in-them *ʾîš* *wayyōʾmrû* all-the-*ṭôḇ* in-*ʿênêḵā* *ʿăśê* *wayyōʾmer* the-*kōhēn* *niqrəḇâ* *hălōm* unto-the-*ʾĕlōhîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*nērdâ*": "verb, qal imperfect cohortative, 1st plural - let us go down",
"*pəlištîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines",
"*laylâ*": "noun, masculine singular - night",
"*nāḇōzâ*": "verb, qal imperfect cohortative, 1st plural - let us plunder",
"*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - light of",
"*bōqer*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - morning",
"*našʾēr*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st plural - we will leave",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man",
"*wayyōʾmrû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they said",
"*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular with definite article - good",
"*ʿênêḵā*": "noun, dual construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your eyes",
"*ʿăśê*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - do",
"*kōhēn*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - priest",
"*niqrəḇâ*": "verb, qal imperfect cohortative, 1st plural - let us draw near",
"*hălōm*": "adverb - here/hither",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - God"
},
"variants": {
"*nērdâ*": "let us go down, let us descend",
"*nāḇōzâ*": "let us plunder, let us spoil, let us take as prey",
"*hălōm*": "here, hither, to this place"
}
}
37 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.14.37",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל שָׁאוּל֙ בֵּֽאלֹהִ֔ים הַֽאֵרֵד֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים הֲתִתְּנֵ֖ם בְּיַ֣ד יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹ֥א עָנָ֖הוּ בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃",
"text": "*wayyišʾal* *šāʾûl* in-*ʾĕlōhîm* ?-*ʾērēd* after *pəlištîm* ?-*tittenēm* in-*yad* *yiśrāʾēl* and-not *ʿānāhû* in-the-*yôm* the-*hû*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyišʾal*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he inquired",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God",
"*ʾērēd*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st singular with interrogative prefix - shall I go down",
"*pəlištîm*": "proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines",
"*tittenēm*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix and interrogative prefix - will you give them",
"*yad*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ʿānāhû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he answered him",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - day",
"*hû*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyišʾal*": "and he inquired, and he asked",
"*tittenēm*": "will you give them, will you deliver them"
}
}
38 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.14.38",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֔וּל גֹּ֣שֽׁוּ הֲלֹ֔ם כֹּ֖ל פִּנּ֣וֹת הָעָ֑ם וּדְע֣וּ וּרְא֔וּ בַּמָּ֗ה הָֽיְתָ֛ה הַחַטָּ֥את הַזֹּ֖את הַיּֽוֹם׃",
"text": "*wayyōʾmer* *šāʾûl* *gōšû* *hălōm* all *pinnôt* the-*ʿām* and-*dəʿû* and-*rəʾû* in-what *hāyətâ* the-*ḥaṭṭāʾt* the-*zōʾt* the-*yôm*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*gōšû*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine plural - draw near",
"*hălōm*": "adverb - here/hither",
"*pinnôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - corners/chiefs of",
"*ʿām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - people",
"*dəʿû*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine plural - know",
"*rəʾû*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine plural - see",
"*hāyətâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - has been",
"*ḥaṭṭāʾt*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - sin",
"*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular with definite article - this",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - day"
},
"variants": {
"*gōšû*": "draw near, come near, approach",
"*pinnôt*": "corners, chiefs, leaders",
"*ḥaṭṭāʾt*": "sin, sin-offering, transgression"
}
}
39 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.14.39",
"source": "כִּ֣י חַי־יְהוָ֗ה הַמּוֹשִׁ֙יעַ֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֧י אִם־יֶשְׁנ֛וֹ בְּיוֹנָתָ֥ן בְּנִ֖י כִּ֣י מ֣וֹת יָמ֑וּת וְאֵ֥ין עֹנֵ֖הוּ מִכָּל־הָעָֽם׃",
"text": "For *ḥay*-*YHWH* the-*môšîa'* *ʾet*-*yiśrāʾēl* that if-*yešnô* in-*yônātān* *bənî* that *môt* *yāmût* and-*ʾên* *ʿōnēhû* from-all-the-*ʿām*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥay*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - living",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*môšîa'*": "verb, hiphil participle, masculine singular with definite article - who saves",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*yešnô*": "particle of existence with 3rd masculine singular suffix - it is",
"*yônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan",
"*bənî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my son",
"*môt*": "verb, infinitive absolute - surely die",
"*yāmût*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will die",
"*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not",
"*ʿōnēhû*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - answering him",
"*ʿām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - people"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥay*-*YHWH*": "as the LORD lives, by the life of the LORD",
"*môt* *yāmût*": "he shall surely die, dying he shall die"
}
}
40 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.14.40",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אַתֶּם֙ תִּֽהְיוּ֙ לְעֵ֣בֶר אֶחָ֔ד וַֽאֲנִי֙ וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן בְּנִ֔י נִהְיֶ֖ה לְעֵ֣בֶר אֶחָ֑ד וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ הָעָם֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל הַטּ֥וֹב בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ עֲשֵֽׂה׃ ס",
"text": "*wayyōʾmer* unto-all-*yiśrāʾēl* *ʾattem* *tihyû* to-*ʿēḇer* *ʾeḥād* and-*ʾănî* and-*yônātān* *bənî* *nihyeh* to-*ʿēḇer* *ʾeḥād* *wayyōʾmrû* the-*ʿām* unto-*šāʾûl* the-*ṭôḇ* in-*ʿênêḵā* *ʿăśê*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ʾattem*": "independent personal pronoun, 2nd masculine plural - you",
"*tihyû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will be",
"*ʿēḇer*": "noun, masculine singular - side",
"*ʾeḥād*": "numeral, masculine singular - one",
"*ʾănî*": "independent personal pronoun, 1st singular - I",
"*yônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan",
"*bənî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my son",
"*nihyeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st plural - we will be",
"*wayyōʾmrû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they said",
"*ʿām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - people",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular with definite article - good",
"*ʿênêḵā*": "noun, dual construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your eyes",
"*ʿăśê*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - do"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿēḇer*": "side, region, beyond"
}
}
41 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.14.41",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֗וּל אֶל־יְהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הָ֣בָה תָמִ֑ים וַיִּלָּכֵ֧ד יוֹנָתָ֛ן וְשָׁא֖וּל וְהָעָ֥ם יָצָֽאוּ׃",
"text": "*wayyōʾmer* *šāʾûl* unto-*YHWH* *ʾĕlōhê* *yiśrāʾēl* *hāḇâ* *tāmîm* *wayyillāḵēd* *yônātān* and-*šāʾûl* and-the-*ʿām* *yāṣāʾû*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*hāḇâ*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - give",
"*tāmîm*": "adjective, masculine singular - perfect/complete",
"*wayyillāḵēd*": "verb, niphal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and was caught/taken",
"*yônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*ʿām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - people",
"*yāṣāʾû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - they went out/were cleared"
},
"variants": {
"*hāḇâ* *tāmîm*": "give a perfect (lot), show who is right, give Thummim",
"*wayyillāḵēd*": "and he was caught, and he was taken",
"*yāṣāʾû*": "they went out, they were cleared, they were exonerated"
}
}
42 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.14.42",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֔וּל הַפִּ֕ילוּ בֵּינִ֕י וּבֵ֖ין יוֹנָתָ֣ן בְּנִ֑י וַיִּלָּכֵ֖ד יוֹנָתָֽן׃",
"text": "*wayyōʾmer* *šāʾûl* *happîlû* between-me and-between *yônātān* *bənî* *wayyillāḵēd* *yônātān*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*happîlû*": "verb, hiphil imperative, masculine plural - cast lots",
"*yônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan",
"*bənî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my son",
"*wayyillāḵēd*": "verb, niphal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and was caught/taken"
},
"variants": {
"*happîlû*": "cast lots, cause to fall, throw down"
}
}
43 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.14.43",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שָׁאוּל֙ אֶל־י֣וֹנָתָ֔ן הַגִּ֥ידָה לִּ֖י מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֑יתָה וַיַּגֶּד־ל֣וֹ יוֹנָתָ֗ן וַיֹּאמֶר֩ טָעֹ֨ם טָעַ֜מְתִּי בִּקְצֵ֨ה הַמַּטֶּ֧ה אֲשֶׁר־בְּיָדִ֛י מְעַ֥ט דְּבַ֖שׁ הִנְנִ֥י אָמֽוּת׃",
"text": "*wayyōʾmer* *šāʾûl* unto-*yônātān* *haggîdâ* to-me what *ʿāśîtâ* *wayyagged*-to-him *yônātān* *wayyōʾmer* *ṭāʿōm* *ṭāʿamtî* in-*qəṣê* the-*maṭṭeh* which-in-*yādî* *məʿaṭ* *dəḇaš* *hinənî* *ʾāmût*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*yônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan",
"*haggîdâ*": "verb, hiphil imperative, masculine singular - tell",
"*ʿāśîtâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you did",
"*wayyagged*": "verb, hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he told",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ṭāʿōm*": "verb, qal infinitive absolute - tasting",
"*ṭāʿamtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st singular - I tasted",
"*qəṣê*": "noun, masculine singular construct - end of",
"*maṭṭeh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - staff",
"*yādî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st singular suffix - my hand",
"*məʿaṭ*": "adjective, masculine singular - little",
"*dəḇaš*": "noun, masculine singular - honey",
"*hinənî*": "demonstrative particle with 1st singular suffix - here I am",
"*ʾāmût*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will die"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭāʿōm* *ṭāʿamtî*": "I surely tasted, I did taste",
"*məʿaṭ*": "little, small amount"
}
}
44 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.14.44",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֔וּל כֹּֽה־יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים וְכֹ֣ה יוֹסִ֑ף כִּֽי־מ֥וֹת תָּמ֖וּת יוֹנָתָֽן׃",
"text": "And *wəyōʾmer* *šāʾûl* thus *yaʿăśeh* *ʾĕlōhîm* and thus *yôsīp* *kî*-dying *mōwt* you-shall-die *tāmût* *yônatān*",
"grammar": {
"*wəyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Saul",
"*yaʿăśeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - may he do/make",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "common noun, masculine plural (with singular meaning) - God",
"*yôsīp*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - may he add",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that, for, because",
"*mōwt*": "infinitive absolute - dying (emphasizes certainty)",
"*tāmût*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you shall die",
"*yônatān*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jonathan"
},
"variants": {
"*wəyōʾmer*": "and he said/spoke/declared",
"*kî*": "for/because/that/surely",
"*mōwt tāmût*": "you shall surely die (Hebrew idiom using infinitive absolute for emphasis)"
}
}
45 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.14.45",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הָעָ֜ם אֶל־שָׁא֗וּל הֲֽיוֹנָתָ֤ן ׀ יָמוּת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָ֠שָׂה הַיְשׁוּעָ֨ה הַגְּדוֹלָ֣ה הַזֹּאת֮ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒ חָלִ֗ילָה חַי־יְהוָה֙ אִם־יִפֹּ֞ל מִשַּׂעֲרַ֤ת רֹאשׁוֹ֙ אַ֔רְצָה כִּֽי־עִם־אֱלֹהִ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ה הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וַיִּפְדּ֥וּ הָעָ֛ם אֶת־יוֹנָתָ֖ן וְלֹא־מֵֽת׃",
"text": "And *wəyōʾmer* the-*hāʿām* to-*šāʾûl* *hă*-*yônātān* *yāmût* who *ʾăšer* *ʿāśāh* the-*hayəšûʿāh* the-*hagədôlāh* the-*hazōʾt* in-*yiśrāʾēl* *ḥālîlāh* as-lives-*ḥay*-*yəhwāh* if-*ʾim*-shall-fall *yippōl* from-hair-of *miśśaʿărat* his-head *rōʾšô* to-ground *ʾarṣāh* for-*kî*-with-*ʿim*-*ʾĕlōhîm* he-has-done *ʿāśāh* the-day *hayyôm* the-this *hazzeh* and-they-redeemed *wayyipdû* the-*hāʿām* *ʾet*-*yônātān* and-not-*wəlōʾ*-he-died *mēt*",
"grammar": {
"*wəyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and said",
"*hāʿām*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the people",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Saul",
"*hă*": "interrogative particle - shall/will?",
"*yônātān*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jonathan",
"*yāmût*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he shall die",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who, which, that",
"*ʿāśāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has done/made",
"*hayəšûʿāh*": "common noun, feminine singular with definite article - the salvation/deliverance",
"*hagədôlāh*": "adjective, feminine singular with definite article - the great",
"*hazōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular with definite article - this",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ḥālîlāh*": "interjection - far be it, God forbid",
"*ḥay*": "adjective - living, as lives",
"*yəhwāh*": "proper noun - YHWH, the LORD",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*yippōl*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - shall fall",
"*miśśaʿărat*": "preposition + common noun, feminine singular construct - from hair of",
"*rōʾšô*": "common noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his head",
"*ʾarṣāh*": "common noun, feminine singular with directional he - to the ground",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for, because",
"*ʿim*": "preposition - with",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "common noun, masculine plural (with singular meaning) - God",
"*ʿāśāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has done/made",
"*hayyôm*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day",
"*hazzeh*": "demonstrative adjective, masculine singular with definite article - this",
"*wayyipdû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they redeemed/ransomed",
"*hāʿām*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the people",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*yônātān*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jonathan",
"*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*mēt*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he died"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥālîlāh*": "far be it/God forbid/by no means (strong exclamation of negation)",
"*ḥay-yəhwāh*": "as YHWH lives (oath formula)",
"*wayyipdû*": "they redeemed/ransomed/delivered/saved",
"*ʿāśāh ʿim-ʾĕlōhîm*": "worked with God/accomplished with God's help"
}
}