Verse 41

1 Samuel 14:41

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41 Then Saul said to the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, Why have you not given me an answer today? If the sin is in me or in Jonathan my son, O Lord God (Elohim) of Israel, give Urim, and if it is in your people Israel, give Thummim. And by the decision of the Lord, Saul and Jonathan were marked out, and the people went free.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֗וּל אֶל יְהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הָ֣בָ/ה תָמִ֑ים וַ/יִּלָּכֵ֧ד יוֹנָתָ֛ן וְ/שָׁא֖וּל וְ/הָ/עָ֥ם יָצָֽאוּ

English Translation

And Saul said to the LORD God of Israel, "If there is a perfect lot, Jonathan and Saul and the people will be taken."

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Chapter 14 Context

1 Now one day Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young man who was with him, looking after his arm... Focus ↗

2 And Saul was still waiting in the farthest part of Geba, under the fruit-tree in Migron: there were... Focus ↗

3 And Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, brother of Ichabod, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest o... Focus ↗

4 Now between the narrow roads over the mountains by which Jonathan was making his way to the Philisti... Focus ↗

5 The one rock went up on the north in front of Michmash and the other on the south in front of Geba. Focus ↗

6 And Jonathan said to his young servant who had his arms, Come, let us go over to the armies of these... Focus ↗

7 And his servant said to him, Do whatever is in your mind: see, I am with you in every impulse of you... Focus ↗

8 Then Jonathan said, Now we will go over to these men and let them see us. Focus ↗

9 If they say to us, Keep quiet where you are till we come to you; then we will keep our places and no... Focus ↗

10 But if they say, Come up to us; then we will go up, for the Lord has given them into our hands: and... Focus ↗

11 And they let the Philistine force see the two of them: and the Philistines said, Look! the Hebrews a... Focus ↗

12 And the armed men of the force gave Jonathan and his servant their answer, saying, Come up here to u... Focus ↗

13 And Jonathan went up, gripping with his hands and his feet, his servant going up after him; and the... Focus ↗

14 And at their first attack, Jonathan and his servant put to the sword about twenty men, all inside th... Focus ↗

15 And there was great fear in the tents and in the field and among all the men of the armed force, and... Focus ↗

16 And the watchmen of Saul, looking out from Geba in the land of Benjamin, saw all the army flowing aw... Focus ↗

17 Then Saul said to the people who were with him, Let everyone be numbered and let us see who has gone... Focus ↗

18 And Saul said to Ahijah, Let the ephod come here. For he went before Israel with the ephod at that t... Focus ↗

19 Now while Saul was talking to the priest, the noise in the tents of the Philistines became louder an... Focus ↗

20 And Saul and all the people with him came together and went forward to the fight: and every man's sw... Focus ↗

21 Then the Hebrews who had been with the Philistines for some time, and had gone up with them to their... Focus ↗

22 And all the men of Israel who had taken cover in the hill-country of Ephraim, hearing that the Phili... Focus ↗

23 So the Lord made Israel safe that day: and the fight went over to Beth-aven. Focus ↗

24 And all the people were with Saul, about twenty thousand men, and the fight was general through all... Focus ↗

25 And there was honey on the face of the field, and all the people came to the honey, the bees having... Focus ↗

26 But not a man put his hand to his mouth for fear of the curse. Focus ↗

27 But Jonathan, having no knowledge of the oath his father had put on the people, stretching out the r... Focus ↗

28 Then one of the people said to him, Your father put the people under an oath, saying, Let that man b... Focus ↗

29 Then Jonathan said, My father has made trouble come on the land: now see how bright my eyes have bec... Focus ↗

30 How much more if the people had freely taken their food from the goods of those who were fighting ag... Focus ↗

31 That day they overcame the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were feeble from nee... Focus ↗

32 And rushing at the goods taken in the fight, the people took oxen and sheep and young oxen, and put... Focus ↗

33 Then it was said to Saul, See, the people are sinning against the Lord, taking the blood with the fl... Focus ↗

34 And Saul said, Go about among the people and say to them, Let every man come here to me with his ox... Focus ↗

35 And Saul put up an altar to the Lord: this was the first altar which he put up to the Lord. Focus ↗

36 And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, attacking them till the morning, till... Focus ↗

37 And Saul, desiring directions from God (Elohim), said, Am I to go down after the Philistines? will y... Focus ↗

38 And Saul said, Come near, all you chiefs of the people, and let us get word from God (Elohim) and se... Focus ↗

39 For, by the living Lord, the saviour of Israel, even if the sinner is Jonathan, my son, death will c... Focus ↗

40 Then he said to all Israel, You be on one side, and I with Jonathan my son will be on the other side... Focus ↗

41 Then Saul said to the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, Why have you not given me an answer today? I...

42 And Saul said, Give your decision between my son Jonathan and me. And Jonathan was taken. Focus ↗

43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, Give me an account of what you have done. And Jonathan gave him the stor... Focus ↗

44 And Saul said, May God (Elohim)'s punishment be on me if death is not your fate, Jonathan. Focus ↗

45 And the people said to Saul, Is death to come to Jonathan, the worker of this great salvation for Is... Focus ↗

46 Then Saul, turning back, went after the Philistines no longer: and the Philistines went back to thei... Focus ↗

47 Now when Saul had taken his place as ruler of Israel, he made war on those who were against him on e... Focus ↗

48 And he did great things, and overcame the Amalekites, and made Israel safe from the hands of their a... Focus ↗

49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan and Ishvi and Malchi-shua; and these are the names of his daughte... Focus ↗

50 The name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz; the captain of his army was Abner, the... Focus ↗

51 Kish, the father of Saul, and Ner, the father of Abner, were sons of Abiel. Focus ↗

52 All through the life of Saul there was bitter war against the Philistines; and whenever Saul saw any... Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 14 (52 verses)
Version: Bible in Basic English

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