1 Samuel 14:39 Go deeper
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For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him. (KJV)
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כִּ֣יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:39 word 1
חַי\־chai-[by] [the] life
Lemma: חַי (chay) · Strong's: H2416A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: alive
Used 242 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:39 word 2
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehof Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:39 word 3
הַמּוֹשִׁ֙יעַ֙ha.mo.Shi.a'who delivers
Lemma: יָשַׁע (ya.sah) · Strong's: H3467
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to save
Used 205 times. Also: Exodus 2:17, Exodus 14:30, Numbers 10:9, Deuteronomy 20:4, Deuteronomy 22:27, Deuteronomy 28:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3467; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:39 word 4
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:39 word 5
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:39 word 6
כִּ֧יkifor
Lemma: כִּי [אם] (ki im) · Strong's: H3588B
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: that if: except
Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588B; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:39 word 7
אִם\־'im-except
Lemma: [כִּי] אם (ki im) · Strong's: H0518B
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if: except
Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518B; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:39 word 8
יֶשְׁנ֛וֹyesh.Nothere it
Lemma: יֵשׁ (yesh) · Strong's: H3426
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)
Meaning: there
Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 18:24, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 28:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3426; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:39 word 9
בְּיוֹנָתָ֥ןbe.yo.na.Tan[is] in Jonathan
Lemma: יוֹנָתָן (yo.na.tan) · Strong's: H3129N
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jonathan
Used 30 times. Also: 1 Samuel 13:2, 1 Samuel 13:3, 1 Samuel 13:16, 1 Samuel 13:22, 1 Samuel 14:1, 1 Samuel 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3129N; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:39 word 10
בְּנִ֖יbe.Nison my
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:39 word 11
כִּ֣יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:39 word 12
מ֣וֹתMotcertainly <to die>
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:39 word 13
יָמ֑וּתya.Muthe will die
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:39 word 14
וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand not
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:39 word 15
עֹנֵ֖הוּ'o.Ne.hu[was] answering him
Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to answer
Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:39 word 16
מִכָּל\־mi.kolany of all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:39 word 17
הָעָֽם\׃ha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 14:39 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| As surely as | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| who saves | → | יָשַׁע H3467 to save |
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| lives | → | חַי H2416A alive |
| even | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| if | → | [כִּי] אם H0518B if: except |
| it is | → | יֵשׁ H3426 there |
| my son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| . . . | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| Jonathan | → | יוֹנָתָן H3129N Jonathan |
| he must die | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| . . . | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| But not one | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| of the troops | → | עַם H5971A people |
| said | → | עָנָה H6030B to answer |
| a word | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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