1 Samuel

1 Samuel 14:44–45

⁴⁴And Saul declared, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if you, Jonathan, do not surely die!”

⁴⁵But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die — he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.”

So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.

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1 Samuel 14:44

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Saul	שָׁא֔וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
declared	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
May God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
punish me	יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה	ya·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
and ever so	וְכֹ֣ה	wə·ḵōh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3541 thus, here
severely	יוֹסִ֑ף	yō·w·sip̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
if you	יוֹנָתָֽן׃	yō·w·nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3129 Jonathan
Jonathan	יוֹנָתָֽן׃	yō·w·nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3129 Jonathan
do not	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
surely die	מ֥וֹת	mō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H4191 die

1 Samuel 14:45

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the people	הָעָ֜ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Saul	שָׁא֗וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
Must Jonathan	הֲֽיוֹנָתָ֤ן׀	hăyō·w·nā·ṯān	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3129 Jonathan
die	יָמוּת֙	yā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
he who	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
accomplished	עָ֠שָׂה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
such	הַזֹּאת֮	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
a great	הַגְּדוֹלָ֣ה	hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
deliverance	הַיְשׁוּעָ֨ה	hay·šū·‘āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3444 salvation
for Israel	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Never	חָלִ֗ילָה	ḥā·lî·lāh	Interjection; third person feminine singular	H2486 far be it
As surely as the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
lives	חַי־	ḥay-	Noun - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
not	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
a hair	מִשַּׂעֲרַ֤ת	miś·śa·‘ă·raṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8185 a hair
of his head	רֹאשׁוֹ֙	rō·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
will fall	יִפֹּ֞ל	yip·pōl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
to the ground	אַ֔רְצָה	’ar·ṣāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H776 earth, land
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
God’s help	אֱלֹהִ֥ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
he has accomplished this	עָשָׂ֖ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
today	הַיּ֣וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
So the people	הָעָ֛ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
rescued	וַיִּפְדּ֥וּ	way·yip̄·dū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6299 ransom
Jonathan	יוֹנָתָ֖ן	yō·w·nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3129 Jonathan
and he did not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
die	מֵֽת׃ס	mêṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die

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1 Samuel 14:44 1 Samuel 14:39 · Ruth 1:17 · 1 Samuel 25:22

1 Samuel 14:45 2 Samuel 14:11 · Luke 21:18 · Acts 27:34 · 1 Kings 1:52 · Matthew 10:30 · 2 Corinthians 6:1 · Revelation 19:14 · Acts 15:12 · Acts 21:19 · Philippians 2:12–13 · Revelation 17:14 · Isaiah 29:20–21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.