1 Samuel
1 Samuel 14:6
6Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan | יְהוֹנָתָ֜ן | yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3083 Jehonathan |
| 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 |
| the young man | הַנַּ֣עַר׀ | han·na·‘ar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| bearing | נֹשֵׂ֣א | nō·śê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| his armor | כֵלָ֗יו | ḵê·lāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
| Come | לְכָה֙ | lə·ḵāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| let us cross over | וְנַעְבְּרָ֗ה | wə·na‘·bə·rāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the outpost | מַצַּב֙ | maṣ·ṣaḇ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4673 standing-place, station, garrison |
| of these | הָאֵ֔לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| uncircumcised men | הָעֲרֵלִ֣ים | hā·‘ă·rê·lîm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H6189 having foreskin |
| Perhaps | אוּלַ֛י | ’ū·lay | Adverb | H194 peradventure, perhaps |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will work | יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה | ya·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| on our | לָ֑נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| behalf | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Nothing | אֵ֤ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| can hinder | מַעְצ֔וֹר | ma‘·ṣō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H4622 restraint, hindrance |
| the LORD | לַֽיהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| from saving | לְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ | lə·hō·wō·šî·a‘ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H3467 deliver |
| whether by many | בְּרַ֖ב | bə·raḇ | Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| or | א֥וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| by few | בִמְעָֽט׃ | ḇim·‘āṭ | Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine singular | H4592 a little, fewness, a few |
Cross-references
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Matthew 19:26 · Romans 8:31 · 2 Chronicles 14:11 · Zechariah 4:6 · Deuteronomy 32:30 · Judges 7:4–7 · Psalm 115:1–3 · Jeremiah 9:26 · 2 Kings 19:4 · 2 Samuel 16:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.