Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And
the
day cometh
that Jonathan son of Saul saith
unto the young man bearing
his weapons
, `
Come, and we
pass
over unto
the
station
of
the Philistines, which
`
is '
on the other side of
this;'
and
to
his
father
he hath
not declared
`it'
.
Now
it
came
to
pass
upon
a
day ,
that Jonathan the
son of Saul said
unto the young man that
bare
his armor
, Come, and let
us
go
over to
the Philistines '
garrison
, that
is on the other side .
But
he told
not his
father
.
And Saul is
abiding
at
the extremity
of Gibeah ,
under the
pomegranate which `
is '
in Migron ,
and the people who
`are'
with him ,
about six hundred men ,
And Saul tarried
in
the uttermost
part
of Gibeah under a
pomegranate tree
which is in Migron :
and the people that
were
with him were
about six hundred men ;
and Ahiah, son of Ahitub, brother of
I-Chabod
, son of Phinehas son of Eli priest of
Jehovah
in Shiloh, bearing
an ephod ;
and the people knew not that Jonathan hath
gone.
And Ahiah, the
son of Ahitub, Ichabod's
brother, the
son of Phinehas ,
the
son of Eli ,
the
LORD's
priest in Shiloh, wearing
an ephod .
And the people knew not that Jonathan was
gone.
And between the passages where
Jonathan sought to pass
over unto the station
of
the
Philistines `is
' the
edge
of
a rock on the one side, and the
edge
of
a rock on the other side ,
and the name of the one is
Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
And between the passages ,
by
which
Jonathan sought to go
over unto the Philistines' garrison,
there
was
a sharp
rock on the one side, and a sharp
rock on the other side :
and the name of the one was
Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
The one
edge
`is'
fixed
on
the north
over -
against Michmash, and the one
on
the
south
over -
against Gibeah.
The forefront
of
the one
was
situate
northward
over against Michmash, and the other
southward
over against Gibeah.
And Jonathan saith
unto
the young man bearing
his weapons
, `
Come, and we
pass
over unto the station
of these uncircumcised ;
it may be Jehovah
doth
work for us ,
for there is no restraint to Jehovah
to save by many or by few. '
And Jonathan said
to
the young man that
bare
his armor
, Come, and let
us
go
over unto the garrison
of these uncircumcised :
it may be that
the
LORD
will
work for us :
for there is no restraint to the
LORD
to save by many or by few.
And the
bearer
of
his weapons
saith
to
him, `
Do all that `
is '
in thy
heart ;
turn for
thee; lo
, I `
am '
with thee ,
as
thine
own
heart. '
And his armourbearer
said
unto
him, Do all that is in thine
heart :
turn thee; behold
, I am with thee according
to
thy
heart.
And
Jonathan saith
, `Lo
, we are
passing
over unto the
men, and are
revealed
unto them ;
Then
said
Jonathan, Behold
, we will
pass
over unto these
men, and we
will
discover
ourselves
unto them .
if thus
they say unto us, `Stand
still
till
we have
come unto
you ,'
then we have
stood
in our place, and do
not go up unto them ;
If they say thus
unto us, Tarry
until
we come to
you ;
then we will
stand
still
in our place, and will
not go up unto them .
and
if thus
they say, `
Come up against
us ,'
then we have
gone
up ,
for Jehovah
hath given
them into our hand ,
and this to
us
`is'
the
sign.
But
if they say thus
, Come up unto
us ;
then we will
go
up :
for the
LORD
hath delivered
them into our hand :
and this shall
be
a
sign unto
us
.
And revealed
are
both of them unto the station
of the Philistines ,
and the Philistines say
, `Lo
, Hebrews are
coming
out of the holes where they have
hid themselves. '
And both of them discovered
themselves
unto the garrison
of the Philistines :
and the Philistines said
, Behold
, the
Hebrews come
forth
out of the holes where they had
hid themselves.
And the men of the station
answer
Jonathan ,
and the
bearer
of
his weapons
, and say
, `
Come up unto
us, and we cause
you to
know
something
. '
And Jonathan saith
unto the
bearer
of
his weapons
, `
Come up after me ,
for Jehovah
hath given
them into the hand of Israel. '
And the men of the garrison
answered
Jonathan and his armourbearer
, and said
, Come up to
us, and we will
show
you a
thing
. And Jonathan said
unto his armourbearer
, Come up after me :
for the
LORD
hath delivered
them into the hand of Israel.
And Jonathan goeth
up on
his hands ,
and on
his feet, and the
bearer
of
his weapons
after him ;
and they fall
before Jonathan ,
and the
bearer
of
his weapons
is
putting
to
death
after him.
And Jonathan climbed
up upon
his hands and upon
his feet, and his armourbearer
after him :
and they fell
before Jonathan ;
and his armourbearer
slew
after him.
And the
first smiting
which Jonathan and the
bearer
of
his weapons
have
smitten
is
of
about twenty men, in
about
half a
furrow
of a yoke of a
field,
And that
first slaughter,
which Jonathan and his armourbearer
made,
was
about twenty men, within
as
it
were
an
half acre
of land,
which
a yoke of oxen
might
plow.
and there is
a
trembling in the camp
, in the field, and among all the people ,
the station
and the destroyers
have
trembled
--
even
they, and the earth shaketh,
and
it becometh
a trembling of
God
.
And there was
trembling in the host
, in the field, and among all the people :
the garrison,
and the spoilers,
they also
trembled
, and the earth quaked:
so
it was
a very
great
trembling.
And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin see,
and lo
, the multitude hath
melted away, and it
goeth
on ,
and
is
beaten
down.
And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked;
and, behold,
the multitude melted away, and they
went
on beating
down one
another
.
And
Saul saith
to
the people who
`are'
with him, `Inspect,
I
pray
you
, and see ;
who hath
gone from us ?'
and they inspect
, and
lo
, Jonathan and the
bearer
of
his weapons
are
not.
Then
said
Saul unto
the people that
were
with him, Number
now
, and see who is
gone from us .
And when
they had
numbered
, behold
, Jonathan and his armourbearer
were
not there
.
And Saul saith
to
Ahiah, `
Bring nigh
the ark of God ;'
for the ark of God hath
been
on
that day
with the sons
of Israel.
And Saul said
unto
Ahiah, Bring hither
the ark of God .
For the ark of God was
at
that time
with the children
of Israel.
And it cometh
to pass, while Saul spake
unto the priest, that the noise which
`is'
in the camp
of the Philistines goeth
on,
going
on and becoming
great,
and Saul saith
unto the priest, `Remove
thy
hand. '
And it came
to pass, while Saul talked
unto the priest, that the noise that
was
in the host
of the Philistines went
on and increased:
and Saul said
unto the priest, Withdraw
thine
hand.
And Saul is
called,
and all the people who
`are'
with him, and they come
in
unto
the battle ,
and, lo
, the
sword of
each
hath
been
against his neighbour
--
a very great destruction
.
And Saul and all the people that
were
with him assembled
themselves
, and they came
to
the battle :
and, behold
, every
man's
sword was
against his fellow,
and
there
was
a very great discomfiture
.
And
the Hebrews `who'
have
been
for
the Philistines as
heretofore
, who
had
gone
up with them into the camp ,
have
turned
round, even they ,
to be with Israel
who
`are'
with Saul and Jonathan ,
Moreover
the Hebrews that
were
with
the Philistines before
that
time
, which
went
up with them into the camp from
the
country
round about
, even they also
turned
to be with the
Israelites
that
were
with Saul and Jonathan .
and
all the men of Israel ,
who
are
hiding
themselves in the
hill-country
of
Ephraim, have
heard that the Philistines have
fled, and
they
pursue
--
even they --
after them in battle.
Likewise
all the men of Israel which
had
hid
themselves in mount
Ephraim, when
they
heard that the Philistines fled, even they also
followed
hard
after them in the
battle.
And
Jehovah
saveth
Israel on
that day ,
and the battle hath
passed over to
Beth-Aven
.
So
the
LORD
saved
Israel that day :
and the battle passed over unto
Bethaven
.
And the men of Israel have
been
distressed on
that day ,
and
Saul adjureth
the people, saying, `
Cursed `is'
the man who
eateth food till
the
evening, and
I have
been
avenged of
mine enemies ;'
and
none of the people hath
tasted food.
And the men of Israel were
distressed that day :
for
Saul had
adjured
the people, saying, Cursed be
the man that
eateth any
food until
evening, that
I may
be
avenged on
mine enemies .
So
none of the people tasted any
food.
And all `
they of '
the land have
come
into
a forest,
and there is
honey on
the
face
of
the field;
And all they of the land came
to
a wood;
and there was
honey upon
the ground.
and the people come in
unto
the forest
, and
lo
, the honey dropped ,
and
none
is
moving
his hand unto
his mouth ,
for the people feared the oath.
And when
the people were
come into
the wood
, behold
, the honey dropped ;
but
no
man
put
his hand to
his mouth :
for the people feared the oath.
And
Jonathan hath
not
heard of
his father's
adjuring
the people ,
and
putteth
forth the end of the rod ,
which
`is'
in his hand, and dippeth
it in the
honeycomb, and bringeth
back
his hand unto
his mouth --
and his eyes see!
But
Jonathan heard not
when
his father
charged
the people with
the
oath:
wherefore
he
put
forth the end of the rod that
was
in his hand, and dipped
it in an
honeycomb, and put
his hand to
his mouth ;
and his eyes were
enlightened.
And
a
man
of the people answereth
and saith
, `
Thy father certainly
adjured
the people, saying, Cursed `is'
the man who
eateth food to-
day ;
and the people are
weary
. '
Then
answered
one
of the people ,
and said
, Thy father straitly
charged
the people with
an
oath
, saying, Cursed be
the man that
eateth any
food this
day .
And the people were
faint
.
And
Jonathan saith
, `
My father hath troubled the land ;
see, I pray you, that
mine eyes have become
bright
because I tasted a little of this honey.
Then
said
Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land :
see, I pray you, how
mine eyes have been
enlightened,
because I tasted a little of this honey.
How much more if the people had well
eaten to -
day of the spoil of its
enemies which it
hath
found ,
for now,
the
smiting
hath
not been great
among the Philistines .'
How much more ,
if haply
the people had eaten freely
to day of the spoil of their
enemies which they
found ?
for had
there
not been now
a
much
greater
slaughter
among the Philistines ?
And they smite
on
that
day
among
the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon ,
and the people are
very weary,
And they smote
the Philistines that
day
from Michmash to Aijalon :
and the people were
very faint.
and the people make
unto
the spoil, and take
sheep, and oxen, and sons
of
the
herd
, and slaughter
on the earth,
and the people eat with the blood.
And the people flew
upon
the spoil, and took
sheep, and oxen, and calves
, and slew
them
on the ground:
and the people did
eat them
with the blood.
And
they declare
to
Saul, saying, `Lo
, the people are
sinning
against Jehovah
, to
eat with the blood. '
And he saith
, `
Ye have dealt
treacherously,
roll unto
me
to-day
a great stone. '
Then
they told
Saul, saying, Behold
, the people sin
against the
LORD
, in
that
they
eat with the blood. And he said
, Ye have transgressed:
roll a great stone unto
me
this
day
.
And Saul saith
, `Be
ye
scattered
among the people, and ye
have
said
to
them, Bring ye
nigh
unto
me each
his ox, and each
his sheep ;
and ye
have
slain
`
them '
in
this
place
, and eaten,
and ye
do
not
sin against Jehovah
to
eat
with the blood. '
And all the people bring
nigh
each
his ox ,
in
his
hand,
that night, and slaughter
`
them '
there.
And Saul said
, Disperse
yourselves
among the people, and say
unto
them, Bring me hither
every
man
his ox, and every
man
his sheep ,
and slay
them here
, and eat;
and sin not
against the
LORD
in
eating
with the blood. And all the people brought
every
man
his ox with
him
that night, and slew
them there.
And Saul buildeth
an alter
to
Jehovah;
with
it
he hath
begun
to
build
altars
to
Jehovah
.
And Saul built
an altar
unto
the
LORD:
the
same
was
the
first
altar
that
he built
unto
the
LORD
.
And Saul saith
, `
Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and we
prey
upon
them till
the
light
of
the morning, and leave
not a man of them. '
And they say
, `All
that
is
good
in
thine
eyes
do. '
And
the priest saith
, `
Let us draw near hither unto God. '
And Saul said
, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil
them until
the morning light
, and let
us
not leave
a man of them. And they said
, Do whatsoever
seemeth
good
unto
thee
. Then
said
the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.
And Saul asketh
of God, `Do
I go down after the Philistines? dost
Thou give
them into the hand of Israel? '
and
He hath
not
answered him on
that day.
And Saul asked
counsel
of God, Shall
I go down after the Philistines? wilt
thou deliver
them into the hand of Israel? But
he answered him not
that day.
And Saul saith
, `
Draw ye nigh
hither all
, the chiefs
of the people ,
and know and see in
what
this sin hath been to-
day ;
And Saul said
, Draw ye near
hither, all
the chief
of the people :
and know and see wherein
this sin hath been this
day .
for, Jehovah
liveth, who
is
saving
Israel :
surely
if
it be in Jonathan my son, surely
he doth
certainly
die ;'
and
none
is
answering
him
out
of
all the people.
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
.
And
he saith
unto all Israel, `Ye
--
ye are
on one side, and I and Jonathan my son are
on another
side ;'
and the people say
unto Saul, `That
which
is
good
in
thine
eyes
do. '
Then
said
he unto all Israel, Be
ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will
be
on the
other
side .
And the people said
unto Saul, Do what
seemeth
good
unto
thee
.
And
Saul saith
unto Jehovah,
God of Israel, `
Give perfection;'
and
Jonathan
and Saul are
captured,
and the people went
out
.
Therefore
Saul said
unto the
LORD
God of Israel, Give a
perfect
lot.
And Saul and Jonathan
were
taken:
but
the people escaped
.
And Saul saith
, `
Cast between me and Jonathan my son ;'
and Jonathan is
captured
.
And Saul said
, Cast lots
between me and Jonathan my son .
And Jonathan was
taken
.
And
Saul saith
unto
Jonathan, `Declare
to
me ,
what hast
thou done ?'
and Jonathan declareth
to
him, and saith
, `
I certainly
tasted
with the end of the rod that `is'
in my
hand a
little
honey;
lo, I die !'
Then
Saul said
to
Jonathan, Tell
me what thou hast
done .
And Jonathan told
him, and said
, I did
but
taste
a
little
honey
with the end of the rod that was
in mine
hand ,
and,
lo, I must
die .
And Saul saith
, `Thus
doth
God do ,
and thus
doth
He
add,
for thou dost
certainly
die, Jonathan. '
And Saul answered
, God do so
and more
also:
for thou shalt
surely
die, Jonathan.
And the people say
unto Saul, `Doth
Jonathan die who wrought this great salvation in Israel? --
a
profanation!
Jehovah
liveth, if
there falleth
from
the
hair of his head to the earth,
for with
God
he hath wrought this day ;'
and
the people rescue
Jonathan, and
he hath
not
died.
And the people said
unto Saul, Shall
Jonathan die ,
who hath
wrought this great salvation in Israel? God
forbid:
as
the
LORD
liveth, there shall
not
one
hair of his head fall
to the ground;
for he hath wrought with
God
this day .
So
the people rescued
Jonathan, that
he died not
.
And
Saul goeth
up from after
the Philistines ,
and the Philistines have
gone
to their place ;
Then
Saul went
up from following
the Philistines :
and the Philistines went
to their own
place .
and
Saul captured
the kingdom over Israel, and he
fighteth
round
about
against all his enemies, against Moab, and against the Bene-
Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines ,
and whithersoever he turneth
he doth
vex
`
them '
.
So
Saul took
the kingdom over Israel, and fought
against all his enemies on
every
side
, against Moab, and against the children
of
Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines :
and whithersoever he turned
himself,
he vexed
them.
And he maketh
a
force
, and smiteth
Amalek
, and delivereth
Israel out of the hand
of its
spoiler
.
And he gathered
an
host
, and smote
the
Amalekites
, and delivered
Israel out of the hands
of them
that
spoiled
them
.
And
the sons of Saul are
Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-Shua;
as
to
the name
of his two daughters ,
the name of the first-born
`is'
Merab, and the name of the younger Michal ;
Now
the sons of Saul were
Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchishua:
and
the names
of his two daughters were
these;
the name of the firstborn
Merab, and the name of the younger Michal :
and the name of the
wife of
Saul
`is'
Ahinoam, daughter of Ahimaaz ;
and the name of the head
of his host `is'
Abner son of Ner, uncle of
Saul;
And the name of Saul's
wife was
Ahinoam, the
daughter of Ahimaaz :
and the name of the captain
of his host was
Abner ,
the
son of Ner, Saul's
uncle .
and Kish `is'
father of Saul ,
and Ner father of Abner `is'
son of Ahiel
.
And Kish was
the
father of Saul ;
and Ner the
father of Abner was
the
son of Abiel
.
And the
war is
severe
against the Philistines all the days of Saul ;
when Saul hath
seen
any mighty
man, and
any son
of
valour
, then
he doth
gather
him unto himself
.
And there
was
sore
war against the Philistines all the days of Saul :
and
when Saul saw
any strong
man, or
any valiant
man
, he took
him unto him
.
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