1 Samuel 14:40

“He said to all Israel, “You will be on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side.” The people said to Saul, “Do what is good in your eyes.””

1 Samuel 14:40 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 14:40, word by word

He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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will beתִּהְיוּtihyu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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on one sideעֵבֶרever

side

Each of the parts of a place or an object: a flank, an edge, a direction.

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on one sideאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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and Jonathanיוֹנָתָןyonatan

Jonathan

Jonathan: the name of several people; the best known are the son of King Saul, the friend of David, and the Levite who was priest of the Danites (Judges 18:30). It means "YHWH has given."

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my sonבְּנִbeni

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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The peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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Saulשָׁאוּלshaul

Saul

Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".

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“Doעֲשֵׂהase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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what is goodטּוֹבtov

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

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in your eyesעֵינֶיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

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The context

39For as YHWH lives, who saves Israel, even if it is in Jonathan my son, then he shall surely die.” But no one answered him among all the people.

40 · This verse (above)

41Saul said to YHWH, Elohim of Israel, “Give a complete lot.” And Jonathan and Saul were taken, and the people went out free.

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