Study it in the app“The people said to Saul, “Shall Jonathan die, who has worked this great salvation in Israel? Far be it! As YHWH lives, not a hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for with Elohim he has worked this day.” So the people ransomed Jonathan, and he did not die.”
The peopleהָעָםsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלSaul,שָׁאוּל“Shall Jonathanהֲיוֹנָתָןdie,יָמוּתwhoאֲשֶׁרhas workedעָשָׂהthisהַזֹּאתgreatהַגְּדוֹלָהsalvationהַיְשׁוּעָהin Israel?בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלFar be it!חָלִילָהAs YHWHיְהוָהlives,חַיnotאִםa hairמִשַּׂעֲרַתof his headרֹאשׁוֹshall fallיִפֹּלto the ground,אַרְצָהforכִּיwithעִםElohimאֱלֹהִיםhe has workedעָשָׂהthisהַזֶּהday.”הַיּוֹםSo the peopleוַ הָעָםransomedיִּפְדּוּJonathan,אֶת יוֹנָתָןand he did notוְלֹאdie.מֵת
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsSaul
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".
Where else “shaul” appearsJonathan
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."
Where else “yonatan” appearsbe put to death
To lose one's life as punishment.
Where else “yamut” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appearsgreat
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appearssalvation
Salvation: the help with which God delivers from danger; also victory. The name "Jesus" (Yeshua) comes from the same root.
Where else “yeshua” appearsIsrael
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.
Where else “yisrael” appearsfar be it!
"Far be it!", "by no means!": an expression that rejects something as unthinkable.
Where else “chalila” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsas lives
The oath formula: "as YHWH lives", calling him to witness.
Where else “chay” appearshair
Hair: a single hair; also hair in general.
Where else “saarat” appearshead
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appearsfall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “yipol” appearsground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “artsa” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearstoday
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appearspay a ransom
To pay to get someone or something back.
Where else “yifdu” appears44Saul said, “So may Elohim do, and so may he add: you shall surely die, Jonathan.”
45 · This verse (above)
46Saul went up from following the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their place.
