1 Samuel 14:39
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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.As surely as the LORD who saves Israel lives, even if it is my son Jonathan, he must die!” But not one of the troops said a word.
In other translations
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.As surely as the LORD who saves Israel lives, even if it is my son Jonathan, he must die!” But not one of the troops said a word.
Hebrew words
כִּיkiforH3588חַי־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416יְהוָהyahwehof YahwehH3068הַמּוֹשִׁיעַhamoshia'who deliversH3467אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478כִּיkiforH3588אִם־'im-exceptH518יֶשְׁנוֹyeshnothere itH3426בְּיוֹנָתָןbeyonatan[is] in JonathanH3129בְּנִיbenison myH1121כִּיkiforH3588מוֹתmotcertainly <to die>H4191יָמוּתyamuthe will dieH4191וְאֵיןve'einand notH369עֹנֵהוּ'onehu[was] answering himH6030מִכָּל־mikolany of allH3605הָעָם׃ha'amthe peopleH5971
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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