1 Samuel 14:45

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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.But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.

In other translations

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.But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand it saidH559הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971אֶל־'el-toH413שָׁאוּלsha'ulSaulH7586הֲיוֹנָתָן׀hayonatan¿ JonathanH3129יָמוּתyamutwill he dieH4191אֲשֶׁר'asherwhoH834עָשָׂה'asahhe has doneH6213הַיְשׁוּעָהhayshu'ahthe deliveranceH3444הַגְּדוֹלָהhagedolah<the> greatH1419הַזֹּאתhazot<the> thisH2063בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלbeyisra'elin IsraelH3478חָלִילָהchalilahfar be itH2486חַי־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416יְהוָהyahwehof YahwehH3068אִם־'im-ifH518יִפֹּלyipolit will fallH5307מִשַּׂעֲרַתmisa'aratone of [the] hair[s] ofH8185רֹאשׁוֹroshohead hisH7218אַרְצָה'artzah[the] ground towardsH776כִּי־ki-forH3588עִם־'im-withH5973אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430עָשָׂה'asahhe has actedH6213הַיּוֹםhaiyomthe dayH3117הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088וַיִּפְדּוּvaiyifduand they redeemedH6299הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יוֹנָתָןyonatanJonathanH3129וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808מֵת׃ סmethe diedH4191

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People and places

People: Jacob, Jonathan, Saul

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