1 Samuel 14 · Verse 40

1 Samuel 14:40

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.
1 Samuel 14:40, King James Version

1 Samuel 14:40 in other translations

BSBThen Saul said to all Israel, “You stand on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will stand on the other side.” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied.
WEBThen he said to all Israel, “You be on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side.” The people said to Saul, “Do what seems good to you.”
ASVThen 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.
YLTAnd 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.'
DARBYThen said he to all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said to Saul, Do what is good in thy sight.
BBEThen he said to all Israel, You be on one side, and I with Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said to Saul, Do whatever seems good to you.
WebsterThen said he to all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said to Saul, Do what seemeth good to thee.

What does 1 Samuel 14:40 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 14:36-46

If God turns away our prayer, we have reason to suspect it is for some sin harboured in our hearts, which we should find out, that we may put it away, and put it to death. We should always first suspect and examine ourselves; but an unhumbled heart suspects every other person, and looks every where but at home for the sinful cause of calamity. Jonathan was discovered to be the offender. Those most indulgent to their…

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1 Samuel 14:40 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֶל\־'el-toH413
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אַתֶּם֙'a.TemyouH859
תִּֽהְיוּ֙tih.Yuyou will beH1961
לְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verto a sideH5676
אֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadoneH259
וַֽאֲנִי֙va.'a.Niand IH589
וְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.Tanand JonathanH3129
בְּנִ֔יbe.Nison myH1121
נִהְיֶ֖הnih.Yehwe will beH1961
לְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verto a sideH5676
אֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadoneH259
וַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
הָעָם֙ha.'Amthe peopleH5971
אֶל\־'el-toH413
שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
הַטּ֥וֹבha.Tovthe goodH2896
בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khain view yourH5869
עֲשֵֽׂה\׃\ \ס'a.SehdoH6213

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 14:40

  • 1 Samuel 14:36

    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.

  • 2 Samuel 15:15

    And the king’s servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint.

  • 1 Samuel 14:7

    And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Do what seemeth.
7,36; 2Sa 15:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 14:39

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 14:40

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 14:41

    Therefore Saul said unto the Lord God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped.

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1 Samuel 14:40 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Dijo luego á todo Israel: Vosotros estaréis á un lado, y yo y Jonathán mi hijo estaremos á otro lado. Y el pueblo respondió á Saúl: Haz lo que bien te pareciere.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il dit à tout Israël: Vous, soyez d’un côté, et moi et Jonathan, mon fils, nous serons de l’autre côté. Et le peuple dit à Saül: Fais ce qui est bon à tes yeux.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er sprach zu dem ganzen Israel: Seid ihr auf der einen Seite, und ich und mein Sohn Jonathan wollen auf der anderen Seite sein. Und das Volk sprach zu Saul: Tue, was gut ist in deinen Augen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ait ad universum Israël: Separamini vos in partem unam, et ego cum Jonatha filio meo ero in parte altera. Responditque populus ad Saul: Quod bonum videtur in oculis tuis, fac.