1 Samuel 14 · Verse 41

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.
1 Samuel 14:41, King James Version

1 Samuel 14:41 in other translations

BSBSo Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim; but if the fault is with the men of Israel, respond with Thummim.” And Jonathan and Saul were selected, but the people were cleared of the charge.
WEBTherefore Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Show the right.” Jonathan and Saul were chosen, but the people escaped.
ASVTherefore Saul said unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, Show the right. And Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot; but the people escaped.
YLTAnd Saul saith unto Jehovah, God of Israel, ‘Give perfection;' and Jonathan and Saul are captured, and the people went out.
DARBYAnd Saul said to Jehovah the God of Israel, Give a perfect testimony! And Jonathan and Saul were taken, and the people escaped.
BBEThen Saul said to the Lord, the God of Israel, Why have you not given me an answer today? If the sin is in me or in Jonathan my son, O Lord God of Israel, give Urim, and if it is in your people Israel, give Thummim. And by the decision of the Lord, Saul and Jonathan were marked out, and the people went free.
WebsterTherefore Saul said to the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped.

What does 1 Samuel 14:41 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 41 Lord God of Israel, Give a perfect lot - Both the Vulgate and Septuagint add much to this verse: And Saul said to the Lord God of Israel, Lord God of Israel, give judgment. Why is it that thou hast not answered thy servant to-day? If the iniquity be in me, or Jonathan my son, make it manifest. Or if this iniquity be in thy people, give sanctification.

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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 14:41 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
שָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
לָמָּהLa.mah<to> why?H4100
לֹאlo'notH3808
עָנִיתָ'a.Ni.tayou did answerH6030
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עַבְדְּךָ'av.de.Khaservant yourH5650
הַיּוֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117
אִם'imifH518
יֶשׁ\־yesh-thereH3426
בִּיbiin me
אוֹ'oorH176
בְּיוֹנָתָןve.yo.na.Tanin JonathanH3129
בְנִיve.Nison myH1121
הֶעָוֹןhe.'a.Vonthe iniquityH5771
הַזֶּהha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
יְהוָהYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵי'e.lo.Hei[the] GodH430
יִשְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'El[of] IsraelH3478
הָבָהha.vah-give !H3051
אוּרִים'u.RimUrimH224
וְאִםve.'im-and ifH518
יֶשְׁנוֹyesh.Nois itH3426
הֶעָוֹןhe.'a.Vonthe iniquityH5771
הַזֶּהha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
בְּעַמְּךָbe.'a.me.Khain people yourH5971
יִשְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'El[of] IsraelH3478
הָ֣בָהHa.vahgive !H3051
תָמִ֑יםta.MimThummimH8549
וַיִּלָּכֵ֧דvai.yi.la.Khedand he was taken by lotH3920
יוֹנָתָ֛ןyo.na.TanJonathanH3129
וְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'Uland SaulH7586
וְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'Amand the peopleH5971
יָצָֽאוּ\׃ya.Tza.'uthey went outH3318

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

Cross references for 1 Samuel 14:41

  • Acts 1:24

    And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

  • Joshua 7:16-18

    So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken: And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken: And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken.

  • 1 Samuel 10:20-21

    And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken. When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.

  • Jonah 1:7

    And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

  • Proverbs 16:33

    The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Therefore.Both the Septuagint and Vulgate add much to this verse: [Kai eipe Saoul, Kyrie Lo Theos Israel, ti Loti ouk apekrithes to doulo sou semeron? ei en emoi e en lonathan to Luio mou he adikia, Kyrie ho Theos Israel dos delous kai ean tade eipe, dos de to lao sou Israel, dos de osioteta, k.t.l.] {Et dixit Saul ad Dominum Deum Israel; Domine Deus Israel da indicium: quid est quòd non responderis servo tuo hodie? Si in me, aut in Jonatha filio meo est iniquitas hæc, da ostensionem: aut si hæc iniquitas est in populo tuo, da sanctitatem, etc.} "And Saul said [to the Lord God of Israel, Vulg.] Lord God of Israel [give a sign, Vulg.] Why is it that thou has not answered thy servant to-day? If the iniquity be in me, or in my son Jonathan, [O Lord God of Israel, LXX.] make it manifest; and if thou say thus, give to thy people Israel, give mercy," etc., [but Vulg. Or, if this iniquity be in thy people, give sanctification," etc.]
Give a perfect lot. or, Shew the innocent.
Pr 16:33; Ac 1:24
And Saul.
10:20,21; Jos 7:16-18; Jon 1:7
escaped. Heb. went forth.

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Context

  • 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.

  • 1 Samuel 14:42

    And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.

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1 Samuel 14:41 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces dijo Saúl á Jehová Dios de Israel: Da perfección. Y fueron tomados Jonathán y Saúl, y el pueblo salió libre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Saül dit à l’ Éternel, le Dieu d’Israël: Donne un sort parfait. Et Jonathan et Saül furent pris, et le peuple échappa.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Saul sprach zu Jehova, dem Gott Israels: Gib ein vollkommenes Los! Und Jonathan und Saul wurden getroffen, und das Volk ging frei aus.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et dixit Saul ad Dominum Deum Israël: Domine Deus Israël, da indicium: quid est quod non responderis servo tuo hodie? si in me, aut in Jonatha filio meo, est iniquitas hæc, da ostensionem: aut si hæc iniquitas est in populo tuo, da sanctitatem. Et deprehensus est Jonathas et Saul: populus autem exivit.