The Meaning of 1 Samuel 14:34 Explained

1 Samuel 14:34

KJV: And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there.

YLT: And Saul saith, 'Be ye scattered among the people, and ye have said to them, Bring ye nigh unto me each his ox, and each his sheep; and ye have slain them in this place, and eaten, and ye do not sin against Jehovah to eat with the blood.' And all the people bring nigh each his ox, in his hand, that night, and slaughter them there.

Darby: And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say to them, Bring near to me every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slaughter them here, and eat; and sin not against Jehovah in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slaughtered them there.

ASV: And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against Jehovah in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there.

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KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay [them] here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew [them] there.

What does 1 Samuel 14:34 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 14:16-35 - Victory Shadowed By Saul's Errors

Saul's unwise prohibition had a terrible sequel: first, in the exhaustion of his troops; and, second, in the rushing of the hungry upon the spoil without the proper separation of blood. Then, as the day closed in, the divine oracle was dumb. Evidently some sin had interposed its dark shadow between the king and the Eternal Light. See 1 Samuel 14:37. Saul knew this, but he refused to look for the sin in his own heart, even when he and Jonathan stood alone. See 1 Samuel 14:42.

The cause of the discomfiture and silence was not in Jonathan. Saul was alone to blame. In that the good sense of the people decided rigidly. Not only had the king marred and missed the greatest opportunity of his life, but he was already enwrapping his soul in that jealousy, moroseness of temper and impetuosity of judgment which ruined his after-career. In Paul's expressive phrase, he became a castaway, and was flung from the mighty hand which longed to make Him a vessel unto honor, meet for every noble work. See 1 Corinthians 9:27; 2 Timothy 2:21. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 14

¹ Jonathan goes and miraculously smites the Philistine's garrison
¹⁵ A divine terror makes them beat themselves
¹⁷ Saul, not staying the priest's answer, sets on them
²¹ The captivated Hebrews, and the hidden Israelites, join against them
²⁴ Saul's unadvised adjuration hinders the victory
³¹ He restrains the people from eating blood
³⁵ He builds an altar
³⁷ Jonathan, taken by lot, is save by the people
⁴⁷ Saul's victories, strength, and family

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 14:34 mean?

And said Saul Disperse yourselves among the people and say to them bring me here every man's ox and every man's sheep and slaughter [them] in this [place] and eat and not do sin against Yahweh by eating with the blood So brought all the people every one of his ox with him that night and slaughtered [it] there

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֣וּל פֻּ֣צוּ בָעָ֡ם וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם לָהֶ֡ם הַגִּ֣ישׁוּ אֵלַי֩ אִ֨ישׁ שׁוֹר֜וֹ וְאִ֣ישׁ שְׂיֵ֗הוּ וּשְׁחַטְתֶּ֤ם בָּזֶה֙ וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֔ם וְלֹֽא־ תֶחֶטְא֥וּ לַֽיהוָ֖ה לֶאֱכֹ֣ל אֶל־ הַדָּ֑ם וַיַּגִּ֨שׁוּ כָל־ הָעָ֜ם אִ֣ישׁ שׁוֹר֧וֹ בְיָד֛וֹ הַלַּ֖יְלָה וַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־ שָֽׁם

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
שָׁא֣וּל	Saul
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁאוּל Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
פֻּ֣צוּ	Disperse yourselves
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural Root: פּוּץ Sense: to scatter, be dispersed, be scattered.
בָעָ֡ם	among the people
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם	and say
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לָהֶ֡ם	to them
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
הַגִּ֣ישׁוּ	bring
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine plural Root: נָגַשׁ Sense: to draw near, approach.
אֵלַי֩	me here
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
אִ֨ישׁ	every man's
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
שׁוֹר֜וֹ	ox
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: שֹׁור Sense: ox, bull, a head of cattle.
וְאִ֣ישׁ	and every man's
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
שְׂיֵ֗הוּ	sheep
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: שֶׂה Sense: one of a flock, lamb, sheep, goat, young sheep, young goat.
וּשְׁחַטְתֶּ֤ם	and slaughter [them]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural Root: שָׁחַט Sense: to kill, slaughter, beat.
בָּזֶה֙	in this [place]
Parse: Preposition-b, Pronoun, masculine singular Root: זֶה Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֔ם	and eat
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural Root: אָכַל Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
וְלֹֽא־	and not
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
תֶחֶטְא֥וּ	do sin
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural Root: חָטָא Sense: to sin, miss, miss the way, go wrong, incur guilt, forfeit, purify from uncleanness.
לַֽיהוָ֖ה	against Yahweh
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
לֶאֱכֹ֣ל	by eating
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָכַל Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
הַדָּ֑ם	the blood
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: דָּם Sense: blood.
וַיַּגִּ֨שׁוּ	So brought
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: נָגַשׁ Sense: to draw near, approach.
הָעָ֜ם	the people
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
אִ֣ישׁ	every one
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
שׁוֹר֧וֹ	of his ox
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: שֹׁור Sense: ox, bull, a head of cattle.
בְיָד֛וֹ	with him
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: יָד Sense: hand.
הַלַּ֖יְלָה	that night
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: לַיִל Sense: night.
וַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־	and slaughtered [it]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: שָׁחַט Sense: to kill, slaughter, beat.

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