The Meaning of 1 Samuel 14:48 Explained

1 Samuel 14:48

KJV: And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.

YLT: And he maketh a force, and smiteth Amalek, and delivereth Israel out of the hand of its spoiler.

Darby: And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of their spoilers.

ASV: And he did valiantly, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that despoiled them.

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What is the context of 1 Samuel 14:48?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.

What does 1 Samuel 14:48 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 14:36-52 - The Man Who Wrought With God Rescued

In this case the voice of the people was the voice of God. If a man dares to stand alone with God, he cannot be put to shame. If he says of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust." Ten thousand voices answer: "He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shall thou trust"¦. Thou shalt not be afraid." "No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn," One with God is always on the stronger side.

How safe are they who do God's commandments, hearkening to the voice of His wind! When our Lord was arrested, He stood boldly before His captors and, interposing between them and His timid disciples, said, "If ye seek me, let these go their way." This is His invariable method. As the mother-bird interposes for her helpless young; as the ring-fence of fire intercepts the night attack of the wild beast: as the broad river and its streams bar the progress of the foe; as the arm of masonry protects the ships from the storm, so the Lord is round about His people forever! [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 14:48 mean?

And he gathered an army and attacked - the Amalekites and delivered Israel from the hands of those who plundered them -

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ חַ֔יִל וַיַּ֖ךְ אֶת־ עֲמָלֵ֑ק וַיַּצֵּ֥ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִיַּ֥ד שֹׁסֵֽהוּ ס

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ	And he gathered
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
חַ֔יִל	an army
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חַיִל Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
וַיַּ֖ךְ	and attacked
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָכָה Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
עֲמָלֵ֑ק	the Amalekites
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עֲמָלֵק Sense: son of Eliphaz by his concubine Timnah, grandson of Esau, and progenitor of a race of people in southern Canaan.
וַיַּצֵּ֥ל	and delivered
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָצַל Sense: to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
מִיַּ֥ד	from the hands
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: יָד Sense: hand.
שֹׁסֵֽהוּ	of those who plundered them
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁסָה Sense: to spoil, plunder, take spoil.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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